Despair

Despair
Info	Altered serotonin levels impact mood regulation, induce feelings of despair in the host and lessen self preservation instinct
Initial DNA Cost	4
Infectivity	Slight (+2)
Severity	Average (+5)
Lethality	Slight (+1)
Previous Symptom	Psychosis
Next Symptom	Suicide

Despair is a symptom in the Neurax Worm DLC. It lessens the need for the host to live on, which induces a slight increase to lethality. Countries tend to attempt to respond to this symptom by adding anti-depressants to the country's water supply, thus lowering infectivity.

Government Actions

In the case that the player evolves this symptom, there is a possibility that the government will add antidepressants to the drinking water. For this to happen, the local priority must be 25, and the infectiousness rate in the country will be reduced by 2 points.