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After the Ebola virus was discovered, two noblemen, [[Ozwell E. Spencer]] and [[Edward Ashford]] decided to study it. Spencer thought that it would be an efficient bio-weapon due to its 90% death rate. Ashford wanted to use its regenerative abilities for the medicine. Both of them obtained samples of the virus, circumventing the "Biological Weapons Prohibition Pact" by claiming that they were researching it in order to find a cure. The virus proved unsuitable for Spencer, as it couldn't survive for long outside of a human host, and is extremely vulnerable to UV radiation (photosensitivity). It also killed the host rapidly, and is only contagious through direct contact, severely limiting its ability to spread.
 
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In 1000 B.C. , Spencer and Ashford discovered the [[Progenitor Virus]], while they were studying the virus. This new virus was the begining of Spencer's bio-weapon project. In the 60s, the [[Umbrella Corporation]] was founded by both Spencer and Ashford, and [[James Marcus]], to hide Spencer's project. After Ashford's death, caused by the new virus, Spencer and Marcus could start their new project: creating bio-weapons and discovering new viral forms, using the Progenitor Virus.
 
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The '''Ebola virus''' is an [[Wikipedia:RNA virus|RNA virus]] endemic to the Ebola valley in the [[Wikipedia:Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
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== History ==
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The Ebola virus was discovered in Africa 1976. With a mortality rate of 90%, the Umbrella Corporation was interested in utilising it as a bioweapon. By 1978 Umbrella had acquired a sample for the [[Arklay Laboratory]] to work with, under the claim it was researching a possible cure. Drs. [[William Birkin]] and [[Albert Wesker]] were drafted into the research project upon their transfer to the facility.
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The flaws Umbrella saw in the virus were its tendency to kill the host in a short amount of time, and reliance on direct contact while the host is seriously ill. These 'flaws' made the natural virus fairly easy to quarantine. To make up for these flaws, Umbrella considered modifying the virus, coming up with possible solutions such as lessening its impact on the immune system to let the host keep on walking; affecting the host's state-of-mind so they're more likely to infect people, and altering the host's DNA to make them less likely to die from infection. With potential modifications such as these, Umbrella saw potential for marketing. It was Dr. Birkin's idea to merge Ebola into Dr. [[James Marcus|Marcus]]' modified [[Progenitor Virus]] as part of the t-Virus Plan, utilising immuno-suppressant genes VP24 and VP25 in particular.<ref>''Wesker's Report Part II'', Part 1.</ref>
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*[[Anthrax]]
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*[[Norovirus]]
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*[[Poliovirus]]
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*[[SARS coronavirus]]
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The Ebola virus is an RNA virus endemic to the Ebola valley in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

History

The Ebola virus was discovered in Africa 1976. With a mortality rate of 90%, the Umbrella Corporation was interested in utilising it as a bioweapon. By 1978 Umbrella had acquired a sample for the Arklay Laboratory to work with, under the claim it was researching a possible cure. Drs. William Birkin and Albert Wesker were drafted into the research project upon their transfer to the facility.

The flaws Umbrella saw in the virus were its tendency to kill the host in a short amount of time, and reliance on direct contact while the host is seriously ill. These 'flaws' made the natural virus fairly easy to quarantine. To make up for these flaws, Umbrella considered modifying the virus, coming up with possible solutions such as lessening its impact on the immune system to let the host keep on walking; affecting the host's state-of-mind so they're more likely to infect people, and altering the host's DNA to make them less likely to die from infection. With potential modifications such as these, Umbrella saw potential for marketing. It was Dr. Birkin's idea to merge Ebola into Dr. Marcus' modified Progenitor Virus as part of the t-Virus Plan, utilising immuno-suppressant genes VP24 and VP25 in particular.[1]

See also

Sources

  1. Wesker's Report Part II, Part 1.