[firefoxman1]

Sounds like a perfect beginning to a real "I am Legend" scenario. Imagine someone releasing a virus that could cross the blood-brain barrier (modified Rabies?) that just infects the cells and causes some minor symptoms that appear to be a standard cold. But anyone who takes this drug will have those brain cells self-destruct right?

[Symmetry]

I found the author's contention that the cells were about to be killed by the virus anyways fairly convincing, but this is why we have tests in animals first.

[mokus]

If you could infect a target with a designer virus, why not just make it kill them directly? Unless you're the villain in a James Bond movie, of course ;)

[firefoxman1]

Very true. I guess one would have to have some grudge against the company(s) that made this drug in the future and want to prove that it's dangerous with a zombie apocalypse.