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Blue Valkyrie said:

Decreased viral load means less chance of hospitalisation ie. a greater chance your infection will be a mild / asymptomatic case.

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bWize said:

What? Admittedly I am no scientist but I'm confident that isn't how viruses work! It's like saying if you contracted a small amount of the HIV virus it's going to have milder symptoms and less chance of developing in to AIDS. You surely either have the virus or you don't? The symptoms are likely to be far more dependent of the persons age, current health and genetics/DNA. Not how much of the virus they "consumed"...

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Viral load is often expressed as viral particles, or infectious particles per mL depending on the type of assay. A higher viral burden, titre, or viral load often correlates with the severity of an active viral infection.

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bWize said:

What? Admittedly I am no scientist but I'm confident that isn't how viruses work! It's like saying if you contracted a small amount of the HIV virus it's going to have milder symptoms and less chance of developing in to AIDS. You surely either have the virus or you don't? The symptoms are likely to be far more dependent of the persons age, current health and genetics/DNA. Not how much of the virus they "consumed"...

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RossyG said:

“Wear what I tell you to wear. If you don’t, you’re selfish.”

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bWize said:

What? Admittedly I am no scientist but I'm confident that isn't how viruses work! It's like saying if you contracted a small amount of the HIV virus it's going to have milder symptoms and less chance of developing in to AIDS. You surely either have the virus or you don't? The symptoms are likely to be far more dependent of the persons age, current health and genetics/DNA. Not how much of the virus they "consumed"...

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