STAR WARS OPERATION BLACKWING (THE SICKNESS):

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The virus altered the bodies stamina and strength, making its host move slower than they did prior to exposure.
It increased their resilience to physical damage, allowing victims to take punishment which would be more critical or
possibly even fatal to the being of origin without falling.
The virus communicated with itself and allowed the zombies to act as a single entity and to learn things from the
survivors, including how to use blaster and pilot starships.
A method of conveyance that was exclusive to weaponized version of the virus was airborne transmission.
When stored within airtight tanks, the virus could be released into an atmosphere by allowing for the tanks to be
subjected to a leak.
In its airborne strain, the virus could transcend all quarantine and containment efforts to reach new hosts and
accumulate more victims.
In this form, the disease could even infect individuals within biohazard gear or storm-trooper armour, both of which
were specifically designed to prevent chemical or biological attacks.