Ori plague
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- "Looks like these Priors want to show us they're going to play hardball."
- —General Hank Landry
Ori plague, (or Prior plague) a sickness that spreads through contact between people and is triggered by Priors of the Ori. It is used by the Ori as a biological weapon.
[edit] Characteristics
It is a multi-resistent virus that spreads through direct or indirect contact. Earth, at first, had no cure at all for this very lethal sickness, but due to the actions of Orlin are now protected against further threats. The ascended Ancients have the ability to cure this sickness, but because of their non-interference policy, they won't. (SG1: "The Fourth Horseman")
[edit] Appearences
A Prior used this on the planet P8X-412 to get their devotion and obedience to the Ori, which they ultimately got. They also infected Lieutenant Fisher with this plague as a carrier to Earth. The plague then rapidly progressed throughot continent after continent on Earth, including both american continents, Europe and Africa. With the help of Orlin's regained memory from the Ancients and that of the Prior Gerak, the plague could be stopped. Gerak removed the virus from Stargate Command, resulting in his own agonizing death, and Orlin's work helped the doctors under Carolyn Lam to develop a antivirus that effectively stopped the plague. (SG1: "The Powers That Be", "The Fourth Horseman")
Daniel Jackson has hypothezied that the Ori plague was the one the Ancients were suffering from when they left for Pegasus. If Daniel's hypothesis is true, than the Ori are the harbingers of their own doom as it was this action that lead to the creation of their future enemies: the Tau'ri. (SG1: "Frozen", "The Powers that Be") (ATL: "Rising")
