This is one very sick game

A fantasy plague that accidentally ran amok in the internet’s most popular game world, populated by nine million flesh-and-blood players, may help scientists predict the impact of genuine epidemics, according to a study released Tuesday. World of Warcraft is being used as a model to test the effects of epidemics like bird flu. (SMH, 21 Aug 2007)

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