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DateFriday, November 7, 2008 at 01:04PM

This Week in Virology #7: Viruses in video games

AuthorVRacaniello
 

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Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier

Guest: Aidan Racaniello

Vincent, Dick, and Aidan discuss how viral infections play prominent roles in notable video games. Included are  World of Warcraft, Pandemic II, and Bioshock. An article on how World of Warcraft became a model for the transmission of virus infections was published in Lancet Infectious Diseases: “The untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics.”

 

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