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Will social distancing make viruses other than covid-19 go extinct?

Will social distancing make viruses other than covid-19 go extinct?


Will social distancing make viruses other than covid-19 go extinct?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 09:26 AM PDT

Trying to think of the positives... if we are all in relative social isolation for the next few months, will this lead to other more common viruses also decreasing in abundance and ultimately lead to their extinction?

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Do antibiotics kill all healthy gut bacteria and if so how does the body return to normal after treatment?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 07:35 AM PDT

When you have an illness (flu, throat infection etc) does your immune system weaken since it is busy fighting or actually improves since it is active? Or none of the above? Thank you

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 08:01 AM PDT

Are people who had bronchitis more likely to die from COVID-19?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 04:35 AM PDT

I'm curious if scarring on your lungs from past illnesses like bronchitis makes you more vulnerable to COVID-19, as I heard the virus also causes damage to the lungs. Thanks in advanced :)

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Do fish get confused when a large current or flood displaces them somewhere far away?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 05:52 PM PDT

How does water deep underground eventually make itself back to the surface?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 06:44 AM PDT

When transmitting light via optic fibre, how much power is lost/absorbed per unit distance? How does this compare to high voltage power cables?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 04:29 AM PDT

I'm looking at power-over-fibre, and I'm trying to get a handle on the comparative advantages/disadvantages.

Unit distance, because I don't know if meters or kilometers is more appropriate unit, therefore responder's choice :)

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Is there a way to break the CO2 molecule to seperate C and O2 from eachother?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 03:29 AM PDT

how can developing embryos in eggs (birds and reptiles), survive and grow without oxygen?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 03:10 AM PDT

How many coronavirus strains are currently circulating the globe?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 01:54 AM PDT

Will a metal conduct a polarised radio wave?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 04:20 AM PDT

Polarised radio waves can skip Antennas completely does that imply that metals can be polarised too just as lens?

Imagine an antenna connected to another antenna, signal "a" that is polarised it hits the first antenna will the second one emmit a polarised radio wave?

I think my question comes from a misunderstanding about what really is polarisation.

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Person A travels with c*0.99 relative to me. Their time passes slower. From their perspective my relative speed to them is c*0.99. So from their perspective, is my time also passing slower than theirs and if so how is that possible?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 04:09 PM PDT

Why will it take around 18 months to develop a vaccine for coronavirus? What is it that has to be figured out?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 01:39 PM PDT

The extent of my understanding of vaccines is basic- you get injected with a dead version of the disease or virus the vaccine is for, along with a bunch of other ingredients, and then it allows your body to learn how to fight it effectively.

If that is the case, how come it isn't as simple as injecting the dead version of coronavirus?

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How does water get to the top of huge trees through adhesion, cohesion, and capillary action, when atmospheric pressure should limit the uptake to 10 metres?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 11:00 PM PDT

Does Covid-19 cause the production of IgA antibodies?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 02:19 AM PDT

Why were people in the past able to drink water from natural sources without getting sick?

Posted: 19 Mar 2020 01:04 AM PDT

Did they just have a better adapted digestive system? Did they eat things to counter the effect? Was the water cleaner and therefore caused less sickness? Or did they frankly get sick on a regular basis and didnt have a choice?

Answers to all questiones above are appreciated ;)

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Is there any evidence that ancient humans might have danced or sang to impress a mate?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 04:48 PM PDT

Why are the lanthanides and actinides crammed in one space?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 07:32 PM PDT

Why are elements 58-71 in one space?

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Is it possible to visually identify COVID-19 in a blood sample?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 11:13 PM PDT

The pictures I've seen wrt COVID-19 could (at best) be characterized as "an artist's conception." Mostly I expect one strand of DNA looks pretty much like another and they can only be identified with specific testing.

But then I remembered reading about the "Shepherd's crook" associated with Ebola, which made me wonder.

While finding a COVID-19 strand floating around in a blood sample would be challenge enough, if you did happen upon one, would it be different enough from normal blood elements to distinguish?

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Why did Ebola not spread as much as COVID-19?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 10:29 PM PDT

How did the world manage to contain it primarily in Africa with only small cases in other countries? Why can't we do the same with Corona?

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When does a disease officially meet the requirements to become a plague?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 12:37 PM PDT

Every definition I've seen includes "high mortality rate" which is arbitrary. Is there an actual number? Other requirements? Are we approaching a plague?

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Do we know what smells bad or good automatically? Or is it only by association over time?

Posted: 18 Mar 2020 03:43 PM PDT

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