Attack
Virus
Virus noun - (virology) ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replicates itself only within cells of living hosts; many are pathogenic; a piece of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) wrapped in a thin coat of protein.
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Nearby Word: viral
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- The seeder vessels are slow-moving, predictable, and easily destroyed, but as the game progresses they are supported by increasing numbers of flying support craft, which do not scatter virus but instead attack the player.The seeder vessels scatter red virus particles across the landscape.
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In most cases the virus will turn most people into unintelligent "runner" zombies who will psychotically attack any uninfected individual.
Source: The Virus - The trailer implies that the attack on the cellblock was caused by a saboteur, while in the episodes themselves, the group figures out that it's been caused by a virus almost immediately afterwards.
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