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The Blacklight:
The Blacklight virus, also known as the Mercer Virus to the general public, is an evolutionary chimeric mutation-causing infectious agent that can reproduce only inside the living cells of other organisms. It was extracted and synthesized by Gentek, using a sample of Elizabeth Greene's blood. She had been infected with the Redlight virus.[1]"[The Virus] enters, re-purposes and changes the cell. The new cell replicates with formerly dormant non-encoding regions active, causing drastic biological changes."
―Node of Intrigue, Claude Cavillo.[src]After infection, the virus "plugs in" and activates the junk DNA in a target, causing biological changes that create (and recreate) a sentient mind inside the infected creature. It acts by affecting the protein encoding regions of the promoter introns in each cell. As a retrovirus, it contains both RNA and the reverse transcriptase enzyme, allowing it to insert its own genetic codes into living cells. It enters, re-purposes and changes the cell, replicating previously dormant non-coding segments of DNA.[1]More often than not, these changes are too drastic and 99.99% of subjects die from massive organ failure and cell saturation. However, some variants have yielded other beneficial results; endowing the infected organisms with incredible superhuman genetic prowess, that greatly increase their natural abilities to levels far exceeding human capability, these variants include DX-1120 and DX-1118 C.[1]
INFECTIONedit
The virus is highly contagious and can infect organisms through a multitude of means.
Physical Contact: If a non-infected person is bitten or scratched by an Infected person, or Hunter, the virus can spread directly to the victim resulting in their infection.
Exposure: Coming into contact with an Infected Water Tower, or a Hive can result in the infectious agents spreading to nearby humans.
Bodily Fluid Contact: Infectious bodily fluids and materials are capable of infecting through open wounds.[2]
Injection: As used on the Project D-Code soldiers, the Virus can be spread through direct application via injection."When it DOES manifest, it makes the Idaho strain look like the common cold."
―Raymond McMullen describes The Blacklight virus.[src]