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Encyclopedia > List of fictional diseases

This article is an attempt to compile a list of fictional diseases—nonexistent, named medical conditions which appear in fiction. The list contains illnesses which have evolved naturally; artificially engineered biological weapons; hereditary diseases; magical diseases; and technology-based diseases. Most items are followed by a brief description. An illustration from Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland, depicting the fictional protagonist, Alice, playing a fantastical game of croquet. ... The term disease refers to an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs function. ... This article is about evolution in biology. ... An iconic image of genetic engineering; this autoluminograph from 1986 of a glowing transgenic tobacco plant bearing the luciferase gene, illustrating the possibilities of genetic engineering. ... Biological Weapons: Friend or Foe? By Dom Harris There is great debate about whether biological weapons are good or bad, and whether the world should be concerned about their development. ...

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Evolved diseases

For the sake of convenience, infectious diseases of unknown origin and diseases created by radiation or drug resistance are included in this section.


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Name Source Symptoms
Alien DNA Theme Hospital Caused by face huggers with intelligent alien blood, the subject undergoes gradual alien metamorphosis and experiences desires to destroy human cities. This disease is cured by stripping the patient mechanically of their DNA, cleansing it of alien elements and quickly replacing it.
Alien Experiment Rabies Uncyclopedia/Leroy and Stitch Caused by foaming at the mouth, rolling like a ball on floor, barking and growling like a dog, endlessly bumping into objects, biting people and speaking in tongues panphobia.
Andromeda Strain The Andromeda Strain An alien organism brought to earth by a crashed satellite. It initially kills by turning blood to powder or causing bizarre suicidal dementia. It mutates rapidly and thrives on direct energy conversion. It can only survive in a narrow pH range, however, and can thus be destroyed by excess acidity or alkalinity in infected victims' bloodstreams.
Arad-II monochrom, Art Basel Miami Beach, Dec. 2005 Belonging to the Onoviridae family, Arad-II is similar to the Freiberg virus and is a trigger for Morbus Gamow-Shapley disease (another fictional disease). With over 1,500 cases worldwide, the disease is usually results in death by "mental aberration".
Bardiel Neon Genesis Evangelion An airborne, parasitic entity that can infect the bodies and possibly the minds of organic beings, domineering them to its will; it does so with Evangelion Unit-03. It can presumably be killed by the destruction of its host entity, as Unit-01 (under Dummy Plug control) appears to destroy it by eviscerating the infected Unit-03.
Bendii Syndrome Star Trek A degenerative and incurable fatal neurological disease that occasionally strikes elderly Vulcans. The symptoms include most notably loss of emotional control and victims with strong telepathic abilities can involuntarily affect the emotions of other humanoids.
Bowden's Malady Firefly A degenerative disease affecting bones and muscles, the result of terraforming the moon Regina where much of the populace suffers from it. It is treatable with a valuable medicine called Pescaline D, however there is no cure. Mentioned in episode "The Train Job".
Choriocytosis Star Trek: The Animated Series episode "The Pirates of Orion" In humans, is no more severe than pneumonia; however, is fatal in Vulcans, preventing their copper-based blood cells from carrying oxygen. Can be cured with strobolin.
Cluckitis The Muppet Show episode hosted by Roger Miller. Can infect both humans and muppets. Upon infection, the infected individual sneezes, and video-dissolves into a Muppet chicken. Known to affect humans as well as Muppets because Roger Miller consoling Kermit the Frog that "I had it one time." The disease will run its course naturally, over a period of two or three days, "and then you'll be just like you always were."
Cold Ben 10 episode "Side Effects" The effect of a human cold virus on members of Heat Blast's fire-based species. Changes their fire powers to ice.
Cosmic Rust Transformers Highly contagious, viral-like agent of unknown origin that induces severe rusting in Cybertronian alloys. Certain forms of radiation exacerbate the spread of the disease, though a lack of the radiation renders the rust nearly totally dormant. Only known treatment is Corrostop.
