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[edit] Nuances of the term 'host' & 'infected host'
Is there any difference in senses between the terms 'host' and 'infected host'? What does one term imply the other does not? For some reason, the former seems ambiguous and latter redundant, but that may just be me. -- Mark4011 01:46, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
I think that normally host just means that they have the potential to be infected, while infected means just that.Mullon 18:13, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Means of Infection
I feel the categories 'Contact with open wounds' and 'Attack' could be combined into a single category. Infections don't occur just because of an attack itself, but may occur from the attack due to all sorts of infected bodily-fluids (saliva, blood, bile, mucous, venom), contacting various parts of the body. The eyes, mouth, nose, and open wounds are all possible entrances. I believe there is a word used in medicine that covers these watery vulnerabilities, of which I heard before but can't seem to find. Mark4011 15:27, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Airbourne T-Virus
I would like to point out what I believe is a minor discrepancy in the article about the T-Virus and how it is passed on, in the part which discusses about how RE Apocolypse depicts the virus being transferred through the air it says: "However, in Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the T-Virus seems to remain airborne permanently, only affecting the deceased. This is suggested in the ending sequences of the movie, when Dr. Ashford comes back to life after a zombie only passes near him."
I would like to say that this is inaccurate, although I would prefer to have confirmation before making any changes. As I remember it, DR Ashford was already infected with the T-Virus in trying to come up with the cure for his daughter's disease (which was the same as his own and passed on hereditary) So when he came back to life as a zombie, it was purely because he was already a carrier of the virus, but kept it in check by using the anti-virus. So, in reality, there is no support in the second movie to say that the T-Virus can be carried through the air.
If anyone owns this movie could they confirm this? ~~Teh B 14:50, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, a few observations:
- 1. In RE:CVT, it appears that the T-Virus was released via a ventilation shaft which Chris Redfield stumbles upon. He even comments "This might be where the virus escaped" or something to that effect. So for the purposes of the games, T-Virus apparently has the potential to be distributed like that.
- 2. This article needs to be cleaned up; the virus itself is being described with mixed sources from both the movie and the game, though the movie is clearly not canon.
- 3. Someone's mispelled "patient" at least twice in the Viral Agents categories. I'll try and go back and correct them, but I am but one man.
- 4. I'd like to stress again that the movies and the games are two different universes, and stuffing them both together in this article is... messy.
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- Being a gamer and a fan of the movies, I'll try and explain some things. Please note that the virus in the game is entirely separate from the film, only similar in name and a few minor details. In the first RE film the Red Queen explains that the virus is protean, able to change from liquid to air borne to blood transmission depending on its enviornment. Further adding to this is that the entire reason the Hive was infected in the first film was mainly because of the virus getting into the ventalation system.
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- The virus remains in the air and can infect the subject, although they do not go through mutation until they are deseased. But the virus causes mutation if injected directly into tissue; hence the mutation of a bitten person. If you recall the scene within the cemetary when the dead rise from their graves it is because the virus was able to re animate their bodies; through airborne transmission. Without air borne transmission the virus would have no way to make that occur.
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- About Dr. Ashford being infected, I dont believe he was previously infected before. He was still in the wheelchair so the t virus clearly did not help him like it did Angela because he was not infected. Anyone that inhaled the virus will return to life one deseased (just as in the George A. Romero of the dead series).
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- I'll attempt to remake this article. We need to have separate sections: one for the film and one for the games. Although, I'm pretty busy right now working on many other things, so it could take a while. -Lindsey8417 06:38, 12 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] T-virus Creation
This entire article is messed up and needs re-written. It's stated in the games that INSPIRED by the Ebola virus they sought to create a new virus. When the PROGENITOR virus was discovered, Marcus combined the PROGENITOR and LEECH DNA to CREATE the T-VIRUS (PROGENITOR + LEECH DNA = T-VIRUS). This article states that the T-virus was created by PROGENITOR + EBOLA which is clearly wrong. EBOLA wasn't mixed into the T-virus UNTIL BIRKIN DID SO when he took over the research after Marcus' death (thus Birkins strain of T-virus is actually PROGENITOR + LEECH DNA = T-VIRUS + EBOLA = BIRKIN'S T-VIRUS). Parjay 13:52, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
- Good Luck rewriting it. All I did was polish the grammar and wording. If you want, you can add a "expert" tag on the top of the page. --ShadowJester07 15:04, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
