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Stage I -- The gestation or incubation phase
in which no symptoms appear.
-Sectors or ships that are in this stage of the plague
-are indistinguishable from healthy sectors or ships.
+Sectors, ships and land units that are in this stage of the plague
+are indistinguishable from healthy ones.
This stage lasts 32 to 63 time units,
(less than a day and a half).
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Many researchers have commented on the surprising lack of correlation
between food supply and plague outbreak.
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-Fortunately, the plague is only infectious while the sector is
+Fortunately, the plague is only infectious while a sector, ship or
+land unit is
actively battling the plague (Stage II). The most effective method
-for curing plague has been to isolate the sector by stopping all
-distribution, deliveries, movement, etc. originating from the sector
-once an outbreak has been spotted.
+for curing plague has been to isolate the sick as soon as an outbreak
+has been spotted.
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-This includes loading and unloading of ships and land units (since
-they can, of course, carry plague), allowing explorations out of the
+This includes preventing any loading and unloading of ships and land
+units (since they can, of course, carry plague), explorations out of the
sector, moving commodities out of the sector, distribution or
-deliveries from the sector, etc. Basically, any people or commodities
-that originate from a sector actively battling plague will cause the
-destination sector (or ship or land unit) to become infected.
+delivery, etc. Basically, any people or commodities
+that originate from a sector, ship or land unit actively battling
+plague will cause the destination sector, ship or land unit to become
+infected.
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Once an outbreak has been spotted, the plague takes on an infectious
state at the next update. There is very little time to isolate the