Dave's Syndrome Black Books The cause of Dave's Syndrome is unknown. It is triggered at 88 degrees Fahrenheit, causing the victim to revert mentally to a primitive human state, shunning clothes and rampaging. Bernard Black doubts its existence, though his employee Manny Bianco claims to suffer from it. It is eventually triggered, and bystanders seem to have seen it before.
Descolada Speaker for the Dead It is a quasi-conscious self-modifying organism capable of infecting any form of life."Descolada" is also the Portuguese word for "unglued". In the context of the book, this refers to the Descolada virus's effects; it breaks the link of the DNA double helix (ungluing it) and induces mutations.
Drafa Plague Babylon 5 Neutralizes chemicals in the synaptic gap, thus inhibiting nerve signals from the brain to the rest of the body. Without clear direction from the brain as a result of the signals being blocked, the organs lose their ability to function correctly. For those that can be affected, the disease is 100% contagious, and if left untreated 100% terminal.
Dreaming Death Guiding Light Killed characters on the soap opera Guiding Light.
The Drips Moreau Series A venereal disease that only affects the genetically engineered non-human characters in S. Andrew Swann's Moreau Series
DR SAM The Burning Road A drug-resistant staphylococcus strain in Ann Benson's novel The Burning Road. DR SAM is an acronym for "drug-resistant staphylococcus aureus mexicalis", an incurable staph infection.
Entitilitis Mr Show With Bob And David No one knows where Entitilitis comes from, or what Entitilitis is, but Entitilitis KILLS!
Five Day Disease One piece A sickness caused by a bite from a mosquito thought to be long dead (however, it still lives on little garden). It causes rising fever for 119 to 124 hours until the infection reaches the heart and causes instant death. Symptoms are spots showing up at the mosquito bite, sweating, fever rising over 40° Celsius and fainting.
Foaming Sheep Sickness Discworld A disease caused by eating green mutton in the Discworld novel Jingo, a parody of Mad Cow Disease.
Geostigma Final Fantasy VII Advent Children The negative side-effects of one's immune system overexerting the body in an attempt to purge Jenova's viral cells from within. Symptoms include extreme fatigue, open sores on the surface of one's skin, the excretion of dark pus from one's pores, and discoloration of the skin.
Glaubner's disease Firesign Theatre (symptoms unspecified)
Green Fever Sealab 2021 Caused by being away from Carbon Monoxide for an extensively long period of time, a physical breakdown occurs first causing the victim to go ballistic. Then all of the stomach bile backs up into the throat and lungs making the victim suffocate for a long time until eventually the head isn't able to handle it and explodes under the pressure.
Hate Plague Transformers Bacterial spore of unknown origin transmitted by touch. Induces extreme paranoia and aggression in the infected, causing them to strike out against anyone or anything in an increasingly maddening desire to destroy. Symptoms include a deep reddish glow emanating from the infected. The only curative is intense logic and wisdom, which presumably counters the extreme irrationality the disease causes in its victims.
Holo-virus Red Dwarf A virus of unknown origin that affects holographic lifeforms. First known victim was the hologram Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom. Lanstrom then passed the virus electronically over the radio to Arnold Rimmer. Symptoms include insanity, "hex-vision" (ability to fire energy beams from the eyes), and, eventually, death from the drain the virus places on the victim's life-force. Rimmer exhibited insanity by wearing a red-and-white checked gingham dress and army boots, talking to (and as) a penguin puppet named Mr. Flibble, and refusing to let his co-crewmembers out of quarantine because "the king of the potato people" wouldn't let him.
HMHVV Shadowrun role playing game Human Meta-Human Vampiric Virus- a blood-borne pathogen, virus, known to produce vampires, wendigoes and other abominations.
HMHVV - Krieger strain Shadowrun role playing game A strain of HMHVV, with similar contagion, but produces cannibalistic ghouls.
