Just had a thought for a dystopian SF plot. Imagine a disease that has a high mortality rate among adults--say 20%--but is only spread by children, who are only marginally affected by the disease. This is only two mutations away from what we have now.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.The Stand by Stephen King takes place in a post-apocalyptic world triggered by the breakdown of society following the release of a biological weapon. The weapon is a virulent strain of influenza that decimates the population.
I your angle of the kids being the ones spreading it. 
silverotter11
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Imagine a disease that was spread by sex and had a 100% fatality rate (AIDS did for a few years)
MarkiusMahamius
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@DavidDuhon there was a huge commonality at first, for sure.
@DavidDuhon Reagan wouldn't even say the word on TV, almost makes Trump look reasonable.
@TomMcGiverin and the kill rate was 10-15k per year for quite a few years. Far in excess of what we are seeing right now
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