Space Corps Database

Your complete guide to the characters, ships, gadgets and, erm, diseases in Red Dwarf.

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Medical

Chameleonic Microbe

Technical name - Zogothoniumelimoxiixiexiphulmifhidikalidrihide. A shape-shifting, man-made organism that eats through metal - but not glass. Last seen eating its way through Red Dwarf having been taken on board disguised as an escape pod.

Suggested treatment: Cesiumfrancolithicmyxialobidiumrixydixydoxidrexidroxhide, a virus with a corrosive positivity. Or abandon ship.