Imminent Death Syndrome (IDS) Mr. Show A rare disease where those affected are on the brink of death, every day of their lives. People can live with this condition for over 60 years. Peers and close friends of the diseased will go to great lengths to make sure the person is happy in his/her "last moments" by making them famous or giving great attention to their non-existent talents. Famous celebrities that suffer from IDS include Juliette Lewis, Leroy Nieman, Jerry Lewis, Anne Rice, Clarence Thomas, Stephen Hawking, Quentin Tarantino (the actor, not the director), Hootie and 2 of the Blowfish, the man who draws Ziggy, the man who draws Family Circus, many famous cartoonists, and possibly Jeff Foxworthy.
Invisibility Theme Hospital Sufferers contract this disease via being bitten by radioactive (and invisible) ants. The sufferer does not experience any discomfort; most of the time, they exploit their condition for practical joking. Cured by a colourful potion which "restores the patient to full observability".
Iruel Neon Genesis Evangelion A virus-like Angel that can evolve at an incredibly fast rate to adapt to its environment. It takes both physical and cybernetic form, and is able to infect the MAGI computer system. It is uncertain exactly what effect it has on bio-organic entities.
Irumodic Syndrome Star Trek: The Next Generation A neurodegenerative disease mentioned in the series finale All Good Things.... The symptoms are similar to Alzheimer's disease, including amentia.
Lazar's Disease Doctor Who:Terminus Very similar to Leprosy.
Luck Virus Red Dwarf One of several naturally occurring "positive viruses" discovered by Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom. Though usually only present in a human in a minute dose before being fought off by the body's immune system, a massive dose will make the "victim" become, temporarily, the luckiest person who ever lived. This can manifest itself in such ways as randomly picking all the Aces out of a deck of cards or accidentally choosing the correct code on a complex combination lock.
Lurgy (The Dreaded Lurgi) The Goon Show A disease that causes anyone who catches it to say nothing but 'Eeyakkaboo'.
M-34 Virus and variants Zaion: I Wish You Were Here An alien virus that attacks humans, mutating them into dangerous and violent monsters with little control over themselves. The only definite cure is the strange light power of Ai.
MacGregor Syndrome Batman & Robin Shortness of breath, eventual death
Macrovirus Star Trek: Voyager A virus that can leave the microscopic world after absorbing growth hormones from hosts. It deposits itself in the host's neck, causing a high fever. Compare with the computer macro viruses.
Mandrus, aka "Whore's Blossoms" Stephen King's The Waste Lands Venereal disease causing eruptive facial sores.
Mako Poisoning Final Fantasy VII A disease caused by overexposure to Mako energy. Symptoms include memory loss and overall immune deficiency. More severe cases result in physical mutation.
Marconi's Disease Doctor Who: "New Earth" Rarely fatal, but usually takes several years to recover from. Symptoms include the sufferer's body emitting the morse code for S.O.S. Treated with a cell-wash cascade developed by the Sisters of Plenitude.
The Mars Virus Trinity Blood A virus that was introduced to humanity from the first Mars Exploration. The virus will prolong the lifespan of its host, in addition to bestowing superior strength, speed, and healing ability. In turn, it feeds on its host's red blood cells, and when they become depleted, the virus will cause its host to crave blood, thus earning them the name "vampire".

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1. Blades: This is the most common power. Most vampires can create some kind of blade. It can be in the form of an actual blade that comes out of the arm, claws, or even as sharp, prehensile hair.


2. Flight: An ability Astaroshe and the Methuselah who turned her possessed. This hints that Methuselahs share abilities with those who turn them into vampires.


3. Elemental Forces: This is the ability to control classical elements
Transmetropolitan An untreatable infection rare on Earth, except among certain City prostitutes.
