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There is no confirmed way to effectively stop a Flood infection when an Infection Form attacks a host. However, Two possible exceptions are known. One of which is to contract [[Boren's Syndrome]], a neurological condition where radiological exposure causes electrical anomalies in the host nervous system. The neural frequencies of the host are scrambled, although without major negative manifestations to the host. However, it has been suggested that during Flood infection, the infection form is unable to rewrite the psychology of the host | There is no confirmed way to effectively stop a Flood infection when an Infection Form attacks a host. However, Two possible exceptions are known. One of which is to contract [[Boren's Syndrome]], a neurological condition where radiological exposure causes electrical anomalies in the host nervous system. The neural frequencies of the host are scrambled, although without major negative manifestations to the host. However, it has been suggested that during Flood infection, the infection form is unable to rewrite the psychology of the host. It is unable to proceed to a large-scale physiological mutation, not understanding why. Although Flood DNA is sliced into host DNA, even imparting the host with increased regenerative capabilities. [[Avery J. Johnson]], having Boren's Syndrome, escaped the containment facility where The Flood attacked two squads of UNSC Marines. There is some [[Halo Graphic Novel Pg122|reason]] to suspect that this was due to his past in the [[ORION Project]], and that the Boren's Syndrome explanation was invented to hide it. The truth in this matter remains uncertain. In the novel [[Halo: The Flood]], [[Cortana]] uses an electrical charge which she generates from [[Master Chief]]'s suit to destroy an infection form that was infecting him. | ||
While Boren's Syndrome left untreated may leave the victim immune to the Flood, leaving it untreated usually equates to death within a couple of years. There is said to be a one in a billion chance that research, from someone so inflicted with Boren's Syndrome in a way that they cannot be infected, could be carried on to produce a cure. | While Boren's Syndrome left untreated may leave the victim immune to the Flood, leaving it untreated usually equates to death within a couple of years. There is said to be a one in a billion chance that research, from someone so inflicted with Boren's Syndrome in a way that they cannot be infected, could be carried on to produce a cure. | ||