Good morning frens
before we had powerful electron microscopes and modern science most sicknesses were considered the same… if it was mild it was a cold. If it was bad it was the flu. Nowadays we can identify more accurately what caused it whether it was influenza virus, rhinovirus, or a coronavirus.
Without our fancy testing this would just have been considered a slightly bad flu season.
Death is part of life. Organic material eventually succumbs to mold and fungi. Nature is an ecosystem of opposing systems that nurture life. I believe there are many factors. I read the 2018 book by Dr. Jeremy Brown about influenza and he mentions an important natural cycle that I'd like to summarize:
We have a flu season. It's when fall turns to winter and the sun becomes low on the horizon. Collectively the populations Vitamin D levels plummet and everyone becomes more susceptible. During summer months we have much higher vitamin D levels because you can get it directly from sunlight onto your skin.
You can observe strong correlation between infection outcomes and the patients Vitamin D levels. Skin color is a big factor too. Black people absorb less vitamin D, especially at higher latitudes. This is shown clearly in the data that shows black people have worse outcomes from these types of infections.
yes, symptoms are the body's reaction to the attack. Fever, shakes, sweat, aches etc are all normal reactions. Treatments that ease symptoms tend to prolong the overall infection.