Mbwun reovirus The Relic A virus which infects a species of lily found only on a single plateau in Brazil. The leaves of the infected plant have a narcotic quality. When humans consume these leaves, the virus causes them to mutate into a monstrous, unstoppable creature which can only survive by consuming more of the plant--or by consuming the human hypothalamus gland.
Mellorak Battlestar Galactica (re-imagining) A contagious flu-like virus that attacks the organs of the human body, starting with the kidneys. Death can result within a few days and it can only be treated with Bittamucin within 48 hours of symptoms. It is passed through human contact. If introduced in "The Woman King".
Metagenic Virus Star Trek Enterprise Causes permanent flattening of Klingon skull ridges, and heart problems, which stop after treatment.
Merlin sickness Hyperion (novel) Named after Merlin's affliction of living backwards in time to everyone else described in The Once and Future King, such an individual time reversal can be caused by a particular exposition to the anti-entropic fields of Hyperion and amounts to living each day normally whilst moving backwards two days during each night's sleep.
Midpiont Syphilis/Neoherpes Insula (NHI) The Atraxa trilogy by Desmond Ravenstone A viral disease indigenous to Terranova or New Earth, specifically the Midpoint archipelago; colonists from both Kerem and Atraxa brought the disease back from the islands to infect others through sexual contact, blood transfusion, and consuming the meat of infected animals. After an initial fever and rash (although these initial symptoms sometimes do not show) the disease has a lengthy incubation period of years, even decades, followed by rapid neurological degeneration causing any of a range of symptons including severe pain, perceptual difficulties, dementia and insanity, ending inevitably in death. The theocratic Kerem regime, which misleadingly labels the disease "Midpoint syphilis," tells their citizens that the disease is incurable, and quarantines infected people into labor contingents. The Atraxa Consortium of Free Communities, on the other hand, has discovered both a vaccine and a cure for NHI, and distributes them freely to Atraxa citizens, as well as offering them to Kerem prisoners of war.
Monkeynucleosis Hey Arnold! A disease resulting in sweaty hands, irritability, loss of appetite and eventual expiration; it begins with contact with a rabid monkey. Mono is Spanish for "monkey" so it hints of mononucleosis.
Motaba virus Outbreak Named for the Motaba River, causes hemorrhagic fever in humans similar to that of Ebola, a later strain was found to be airborne.
Mutated pneumonia Red Dwarf A virus which evolved from pneumonia during the three million years Dave Lister was in stasis. Its most notable symptom is the creation of solid hallucinations.
Necrotizing fasciitis Cabin Fever An actual disease; however, when it was featured in the movie Cabin Fever, it had a drastically accelerated and amplified effects.
Las Plagas Resident Evil 4 A parasitic, wormlike organism which can infect a variety of hosts, including humans. It has the ability to control its host's behavior, inducing a hivelike mentality among the infected and extreme hostility towards uninfected individuals. The infected can use simple weapons such as scythes and knives.
Pallidine Camp Concentration Strange strain of Syphilis that is lethal, but as a side effect drastically enhances intelligence.
Pallidome Pancrosis Doctor Who: "New Earth" Fatal within ten minutes of contracting it.
Panar Syndrome Star Trek: Enterprise Neurological imbalance caused by improper mind-melding technique. Easily repaired by a proper mind-meld, but can lead to degeneration of the neural pathways if left untreated.
Pebble Pox Fraggle Rock Similar to the Chicken Pox.
Petrifold Regression Doctor Who: "New Earth" Sufferer slowly turns into a stone block, similar to fossilization.
Pokérus Pokémon Makes the infected Pokémon stronger. Most of the time, the pokémon's trainer would WANT the pokémon infected to stay infected, because it provided no unwanted side-effects, and the pokémon's stats grow at a higher rate. Pokérus-infected pokémon gain double the EVs (Effort Values) from each battle as long as Pokérus status is in effect. Pokémon can only be infected once, and are thereafter immune. Pokérus status will remain in place while a pokémon is stored in the PC system. Pokérus was introduced in the Gold and Silver versions, and is in all subsequent versions; Red, Blue and Yellow do not have Pokérus.
