A6

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A6 is an alternate name for "Captain Trips," the fictional apocalyptic superflu virus central to Stephen King's novel *The Stand*.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional virus
alsoKnownAs Captain Trips NERFINISHED
Project Blue NERFINISHED
Tube Neck
alternateNameOf Captain Trips NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Stand NERFINISHED
appearsInVersion The Stand (uncut edition) NERFINISHED
associatedCharacter Mother Abagail NERFINISHED
Randall Flagg NERFINISHED
Stu Redman NERFINISHED
causes collapse of modern civilization
creator Stephen King
effect global pandemic
near-extinction of humanity
fictionalUniverse The Stand universe NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext The Stand (1978 novel) NERFINISHED
genre horror
post-apocalyptic fiction
inspiredBy fears of biological warfare
inUniverseDesignation A-6
A6
medium novel
mortalityRate extremely high
narrativeFunction catalyst for good-versus-evil conflict
narrativeTheme divine judgment and fate
fragility of civilization
origin United States military biological weapons program
roleInWork central plot device
settingOfOutbreak United States NERFINISHED
symptom massive mucus production
severe respiratory failure
swollen neck appearance
transmission airborne
type weaponized influenza-like superflu

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.