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Do all viruses have trouble surviving in warm weather?

Anonymous Mon 13 Apr 15:53:05 2020 No.11560998 View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>11561016 >>11561401

I have been looking around but I only find results about the flu and Coronavirus, which are apparently the only viruses on earth. But I'd like to know if it's a rule of thumb that viruses die off in the heat.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Apr 2020 15:57:26 No.11561016 Report

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>>11560998

viruses can't really survive outside of a host for very long either way, and warmer environments generally speed up processes in biology, not cause trouble

El Arcón

El Arcón Mon 13 Apr 2020 16:13:27 No.11561054 Report

Quoted By: >>11561089

>Do all viruses have trouble surviving in warm weather?
Thermal energy always increases entropy in natural systems. Entropy is bad for viruses.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Apr 2020 16:27:31 No.11561089 Report

Quoted By: >>11561106

>>11561054
Why is entropy bad for viruses?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Apr 2020 16:32:49 No.11561106 Report

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>>11561089
because RNA/DNA structure, the lipid membrane, or the molecules used to infect a cell will degrade and be useless

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 13 Apr 2020 18:38:00 No.11561401 Report

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>>11560998
>that viruses die off in the heat
They have no problem surviving in the 38deg heat of your body, more likely they die from UV when the sun comes out

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