Originally Posted by
Oracle
Why is India and Pakistan not awash? The density of population, dirtiness, generational mix living together, lack of social distance implies they would be awash, they are not.
The possible answer I hear from informed sources is that CV is not the killer. It is what is called cytokine storm, which is the bodies own immune response attacking itself. So the difference between cleaner western societies and dirtier southern and eastern, is that the body is far more exposed to inflammatory sources in some societies , and so does not overreact. Which is also why I understand western societies suffer more allergic conditions. It is not specific immunity some societies have, but defence against the worst body reactions to it, because of continued exposure.