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+/datum/disease/dna_retrovirus
+	name = "Retrovirus"
+	max_stages = 4
+	spread = "Contact"
+	spread_type = CONTACT_GENERAL
+	cure = "Mutagen & Spaceacillin"
+	cure_id = list("mutagen", "spaceacillin")
+	cure_chance = 6
+	agent = ""
+	affected_species = list("Human")
+	desc = "A DNA-altering retrovirus that scrambles the structural and unique enzymes of a host constantly."
+	severity = "Severe"
+	permeability_mod = 0.4
+	stage_prob = 2
+	var/SE
+	var/UI
+	New()
+		..()
+		agent = "Virus class [pick("A","B","C","D","E","F")][pick("A","B","C","D","E","F")]-[rand(50,300)]"
+/datum/disease/dna_retrovirus/stage_act()
+	..()
+	switch(stage)
+		if(1)
+			if (prob(8))
+				affected_mob << "\red Your head hurts."
+			if (prob(9))
+				affected_mob << "You feel a tingling sensation in your chest."
+			if (prob(9))
+				affected_mob << "\red You feel angry."
+		if(2)
+			if (prob(8))
+				affected_mob << "\red Your skin feels loose."
+			if (prob(10))
+				affected_mob << "You feel very strange."
+			if (prob(4))
+				affected_mob << "\red You feel a stabbing pain in your head!"
+				affected_mob.paralysis += 2
+			if (prob(4))
+				affected_mob << "\red Your stomach churns."
+		if(3)
+			if (prob(10))
+				affected_mob << "\red Your entire body vibrates."
+
+			if (prob(35))
+				if(prob(50))
+					scramble(1, affected_mob, rand(15,45))
+				else
+					scramble(0, affected_mob, rand(15,45))
+
+		if(4)
+			if (prob(60))
+				if(prob(50))
+					scramble(1, affected_mob, rand(50,75))
+				else
+					scramble(0, affected_mob, rand(50,75))
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