Psi 2000 virus Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation Causes extreme irrationality in humans, from "The Naked Time" episode of Star Trek. Related strain in "The Naked Now" of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Actually a form of polywater rather than a conventional virus.
Rage 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later Rage causes extreme aggression and cannibalistic desires in a victim only seconds after being infected with the disease. The disease is easily transmissible through any bodily fluid. Because of this easy transmission, a crowd of hundreds could be infected by one single individual in a manner of minutes. The disease is hypothesized to be a mutated strain of rabies. Animal testing was being performed on the disease but one animal was released by activists unaware of the virus. The infection soon spread to eliminate the entire population of Britain save a few lucky individuals who managed to survive.
Random Pavarotti Disease Rex the Runt Random Pavarotti Disease is a psychological disease that mainly affects plasticine dogs. The condition causes the random blurting out of opera-like singing. The only known cure is to go through the ear and into either the victim's brain or bum, using a shrunken submarine. It rarely works, and, on the rare occasion it does work, causes the random blurting out of programmes from BBC Radio 4 instead.
The Red Death The Masque of the Red Death A fictional plague from Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death." Victims bleed from their pores before eventually dying.
Rigelian fever Star Trek McCoy in Requiem for Methuselah: "Have you ever seen a victim of Rigellian Fever? They die in one day; the effects are like Bubonic plague."
Sexual-Magnetism Virus Red Dwarf One of several naturally occurring "positive viruses" discovered by Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom. Though usually only present in a human in a minute dose before being fought off by the body's immune system, a massive dose will make the "victim" become, temporarily, ridiculously attractive to the opposite sex. As a result, any person of the opposite sex the victim meets will literally be unable to keep his or her hands off of the victim.
Shalaft's Syndrome Star Trek: Nemesis A very rare syndrome that causes a hypersensitivity to sound. Even the slightest whisper can result in agony for anyone afflicted with the disease. It is genetic in nature and is carried by all male members of a family. The disease is treatable, but it is never specified whether this treatment takes the form of physical correction or genetic manipulation. Notable carriers are Jean-Luc Picard and (naturally) his clone Shinzon.
Sickness, The Lost A disease that allegedly plagues the Island in Lost. It is not clear whether it is a real threat or imaginary on the show, since the people who believe in it seem to be either somewhat insane or possibly the subject of a psychological experiment. A vaccine exists that supposedly prevents it.
Sin's Toxin Final Fantasy X A sickness occurring as a result of coming in contact with a toxin secreted from Sin. Causes memory loss and a general state of confusion.
Senga But'n'Ben A-Go-Go A sexually transmitted disease in But'n'Ben A-Go-Go by Matthew Fitt.
Solanum The Zombie Survival Guide A virus which causes infected humans to become zombies. The disease infects the bloodstream, concentrating in the brain. The virus slowly eats away at the frontal lobe causing death in an average of 24 hours (depending on the amount of the virus on initial infection). Transmissible through all bodily fluids, most common a bite from one already infected. The disease kills the body but keeps the cerebral cortex of the brain functioning. The dead body essentially reanimates within one hour of death. The virus is known to carry antibiotic properties, slowing the decomposition of the walking corps as well as triggering a desire to feed on fresh meat although no digestion occurs and the flesh consumed will accumulate inside the zombie. The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks.
Space Mumps Red Dwarf A disease which causes the sufferer's head to swell to the size and shape of a cantaloupe. When the disease "breaks", the swelling explodes.
Stroon Norstrilia A life-extending virus harvested from giant perpetually-sick sheep that only live on the planet Norstrilia, or Old North Australia. From the novel by Cordwainer Smith.
