This morning we have a pair of articles on one subject: the study of disease through virtual worlds. Both Yahoo! News and the BBC have an article based on comments from researcher Nina Fefferman, who has been involved in this subject.

An outbreak of a deadly disease in a virtual world can offer insights into real life epidemics, scientists suggest.

The "corrupted blood" disease spread rapidly within the popular online World of Warcraft game, killing off thousands of players in an uncontrolled plague.

The BBC article is continued here. If you prefer Yahoo! News, a different version of the same piece is here.