mutating isnt a decision that the virus has at a board meeting. mutation is a natrual process related to evolution. so the more the virus spreads the more it mutates
lol i dont actually know that to be true. just a guess
Ok. Thanks for pointing out my error in wording.
Mutation can be a board meeting decision when you think of selective pressures initiating a mutation with the goal of surviving.
Different things can trigger mutations, one being immune pressure. Viruses do randomly mutate with replication however some of these can barely be detected and don't always lead to a positive mutation for the virus. When a virus mutates to escape a selective pressure it mutates with a goal so to speak.
I should have said that a virus mutating under selective pressure has a greater potential of creating mutations that lead to being more bad ass.
At least, that's my understanding of the process. I could be wrong, too.