Omega IV virus
- Biological weapon developed centuries ago on Omega IV (TOS: "The Omega Glory")
- Eventually an innate component of the biosphere of Omega IV (TOS: "The Omega Glory")
- Sufficient exposure to atmosphere of Omega IV provides immunity to the virus (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire; TOS: "The Omega Glory")
- Generally requires two to three days of exposure to gain immunity (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire)
- Causes massive dissociation of water from all organic tissues (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire; TOS: "The Omega Glory")
- Inevitably fatal without the provided immunity (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire; TOS: "The Omega Glory")
- Physical remains are fully desiccated into a mineralized powder (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire; TOS: "The Omega Glory")
- Used by the Albino as the building block for a number of custom viral strains due to its guaranteed lethality and ease of genetic modification (TOS Novel: Forged in Fire)