Decima virus

The Decima virus (originally named the Koschei Bessmertny Virus)Mini Episode "Rebranding" is a manmade retrovirus and the subject of Alexander Hilbert's life work. In its native state it is highly corrosive. It corrupts cellular activity and dissolves vital systems at an accelerated pace. Hilbert attempted to mutate the retrovirus to aid in restoring damage and reverse cellular degradationEpisode 15: "What's Up, Doc?". Hilbert was unsuccessful in finding this research, and all subjects infected with Decima died, with the exception of Doug Eiffel. 
=== Early history ===
Hilbert started Decima as a retrovirus research initiative, supported by the Soviet Union. By 1989, the Soviet government is approaching its end and Hilbert's research is running out of time. He had made little progress and the initiative would be soon over. He is approached by William Carter on behalf of Goddard Futuristics with an offer to defect to America and continue his research. Hilbert takes the job and moves his work, now called Decima, to America under Goddard in 1989. 
=== Lovelace's mission ===
Hilbert's research is included in a mission to Wolf 359 under captain Isabel Lovelace. During this mission, Hilbert experiments on both deadly spidersEpisode 10: "Extreme Danger Bug", and the crew members. His intended research subject was Mace Fisher, the mission's engineer who had undergone physical conditioning to better withstand the negative effects of Decima.Episode 38: "Happy Endings" However, when Fisher is killed in an unpredicted meteor shower,Episode 18: "Happy to Be of Assistance" Hilbert is forced to continue his research on Kuan Hui and Sam Lambert instead. Both men die from the virus.Episode 14: "The Kumbaya Approach"
=== Minkowski's mission ===
During Minkowski's mission, Hilbert experiments on Decima through Eiffel, without Eiffel's knowledge. These experiments yield "satisfactory" results, which is seen as a turning point. Bringing the virus out of dormancy causes Eiffel to develop a headache, fever, rash, and a terrible cough. Hilbert treats Eiffel for this with an intravenous solution and by crushing pills into his food.Episode 5: "Cigarette Candy" 
After an attempted coup, Hilbert is imprisoned and Decima runs unchecked in Eiffel's body. He develops a cough that worsens until Eiffel starts coughing up blood and lung tissue.Episode 25: "Lame-O Superhero Origin Story" Eiffel goes into shock and continues to deteriorate rapidly, unable to catch his breath or breathe deeply. Hilbert fixes this by using a dormancy serum, but because of internal bleeding, Eiffel has to receive a blood transfusion from Lovelace.Episode 26 "Do No Harm"
=== End of Decima experimentation ===
Decima sees its end during Kepler's command of the Hephaestus. Hilbert creates a serum that leaves Decima asymptomatic with minimal treatments.Episode 33: "Don't Poke the Bear" Hilbert tries to restart Decima experimentation but is unsuccessful in doing so.
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