Water

Water
Info	1st Stage: Pathogen can survive outside the body in fresh, warm water. Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship transmission. 2nd Stage: Pathogen able to survive in chemically treated water. Increase infectivity, especially in humid environments and ship transmission
DNA Cost	9 (1st Stage) 15 (2nd Stage)
Stats	+4 in Infecitivity ; +9 Sea Transmission ; +0.8 Humid Effectiveness (1st Stage) +8 in Infecitivity ; +80 in Sea Transmission ; +1.2 in Humid Effectiveness (2nd Stage)

Water is one of the basic transmissions in most of the plagues in the game, characterized by the fact that the pathogen acquires the ability to infect contaminating liquids, significantly increasing infectivity in countries with humid climates.

Variations

Neurax Worm

Variations of this transmission for Neurax cause a slight increase in the severity of the disease as opposed to other variations. It makes the skin of the worm become vascularized, allowing the absorption of oxygen, which, in turn, allows it to survive in underwater conditions.

In addition, Neurax Worm has a third stage for Water, which causes the worm eggs to acquire the ability to develop in non-disinfected water, which greatly increases infectivity in poorer regions. Although it requires evolving Egg and Concertina Locomotion transmissions to be unlocked.

Trait	General Description
1st Stage	"Worm skin becomes highly vascularized allowing absorption of oxygen, survival and transmission in water"
2nd Stage	"Worms develop a more flexible cell membrane, which allows them to survive at a range of depths"
3rd Stage	"Worm eggs gain ability to thrive in unsanitised water, greatly increasing infectivity especially in poor countries"

Statistical Information

Icon	Trait	Stats
	1st Stage	Infectivity: +4 Severity: +1 Humid Environment Effect: +0.8 Water Transmission Bonus: +9
	2nd Stage	Infectivity: +8 Severity: +1 Humid Environment Effect: +1.2 Water Transmission Bonus: +90
	3rd Stage	Infectivity: +7 Severity: +2 Poor Country Effectiveness: +0.3 Humid Environment Effect: +0.5 Water Transmission Bonus: +20

Government Actions

Standard Plagues

• 1st Stage: If the player evolves this transmission there is a possibility that the governments of some countries dispense bottled water, for this to happen both the global and local priority must be 20. When this action is implemented, the infectivity in the country is reduced by 3.
• 2nd Stage: If the player evolves this transmission there is a possibility that the governments of some countries will shut down water supplies. For this to happen, both the global and local priority must be 60. When this action is implemented, the infectivity in the country is reduced by 6.

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