For some years now, there has been global concern about the creation of superbugs that are resistant to almost everything, particularly antibiotics. My question is whether something similar could happen with viruses. Do viruses adapt in a way that makes them similar to antibiotic-resistant bacteria, or does their rapid adaptation and transmission make them fundamentally different? I tried researching this topic through papers and interviews, but I couldn’t find a clear explanation.
In: Biology
Well, yes. Viruses mutate all the time, requiring us to develop new countermeasures. That’s why we have Flu A and Flu B and all of the different “strains” of COVID. That’s the viruses “adapting”.
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