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** [[MontyPython It could be carried]].

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** [[MontyPython [[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail It could be carried]].

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** The zombie doctors take the Hypocratic Oath very seriously.
* Countries with no fatalities sometimes start burning bodies, so just what bodies are they burning?

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** The zombie doctors take the Hypocratic Hippocratic Oath very seriously.
* Countries with no fatalities sometimes start burning bodies, so just what bodies are they burning?burning?
** The animals you've killed, possibly. Or maybe they're saying, "If it spreads here, we're going to burn the bodies. Just FYI."
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** The zombie doctors take the Hypocratic Oath very seriously.

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** The zombie doctors take the Hypocratic Oath very seriously.seriously.
* Countries with no fatalities sometimes start burning bodies, so just what bodies are they burning?
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** The zombie doctors take the Hypocratic Oath very seriously.
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** Programming error?
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* How is it that Greenland's hospital is still operating, even though everyone in the country is infected with, oh, lets say, parasites that [[ZombieApocalypse rot your flesh and drive you mad?]]
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** Presumably an exception is granted, and the scientists delivering the virus take appropriate precautions (hazmat suits, quarantines, etc.)
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* Countries close their borders and shut down public transit, yet the vaccine is distributed globally with 48 hours of completion.
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** Aw, man. I'm fairly new to the game, and I was thinking if I just kept restarting until it started in Madagascar it wouold make the problem go away. Rats.


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*** What, by a swallow?
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***I thought you said Mosquito Lava. I don't know if that's awesome or horrifying.
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*** That, or they've played Pandemic and know what your harmless bacteria will eventually become.

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*** That, or [[GenreSavvy they've played Pandemic and know what your harmless bacteria will eventually become.become]].

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** People presumably go to the doctor for reasons other than your disease, so it's still possible that the pathogen would be detected by chance. If it turns out that half the population in a particular country is infected with a parasite, even a seemingly harmless one then people are going to get worried.



* Madagascar is really paranoid, the game start my disease in madagascar itself, no need to say it didn't move outside the country.

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* Madagascar is really paranoid, the game start my disease in madagascar Madagascar itself, no need to say it didn't move outside the country.



* Somehow, it's possible for your disease to have zero fatalities after 38 days of several billion people being afflicted with bleeding and insanity. You'd think that ''someone'' would be killed, but for some bizzare reason, the entire world population consists of able-bodied individuals with ready access to sanitary bandages and a straitjacket.

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* Somehow, it's possible for your disease to have zero fatalities after 38 days of several billion people being afflicted with bleeding and insanity. You'd think that ''someone'' would be killed, but for some bizzare bizarre reason, the entire world population consists of able-bodied individuals with ready access to sanitary bandages and a straitjacket.
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* It is possible to have a disease that has no symptoms, meaning it has zero visibility. But for some reason countries will STILL close their borders and shut down airports and harbors. Why? A disease with no symptoms isn't noticeable! Are they just going off a hunch or something? If I feel exactly the same today as I did yesterday what in the world would make me think all of a sudden I'm infected with a super disease? Doesn't make any sense...
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** [[MontyPython It could be carried]].
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**Mosquito larva, maybe?
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** Mozzies?
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* How can a parasite be airborne?

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* How can a parasite be airborne?airborne?
**Mozzies?
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Parasites...airborne?


* Somehow, it's possible for your disease to have zero fatalities after 38 days of several billion people being afflicted with bleeding and insanity. You'd think that ''someone'' would be killed, but for some bizzare reason, the entire world population consists of able-bodied individuals with ready access to sanitary bandages and a straitjacket.

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* Somehow, it's possible for your disease to have zero fatalities after 38 days of several billion people being afflicted with bleeding and insanity. You'd think that ''someone'' would be killed, but for some bizzare reason, the entire world population consists of able-bodied individuals with ready access to sanitary bandages and a straitjacket.straitjacket.
*How can a parasite be airborne?
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* Why is every patient in the world instantly "upgraded" to the new symptoms and virulence? The mutation has to spread too.

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* Why is every patient in the world instantly "upgraded" to the new symptoms and virulence? The mutation has to spread too.too.
* Somehow, it's possible for your disease to have zero fatalities after 38 days of several billion people being afflicted with bleeding and insanity. You'd think that ''someone'' would be killed, but for some bizzare reason, the entire world population consists of able-bodied individuals with ready access to sanitary bandages and a straitjacket.
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*** That, or they've played Pandemic and know what your harmless bacteria will eventually become.
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* Madagascar is really paranoid, the game start my disease in madagascar itself, no need to say it didn't move outside the country.

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* Madagascar is really paranoid, the game start my disease in madagascar itself, no need to say it didn't move outside the country.country.
* Why is every patient in the world instantly "upgraded" to the new symptoms and virulence? The mutation has to spread too.
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** Apparently Madagascar is the only country in the world that keeps tabs on these new diseases.
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** [[EpicFail The medical facilities, on the other hand...]]

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** [[EpicFail The medical facilities, on the other hand...]]]]
* Madagascar is really paranoid, the game start my disease in madagascar itself, no need to say it didn't move outside the country.
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* The world of Pandemic has the best border patrols ever. An entire nation can be infected, and not so much as a single person, rat, mosquito, drop of water or errant sneeze is making it across the border.

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* The world of Pandemic has the best border patrols ever. An entire nation can be infected, and not so much as a single person, rat, mosquito, drop of water or errant sneeze is making it across the border.border.
** [[EpicFail The medical facilities, on the other hand...]]
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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still clo'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''.

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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still clo'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''.EVERYTHING'''.
* The world of Pandemic has the best border patrols ever. An entire nation can be infected, and not so much as a single person, rat, mosquito, drop of water or errant sneeze is making it across the border.
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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still clo'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''

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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still clo'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''EVERYTHING'''.
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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still closes their ports.

*'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''

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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still closes their ports.

*'''SHUT.
clo'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''
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'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''

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'''SHUT.*'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''

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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', and Madagascar still closes their ports.

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* What is wrong with everyone in this game! ''*cough*'' I mean, if my disease was full of fevers and boils, I would understand people closing their borders. But I've made a virus with ''no symptoms'', and an-- '''President Madagascar, a man on TvTropes is coughing!''' -- Madagascar still closes their ports.ports.

'''SHUT. DOWN. EVERYTHING'''

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