In 2005, World Of Warcraft was rocked by an unforeseen virtual pandemic. An infectious illness meant players started dropping like flies, and chaos reigned. Cited as an example of how the world might react to a real pandemic, how does it compare to the world we find ourselves living in?

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S1473-3099%2807%2970212-8
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/746700.stm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/World-of-Warcraft
Clip of infected players:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAEhyHiNdrA&t=81s
https://allthatsinteresting.com/corrupted-blood/2
https://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/world-joyland/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/coronavirusfrontlines/2020/07/31/why-is-covid-19-more-deadly-than-ebola-an-infectious-disease-doctor-explains/?sh=35b1d78ef734
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/03/that-time-world-of-warcraft-helped-epidemiologists-model-an-outbreak/
https://www.uselessdaily.com/tech/world-of-warcraft-trivia-30-amazing-facts-about-the-best-mmorpg-in-the-world/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Joyland
https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/18-crazy-world-of-warcraft-facts-that-will-impress/2900-678/#1
https://journals.lww.com/epidem/fulltext/2007/03000/modeling_infectious_diseases_dissemination_through.15.aspx
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4272418.stm
https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=18571
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-flu-virtual/online-blood-plague-offers-lessons-for-pandemics-idUKTRE53Q4HI20090427?edition-redirect=uk
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