tldr: The virus kills by attacking the Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2)-expressing cells in the lungs. Asians have 5x the number of ACE2-expressing cells in the lungs. Other races without the high density of ACE2-expressing cells in the lungs get over the virus like a common cold.
and here i thought i was grasping at straws when i suggested china could be culling their own population with a targeted virus.
And i also thought i needed to just get drunk for a day or two if i came down with symptoms. If its this easy to get over, i doubt i'll even notice if i get sick with it.
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