In the episode 'Quarantine' from Series V..we hear about Dr. Hildegarde Lanstrom and her break-thru discoveries involving viruses. She had found that there were not only negative viruses...but positive ones too. Here's the section from the script:
LISTER: Anything? KRYTEN: Quite extraordinary. Lanstrom postulated that there are two kinds of virus. Positive and negative. The negative we already know about. LISTER: Yeah, like the flu, rabies, that kind of stuff. KRYTEN: But she also believed that there are _positive_ viral strains which actually make human beings feel better. CAT: Such as? KRYTEN: Well, at a very basic level she predicted a kind of "reverse flu" -- a strain of virus which promotes an unaccountable feeling of well- being and happiness. LISTER: That's happened to me! Me life's been turned to complete and utter crud, and I've woken up in the morning feeling good for no apparent reason! KRYTEN: The chances are, sir, that on those occasions you had unwittingly contracted Lanstrom's virus. According to her notes, twentieth-century DJs suffered from it all the time. CAT: So what's in the tubes? KRYTEN: Lanstrom claims to have isolated several strains of positive virus: inspiration, charisma, sexual magnetism-- CAT: Sexual magnetism is a virus? Then get me to a hospital, I'm a terminal case! While CAT and KRYTEN aren't looking, LISTER puts that tube in an inside pocket. KRYTEN: This one is the most intriguing of all. According to her notes, this is the viral strain Felicitus Populi, commonly known as "luck." LISTER: (Disbelieving) Luck is a virus? KRYTEN: A positive virus which most humans contract at some point in their lives for very short periods. And here it is: Lady Luck in liquid form. Want to try some? LISTER: Is it safe? KRYTEN: Absolutely harmless. Even so, this is a minute dose and will only last about three minutes. LISTER shrugs, then holds his dreadlocks and collar out of the way as KRYTEN injects him. KRYTEN: Now, I want you to pick out all the aces from this pack of cards. LISTER: Shuffle them? KRYTEN: Mmm hmm. LISTER shuffles the deck, then picks all the aces. As he does so, KRYTEN calls out the odds against his just-completed act. KRYTEN: 13 to 1. 221 to 1. 5525 to 1. 270725 to 1! KRYTEN, inspired, decides on a yet more challenging experiment. KRYTEN: Sir, I want you to throw this dart over here into that bulls eye behind you using your left hand, without looking. LISTER: What, using my left hand? Into the Bulls-eye? Without looking? No chance. KRYTEN: Trust me, sir. LISTER, still shaking his head, takes up throwing position. CAT: You ready? LISTER throws the dart. There is a dull thunk. KRYTEN: Ahh. I think that indicates the luck virus has worn off. KRYTEN turns round and we see the dart is embedded into the back of his head.
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