Epidemiology

When a WoW Debuff Sparked a Virtual Plague: The 2026 Withering Contagion Outbreak Echoes the Corrupted Blood Incident That Helped Model COVID-19

On July 3, 2026, roleplayers on World of Warcraft's Moon Guard server watched their cities turn into graveyards. Characters dropped dead mid-conversation in Silvermoon taverns, and Stormwind's...