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[deleted] t1_j7h68uc wrote

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pfmiller0 t1_j7h7qbk wrote

> There is an evolutionary advantage to not killing your host before spreading

Once you've been able to pass on the virus to others there's not much evolutionary pressure one way or the other.

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Georgie___Best t1_j7hynto wrote

Then there is things like Ebola, which often only cause infections *after* the patient has died.

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SovietMacguyver t1_j7hlykt wrote

There is if the manner by which the host is killed inherently spreads the pathogen

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