S.T.O.R.M.S Top 10 (comic) Sexually Transmitted Organic Rapid Mutation Syndrome. Evolved due to the sexual interactions of the mutant, robot, superhero, animal and alien etc. etc. citizens of Neopolis. Causes massive mutations that invariably render the sufferer a non-viable organism
Symbalene blood burn Star Trek: Enterprise Causes the vascular lining of blood vessels to boil away.
The Touched Stargate SG-1 This disease was encountered by the SGC on P3X-797 (The Land of Light). A histiminilic virus, it activated dormant and 'primitive' parts of the brain, causing any people infected to behave like neanderthals. The virus can be cured by administering anti-histimine vaccines to anyone infected.
Twin Fever Metroid Prime "[Twin Tabula] is best known for 'Twin fever', a disease caused by a viral strain native to Twin Tabula. In the early stages of the disease victims suffer from double visions. When the 'Twin Sight' fades, the victim is near death."
Vegan choriomeningitis Star Trek From the episode "The Mark of Gideon," a contagious pathogen from Vega, usually fatal.
Venereal ergot Transmetropolitan An infection that produces uncontrollable hallucinations and delirium.
Venus Particle Tyrannosaur Canyon An extraterrestrial infectious particle found in a lunar rock sample and within a fantastically well-preserved tyrannosaur fossil in the New Mexico desert. It is later revealed that the organism came to Earth via the Chicxulub asteroid which wiped out the dinosaurs. The particle, which was named for its resemblance to the symbol of Venus and femininity, causes rapid mitosis and apparent cellular differentiation in its host.
Wasteland Herpes Wasteland computer game Sexual transmitted disease, radiation-mutated form of herpes, prevalent in prostitutes in post-WWIII Nevada.
Watson's Disease Wing Commander A highly contagious disease that afflicts colonists of the planet Fargo in the Dakota System in 2654, Watson's Disease can be prevented by a vaccine.
White blindness Blindness, 1995 novel by José Saramago A mysterious epidemic of blindness.
White Disease Karel Capek's The White Disease An incurable mysterious form of leprosy, killing people older than 30.
X Parasite infection Metroid Fusion Happens when an X Parasite or colony thereof enters the host body. The host's entire body is quickly overrun by X Parasites via their asexual reproduction. The X Parasites use up all of the body's energy and upon the host creature's death, the X Parasites can replicate the host's body.
Xenopolycythemia Star Trek From the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky", fatal within one year.
Yeyuka Yeyuka, by Greg Egan Causes cancer tumors that spread all around the body.
Zombie contagion Dawn of the Dead In the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead, a person could only become a zombie after being bitten by another zombie, showing that whatever caused the dead to rise could only be passed through fluid contact. This makes the epidemic more disease-like in nature than the outbreaks in George A. Romero's original Dead Trilogy, in which any dead body could become reanimated.

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Engineered diseases

Diseases mostly engineered by humans, most of these were created as weapons; some were not.

Name Source Symptoms
Acquired Human Mutagenic Syndrome (AHMS) The Changeling Plague Originally a modified form of the HIV virus, genetically tampered with to rewrite genetic code to cure Cystic Fibrosis. A flaw in the viral treatment caused it to replace its mutagenic payload with random portions of genetic code and replace it elsewhere, causing any number of hereditary diseases in the infected. Mutates into a new strain with every new host. Created in direct violation of the 2013 Treaty of Beijing.
Alpha Red Star Wars: The New Jedi Order Virus designed to obliterate the Yuuzhan Vong race in one final act of genocide.
AMPS Good News From Outer Space (Acquired Melanin Production Syndrome) - sexually transmitted, genetically engineered disease that turns white people black.
Anthrax Beta and Gamma Command & Conquer: Generals and expansion pack A GLA engineered strain of anthrax that is 25% more deadly than regular anthrax. Anthrax Gamma is 50% more dangerous.
