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Originally Posted by dmahurin
I'm far from an expert but from what I was reading about it apparently there are apparently several different strains. The way I understood it was this one had a little lower mortality rate but made up for it in its ability to infect. It traded strength for spreadability.
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You're right. They said there was at least one strain that humans can catch but don't seem to be harmed by. I think they said some researchers contracted that strain from some rhesus monkeys or something.
Maybe the report I read included all cases of Ebola, not just the one that is most fatal.