Prion

Character from Plague Inc. by Ndemic Creations

The brain-eater — a misfolded protein that hides in neural tissue, slowly destroying cognitive function while making itself nearly impossible to cure.

Also known as: Prion Disease, The Brain-Eater, Misfolded Protein

What They Know

• Neural Atrophy slows cure research by degrading cognitive function in infected populations — researchers become less effective as infection spreads
• Not a living organism — a misfolded protein, making it immune to antibiotics and resistant to conventional treatment
• Extremely slow to manifest symptoms, creating a long incubation period before detection
• Real-world prion diseases (CJD, kuru, BSE) are 100% fatal with no cure — the game reflects this lethality
• Best strategy combines Neural Atrophy with other cure-slowing abilities for maximum research suppression

Connections

• countered_by — the_cure
• monitored_by — who
• slows — the_cure

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