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A doctor mentioned to me that it's not known in the history of viruses, that a virus mutates this much and stays as deadly.

So let's hope!

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Historically speaking, it isn't really deadly. Never before has a virus had a host population composed of so many people who are living despite old age, immunocompromising medical conditions, and diabetes.

Even the present death rate for the untreated (at ~3%) would historically be quite weak for an epidemic. I'm not sure it would even make history books (as a "bad flu") pre-enlightenment.

People die, it's deadly.

The statement remains.

"deadly" is not the same statement as "as deadly".

I'm not replying on my own comment. I'm replying on his definition of deadly.

The statement used as deadly and indeed wasn't affected by it. Statement remains valid ;)

By that measure, the flu is deadly.

A doctor that hasn't heard of the flu?

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