| rdfs:comment | - The December 2011 Virus Outbreak (officially dubbed as the "Radioactive Cannibal Virus") was a real-life mysterious virus outbreak in New England in which an unknown virus caused by exposure to radioactive waste and somewhat similar to rabies, and even some fictional diseases from out of a horror film (such as a zombie virus), had broken out in the region due to a series of nuclear accidents and disasters caused by human error. The first living thing to be infected with the virus was a dog that belonged to Gregory Barson, a 34-year-old man from Tolland, Connecticut. On December 3, 2011, Barson was walking his dog nearby his own neighborhood when he spotted two naive employees that worked for the Sherman Chemical Power Plant & Waste industry that had recently spilled some green radioactive
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| abstract | - The December 2011 Virus Outbreak (officially dubbed as the "Radioactive Cannibal Virus") was a real-life mysterious virus outbreak in New England in which an unknown virus caused by exposure to radioactive waste and somewhat similar to rabies, and even some fictional diseases from out of a horror film (such as a zombie virus), had broken out in the region due to a series of nuclear accidents and disasters caused by human error. The first living thing to be infected with the virus was a dog that belonged to Gregory Barson, a 34-year-old man from Tolland, Connecticut. On December 3, 2011, Barson was walking his dog nearby his own neighborhood when he spotted two naive employees that worked for the Sherman Chemical Power Plant & Waste industry that had recently spilled some green radioactive waste on the sidewalk of the street that was unknowingly contaminated with the virus. The spillage was caused by accident, and that the two employees responsible (both brothers), had only been working with the industry company for two months, and wern't as experienced as most people. When Gregory Barson was passing by the scene of the accidental spillage, his dog sniffed the radioactive waste and began licking the hazardous material, since the dog loved to eat random stuff. Barson had then attempted to pull his dog away, and the kept walking. The two employees had apparently failed to warn Gregory Barson about the dangers of his dog devouring radioactive waste, caused they figured that the dog would be not that sick, and would be taken to the vet and be cured of their sickness. Over the next two days, Barson's dog began to become fully infected with the virus from the radioactive waste, and began to act strange rather than feel sick. That Monday, when Barson was leaving for work as a mall santa around the holiday season at the Westfarms Mall in Farmington, Connecticut, his dog was being aggressive and was not letting his owner leave for work. When Barson finally snapped, that's when his dog bit him on the left hand, and therefore passing on the mysterious virus to the dog's owner. During his work day, Barson began to experience the first human symptoms of the virus, such as nausea, headaches, and vomitting. His eventually reported his condition to his boss, the manager of the Westfarms Mall, who told Barson he could be sent home if his short illness became worse. Throughout the day, as kids were continuously sitting on his lap and saying what they wanted for Christmas that year, Barson had never once complained any more about his headaches. Little did he know, the virus passed on to him by his own dog was beginning to spread throughout his body. At around 4:45pm that afternoon, Barson had finally become fully infected with the virus and was beginning to cause chaos all around the mall. He was eventually shot and killed by a security guard at the mall (a police officer of the Farmington P.D.) when the officer tried to stop Barson, who then proceded to try to attack and kill him. Many others inside the mall became infected with the virus as well, and when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was contacted, the mall was placed under quarantine for five hours.
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