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Revision as of 01:34, 28 December 2017
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Info |
Positive feedback loop between cytokines and immune cells causes fatal immune reaction. Can offer insights into cure development |
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DNA cost |
26 |
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Severity increase |
+30% |
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Lethality |
+25% |
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Infectivity increase |
+0% |
Cytokine Storm is a tier 4 symptom exclusive to the Swine Flu scenario. It causes cytokines and immune cells to have a positive feedback loop, which in turn causes a fatal immune reaction. It can offer insights in cure research, however.
Trivia
- Cytokine Storms are believed to be the primary cause of death in adult humans during the unusually deadly Flu pandemic of 1918 known as the Spanish Flu.