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The Rage Virus is a fictional virus that appears in the films 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later and the accompanying graphic novel, 28 Days Later: The Aftermath. The virus is an engineered strain of ebola designed to inhibit violent behavior but ultimately proved to have the opposite effect, leading to extremely violent behavior in primates and an overwhelming urge to spread the disease which is transmitted through bodily fluids such as saliva and blood.

The disease itself is not deadly but the victim's lack of interest in food eventually leads to starvation. Symptoms of the virus include violent behavior, muscular spasms in the limbs, blood shot eyes and vomiting blood. The infected never act in self preservation and are driven to infect or kill others through biting. As they are not "undead" as in other zombie films, the infected can be killed by conventional means though killing an infected person may be made more difficult by their adrenaline enhanced strength, endurance, and disregard for pain and their own well being.