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Vincent, Dick, and Aidan discuss how viral infections play prominent roles in notable video games. Three games are discussed: World of Warcraft, Pandemic II, and Bioshock.
\\nAn article on how World of Warcraft became a model for the transmission of virus infections was published in Lancet Infectious Diseases. The title of the article is \\u201cThe untapped potential of virtual game worlds to shed light on real world epidemics.\\u201d
\\nAfter we did the netcast we learned of a game for the iPhone called \\u2018Virus\\u2019. In this game your body is infected with a virus, and you must clear the infection by controlling white blood cells. The game is at the iTunes App store.
\\nScience podcast pick of the week: MicrobiologyBytes.
\\nTWiV is now part of Sciencepodcasters.
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