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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 7986975" data-attributes="member: 7023887">It 100% isn't the first deadly disease, but there are things that set Covid-19 apart from all those other diseases. The black plague was a bacteria, which are much less contagious and much more treatable. Malaria has killed just about half of all humans that have ever lived, but is easier to treat as it cannot normally spread human-to-human. Ebola was very deadly but wasn't contagious for a long period of time, and wasn't easily spread.There are many things that sets Covid-19 apart from all those other diseases. First, it is a coronavirus. There has never been a vaccine made for a coronavirus before that has worked. Second, it is easily spread person-to-person. Third, it is very contagious through the air. Fourth, it has never been exposed to humans before, so no one is naturally immune. Fifth and finally, it attacks the lungs and heart. They are 2 of the most important parts of the body.Yes, it is very hard to eradicate diseases. Measles was practically eradicated in the United States, but has reemerged when antivaxxers became common. We did eventually develop a vaccine for smallpox. (Also, did you know that both the US and Russian governments have frozen smallpox in storage?) It isn't easy to eradicate diseases, and often they do mutate to become less effective and deadly on humans, but we can't speculate on this. Back when smallpox was a problem, people understood how vaccines could save lives and happily got them when available. Unfortunately, 20% of Americans won't get a Covid-19 vaccine if given the opportunity.Yes, I'm sure a lot of people think that we'll just be able to miracle up a cure for coronavirus and save lives instantly. The disease has only been around for 6 months, but in that time period we've not found any treatments for it. A lot of people got their hopes up for Hydroxichloroquine, as the POTUS got anxious for a miracle-cure. I'm not saying that we won't get rid of or find a treatment for Coronavirus, but it will take awhile and there'll be stumbles on the path. Patience is the key to beating the virus. Patience while quarantining in your homes. Patience to find a cure and not rushing drugs that can kill you. Patience to find a vaccine that works. Patience to making more testing kits that actually work. We should be patient, but we should also plan ahead for future problems, which the government (at least the US government) is failing to do. They're failing to address current problems, and also causing more people to die. If we plan for the antivaxxers, we can possibly beat this.</blockquote>

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