Anthrax Leprosy Pi / Anthrax Leprosy Mu The Illuminatus! Trilogy Two versions of a highly contagious, deadly disease. Anthrax Leprosy Mu is hinted to be vastly superior to Anthrax Leprosy Pi. Both are created by Dr. Charles Mocenigo, under commission from the United States government, in The Illuminatus! Trilogy.
Aschen Bioweapon Stargate SG-1 A biological organism which can be designed to target and destroy a specific type of D.N.A., capable of wiping out entire select species while leaving others unharmed. The Aschen possess a number of efficient delivery systems for deploying these weapons. The Aschen attempted to use one of these devices on Earth, but fortunately the iris was closed before the weapon reached the earth gate.
Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome Star Trek: The Next Generation A disease that apparently re-activates pseudogenes, resulting in physical "devolution" to earlier phenotypes. Named after Reginald Barclay in whose body it was inadvertently created.
"The Big Death" Jeremiah Virus, biological weapon, infects and kills only persons over the age of puberty, i.e. having adult hormones. The pathogen is transmitted by touch.
"The Blight" Star Trek: Deep Space Nine A lethal disease characterized by protruding veins on the face and head. The disease is present in every inhabitant of an unnamed planet towards the edge of Dominion space and was genetically engineered by the Dominion as a punishment to the people of the planet for their disloyalty. Once the illness reaches its final stages (known as "the quickening"), the protruding veins quickly darken and the diseased begins to deteriorate rapidly, dying within a matter of days. Dr. Bashir was eventually able to develop a vaccine for the disease, but failed to find a cure for those already afflicted.
Captain Trips The Stand A deadly, flu-based virus. Causes a lethally high fever and is highly contagious. So deadly because as the body fights off the disease, it mutates into different strains of influenza, making immunity next to impossible. Also called Superflu.
Chimera Mission: Impossible II A virus engineered by the pharmaceutical corporation BioCyte to create a need for the vaccine Belerophon, which they had also created. The vaccine is only effective within 20 hours of exposure.
Chimera reproduction Resistance: Fall of Man A virus that turns cadavers into more Chimera
Closure Virus Eden: It's an Endless World An RNA retrovirus, causes an overcompensation from the immune system, preventing eukaryotic cells to perform endocytosis and exocytosis. The skin becomes callous and eventually hardens into a rocklike shell, while the internal organs are unable to metabolize and begin necrotizing. Believed to be airborne. Various individuals are immune to the disease, while infected can be treated by becoming cyborgs
Cobra The Cobra Event An engineered virus which, among other things, induces Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, driving some victims to self-cannibalization of their lips and fingers. Richard Preston's The Cobra Event.
Cordilla virus 24 Causes bleeding from mouth and nose. The virus attacks the body's blood vessels and organs. Once a person become's symptomatic, they are contagious and have no hope of recovery. In the unaltered form of this virus, it has a 90% mortality rate and an incubation period of 14 hours. In the altered form, 99.9% of people infected become symptomatic within an hour or two.
DayStar Blade: Trinity An engineered virus targeted specifically at vampires. Highly lethal and readily transmissible, victims typically exhibit choking, convulsions and some blackening of the features before succumbing within seconds.
Descolada Speaker for the Dead An engineered virus featured in the second book of Orson Scott Card's "Ender's Game" series. Though lethal to humans and all other species, the Descolada was vital to the native life forms on the planet Lusitania. Eventually it is discovered that the virus was created by an unknown race to make planets habitable for their own kind.
Ebola Shiva/Ebola Brahma Rainbow Six An enhanced strain of the Ebola filovirus designed to wipe out the human race except for a handful of environmentally conscious individuals, from Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy. Called "Shiva" in the novel and "Brahma" in the game.
