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===Infection=== The pathogen can infect organisms through a multitude of means, with a variety of outcomes, including: * '''Inhalation:''' causes a series of stages from confusion/shock, cellular mutations and DNA recoding, to advanced dementia and instinctual aggression after 50 hours. * '''Ingestion: '''causes onset of sepsis within 1 hour, then paranoia/delerium, convulsions/internal bleeding, to DNA disintegration after 50 hours. Geologist [[Fifield]] was exposed to the pathogen during the [[USCSS Prometheus|USCSS]]''[[USCSS Prometheus| Prometheus]]''' expedition of [[LV-223]], mutating his appearance and causing him to attack his fellow crew members. He was also extremely resistant to physical injury, being able to withstand multiple gunshots. It took several shotgun blasts and being scorched with a flamethrower to finally kill him. The pathogen also mutated several worms found in the Engineer temple, turning them into the aggressive [[Hammerpede]]s. The Hammerpedes exhibited acidic blood and the ability to regenerate lost body parts, though the latter is an ability commonly found in [[Earth]] worms. However, the regeneration of Hammerpedes is much faster than that of normal Earth worms, suggesting that the pathogen can enhance a host's natural abilities. [[Holloway]] was also exposed to the pathogen and began mutating before [[Meredith Vickers]] killed him to prevent the infection from coming aboard the ''Prometheus''. The virus appeared to affect his reproductive system. Prior to his physical mutation (while carrying the virus), Holloway had sexual intercourse with [[Elizabeth Shaw]], impregnating her with the [[Trilobite]]. It is not known if his sperm was mutated causing an abnormal conception or if he was simply carrying a Trilobite that moved into Shaw, though the latter seems more probable given that Shaw was sterile. Whether Trilobites prefer to move into female subjects or if Holloway would have naturally given "birth" to the Trilobite is unknown. Although Shaw was exposed to the infected Holloway and had intimate contact with him, she was not infected with the liquid and only received the Trilobite embryo. This suggests that the black liquid itself is not sexually transmitted, although it can affect the host's reproductive systems.The Trilobite carries a lone [[Deacon|creature]] egg for impregnation.
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