Cariappa-Muren disease (CMD), previously known as acquired prionopathic neurodegeneration syndrome (APNS), is a universally fatal neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the transmission of piscine transmissible amyloidotic encephalopathy (PTAE) to humans. It is estimated that over three million people were infected with CMD after a popular line of farmed Atlantic bluefin tuna inadvertently contaminated with PTAE was introduced to the food chain in 2034 and went undiscovered until 2038.
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- The People's Republic of China (PRC) celebrates its first centennial with a series of ceremonial events, including a grand military parade observed by PRC President Wang Xiaohong.
- Zhupao founder and executive chair Xu Shaoyong and Golneft director-general Yuri Golitsyn are assassinated during a visit to Beijing.
- A seawall along the coastline of Massachusetts, United States (US) collapses, causing extensive flooding and affecting approximately 2.8 million people.