The Legacy Virus was a devastating plague in Marvel Comics. It ripped through the mutant population, killing hundreds and mutating so that it affected baseline (non-mutant) humans as well.
The Legacy Virus storyline ran through various Marvel comics titles from 1993 to 2001.
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