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Infect City (CTP2)

The Infector's primary attack releases a bio-weapons attack on unsuspecting citizens. This attack does not kill people. Rather, it makes a large percentage of the populace extremely ill. They are unhappy and unable to work for 5 turns. There is a sharp reduction in Happiness and Production as a result.

Any city trading with the target city has a 30% chance of being infected as well.