Stupidity Virus

This virus rampaged through the populous of Bytellus III, reducing everyone to mental midgets. The USS Secondprize arrived on Stardate 49752 to offer assistance. Dr. Rebecca Singer was able to isolate and cure the virus. The source of the virus was found to be the planet's new television station, which was emitting mass quantities of the virus while it aired soap operas. The station manager was soon revealed to be the true culprit. He engineered the virus in hopes of turning the populace into couch potatoes, thereby boosting the ratings. ("A Serious Case of the Stupids" [TRK])