Epideme Red Dwarf Epideme is an engineered, intelligent, sentient virus. It was originally engineered as a stop-smoking aid, a competitor to the nicotine patch. It was designed to block the nerve impulses relating to nicotine, but soon began to block all nerve impulese. More like a parasite, it lives off of its host for a few days until the host dies. Then, it re-animates the dead host's body and transfers itself to another host, usually by attacking and kissing or biting the new victim. If a new victim cannot be found, it can freeze the body and lie dormant for centuries until discovered. Because it is intelligent and sentient, it can be communicated with by attaching a universal translator to the victims brain via electrodes.
FOXDIE Metal Gear Solid A genetically engineered virus that specifically targets certain individuals that the creators wish to permanently silence. Death mimics a heart attack. Also targets at least two of the Snakes born from the Les Enfants Terribles project, but was reengineered for Solid Snake so that if/when FOXDIE kicked in, it would be at an unpredictable date.
Forced Evolutionary Virus Fallout The FEV is a virus developed as a secret project by the American Government, just before the Third World War. The FEV is a virus that "perfects" living cells and causes mutations in healthy humans; increasing intelligence, size and muscle density. These 'super mutants' appear as eight-foot, green skinned humanoids, similar to The Hulk. Humans who have been exposed to high levels of radiation mutate into "ghouls" which are nothing more than immortal walking corpses. The FEV, however, sees reproductive cells as "damaged" and "repairs" them, by adding the missing half of the DNA and rendering mutant sperm and ova sterile and useless.
Full Monty Virus Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu A bioenginered bacteria initially designed to destroy petrolium products, an unnamed scientist created a very particular strand. Working at human body tempurature, it multiplies itself before dying off a few hours later, devouring materials such as polyester and nylon, which Sousuke Sagara and the students of Jindai High School learn too late are their school uniforms and women's underwear. Only natural fibers such as wool are protected from this strand.
G-Virus Resident Evil 2 A mutagenic pathogen which causes the host to become a big, constantly evolving, practically unstoppable killing machine, with exceedingly high attack power and immense vitality, in addition to the ability to regenerate and mutate so quickly the carrier virtually loses its mortality. The purified virus can be injected directly into the host, or a mutated host can implant a small larvae, called a G-embryo into another host. The latter mode of transmission is most successful when the host and the new victim are genetically similar. Created by William Birkin. The virus would later merge with the T-Virus, creating an extremely dangerous, electromagnetic-capable variant called the T/G Virus.
G.U.I.L.T. Trauma Center: Under the Knife series (Gangliated Utrophin Immuno Latency Toxin) - A usually lethal man-made disease used as the first biological weapon of "medical terrorism" in 2018. Comes in seven different strains that act more as a parasite than a virus, they are removed from the patient in a typically complex manner.
Gray Death Deus Ex Engineered using nanotechnology within a Universal Constructor by Majestic-12, the Gray Death virus is actually a hybrid disease of biological and mechanical structures that exists in the game world of Deus Ex as a global plague. It is based on the adverse and ultimately lethal effects of nanotechnology on an unmodified human body (the player character is augmented, rendering him immune). Named the Gray Death because of the gray patches of discolored skin that cover its victims. The gray patches form scar tissue on the body if and when the disease is cured. Symptoms include the aforementioned discoloration of the skin, coughing, physical pain and death.
Heat-16 Spawn A bioweapon whose details are not explicitly revealed, but capable of killing millions of people.
HemoPhagic Virus (HPV or HGV) Ultraviolet A virus which causes hemophagia or Hemoglophagia, (the novel and movie spelled it differently) a blood disease. It was once a rare pathogen responsible for historical accounts of Vampires, but was then modified through genetic engineering by the U.S government to give individuals superhuman abilities. These modifications also made the disease far more contagious, and it soon escaped into the general populace. (this is based off actual version of the Disease called 'Hematophagia' and a similar Disease 'Porphyria')
Hyper-Evolutionary Virus StarCraft Created by the Zerg Swarm, the Hyper-Evolutionary Virus causes humans to mutate into Infested Terrans.
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