original_query: What is the Life-Eater Virus and in which novels does it appear?
query: What is the Life-Eater Virus and in which novels does it appear?
answer: The Life-Eater Virus is a form of necrotizing fasciitis that causes all biological matter to break down into its component parts, releasing toxic, flammable gas.  It appears in Warhammer 40,000 novels and the short-story anthology Planetkill.