Matt J Weber 🦢
Matt J Weber 🦢

Aug 12, 2020

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The Virtual Plague That Predicted A Real Pandemic

In 2005, an infectious disease killed thousands all over the world — World of Warcraft, that is. Even though it wasn’t real, the Corrupted Blood Incident has been used a model for real pandemics — including this one.

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