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The Cordilla virus was an type 3 immuno-pulmonary virus that is similar to the Hantavirus. The incubation period of the virus was initially 14 hours but decreased significantly as a result of the weaponized variant added by Marcus Alvers. The symptoms of the virus were nose-bleeds, hemorrhaging, skin abscesses and eventually death.

Day 3

Invented by rogue Ukrainian scientists, the virus was codenamed Cordilla. The Cordilla virus was introduced during Day 3, when HAZMAT units found a body infected with it. Later, Jack Bauer went undercover to try and help Ramon and Hector Salazar buy it from Michael Amador. Nina Myers also tried to buy the virus from Amador, but he escaped, and sold it to Stephen Saunders.

Saunders worked in collabaration with Marcus Alvers to develop a weaponized variant, manufactured to have a shorter incubation period than the pure virus.

Marcus Alvers then released the virus into the Chandler Plaza Hotel, killing Gael Ortega and infecting most of the hotel guests and staff. Michelle Dessler went to the Hotel along with Dr. Sunny Macer and Nicole Duncan to detain the virus and keep it only in the building, and by treating the hotel guests as best they could, but Michelle was forced to shoot one irate man trying to escape, and thus risking exposing the virus to the public. Several guests managed to survive the attack, having been immune to the virus's effects.

Infected people

Picture Name Status
File:Marcusalvers.JPG Marcus Alvers Deceased
Marcus Alvers, the associate of Michael Amador who planted the virus in the Chandler Plaza Hotel, was restrained by Agent Dessler in the basement when the virus was released. When he became symptomatic, he begged Dessler to kill him, begging not to endure the horrible effects of the virus. Whether she granted his request or not, Alvers died before the end of Day 3.
File:Williamcole.JPG William Cole Deceased
After a one-night stand in the Chandler Plaza with Kathy McCartney, William Cole managed to leave the hotel before CTU could lock it down. Cole was responsible for spreading the virus to countless civilians, including his wife Susan Cole and Sarah Kaufman. Shortly before 6:00 AM, he became symptomatic, ensuring that he would eventually die.
File:Susancole.JPG Susan Cole Unknown
Susan Cole, William Cole's wife, contracted the virus when he returned home from the Chandler Plaza. Because she was never shown to be symptomatic, there is a chance that she had a natural immunity to the virus and survived.
File:3-16-04.jpg Danny Deceased
Although Danny certainly contracted the virus inside the hotel, he was shot and killed by Michelle Dessler for attempting to leave before he became symptomatic.
MichelleDesslers4 Michelle Dessler Survived via natural immunity (deceased later)
CTU agent Michelle Dessler contracted the Cordilla virus inside the hotel along with the rest of her team. However, she was later tested and discovered to be immune to the virus.

Michelle was shown leaving the hotel for National Health Services with another CTU agent and a hotel guest, both of whom were presumably also immune to the virus. However, these two may have been killed by Stephen Saunders's men, who abducted Michelle shortly after she departed.

JTGStingOpBody David Goss Deceased
The body of David Goss, a former drug dealer, was delivered to the Los Angeles office of National Health Services as a demonstration of the Cordilla virus's effects. Believed to be a threat by the Salazars, the event was later revealed as part of a sting operation by CTU to apprehend the virus.
Sarah Kaufman Deceased
Sarah Kaufman, sister of CTU analyst Adam Kaufman, turned up in one of the quarantine zones in Los Angeles and began to display symptoms of the virus. Adam was devastated to learn that she would soon die.
Brucemargolis Bruce Margolis Unknown
Bruce Margolis was an employee at the Chandler Plaza hotel. When he overheard Gael Ortega in the hotel basement, he panicked and set off a fire alarm, then attempted to leave, but he was stopped by Michelle Dessler. Margolis was never shown to be symptomatic, so he may have survived the attack.
File:Kathymccartney.JPG Kathy McCartney Unknown
Kathy McCartney was a guest at the Chandler Plaza who reported to CTU agents that William Cole had gone missing. Because she appeared to be asymptomatic long after the virus's accelerated incubation period, there is a chance that she survived.
EdMiller Ed Miller Unknown
CTU agent Ed Miller was a member of the advance team that entered the hotel to prevent Alvers from releasing the virus. Though he most likely succumbed to the virus, Miller's fate was never clarified on screen.
Gael Gael Ortega Deceased
Gael Ortega was the first victim to be infected by the Cordilla virus on Day 3. Although he managed to locate the dispersal device in the Chandler Plaza's basement, he was unable to shut it off before it released the virus all over his face and into the hotel's ventilation. Refusing to take his own life because of his faith, Gael suffered through the virus's symptoms and died around 5:45 AM.
File:Craigphillips.JPG Craig Phillips Deceased
Craig Phillips was head of security at the Chandler Plaza Hotel during Day 3. When the virus was released, he greatly assisted CTU in securing the hotel and placating the terrified guests. When he began to show symptoms of the virus, he asked Michelle for a chance to speak to his wife one final time, but she was forced to refuse him.
File:3-19-06.jpg Sam Tyler Unknown
This pharmacist came into contact with William Cole and may have been exposed to the virus. He was identified and quarantined by CTU soon after, along with some of his customers.
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