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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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Collapse and virus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collapse" instead a noun "Virus".
Nearby Word: viral
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Dawn opens with a similar visual, showing the spread of the virus in red, as the Earth rotates and a montage of sound bites play out the chaos caused by the virus and the subsequent collapse of civilization as a whole.
Source: Spreading Disaster Map Graphic -
Land of One City: Due to the societal collapse after the war against the Gastrea virus, many of the cities in Japan basically become city-states fending off against the Gastrea.
Source: Light Novel / Black Bullet - The House of the Dead III takes place after the "world collapse", a Zombie Apocalypse brought about by The Virus thought to be unleashed by EFI.
Source: After The End / Video Games
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