Fri 28 Sep 2007
6 die from brain-eating amoeba in lakes
Posted by gm under Uncategorized
Okay, here’s a terrifying thing straight out of a bad horror flick. A brain eating amoeba that infects in ponds and lakes, and kills in two weeks. Infection starts with a headache and stiff neck, and by the end hallucinations and erratic behavior.
It’s bad enough on its own, but for a game, you could ramp it up. Say, make the hallucinations start earlier - make them have another secondary effect, and make it easier to catch. Want a weird shtick for a zombie game? Here you go. Make the hallucinations make them violent, murderous…
Article from the AP tells about the recent run on cases, and has helpful links to the CDC.
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