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Red Ape Redemption
SymptomsApes learn to steal guns and use them whilst riding on horseback to terrifying effect. Significantly increases combat abilities

Red Rain
AchievementsDiscover the Profuse Bleeding combo

Red-Nosed Guide
AbilitiesA famous reindeer flies ahead of Gift Planes, using his red nose to help them navigate around bad weather. Gift planes fly more frequently.

Red-Suited Pilot
AbilitiesA famous man with a white beard comes out of retirement to fly gift planes. More presents can be delivered at once.

Regenerative Activation
AbilitiesActive ability enables neurological regeneration in the brains of infected corpses - effectively re-animating some of the dead

Regenerative Bio-Synthesis
AbilitiesEnhanced neurological regenerative proteins allow corpses with severe head wounds to be re-animated

Regulation Enforcer
GenesIncrease Lockdowns effectiveness

Replication Factory Overload
AbilitiesOverload virus replicators for several weeks to significantly boost infectivity. Overload damages replicators, slightly reducing infectivity in long run

Report thy neighbour
AchievementsInitiative combo: Report thy neighbour

Respiratory Failure
SymptomsSevere hypoxemia leads to catastrophic respiratory failure and death
Respiratory Shift
MechanicsGain ability to cause severe pathological conditions in the lungs.

Revenge of Osiris
AchievementsInvalidate the knowledge of the pharaohs

Rice
TransmissionsPathogen spreads through consumption of rice. Greatly increases infectivity, especially in hot climates.
Rich Countries
MechanicsRich Countries are wealthy countries. Their wealth gives their population access to better drugs, which slows down the infection rates of the player's plague. This is why it is advised that players NOT start their plagues in such countries. They typically have ten research facilities, making their medical funding contribute greatly to the Cure. However, not all countries with ten research facilities are rich countries. Drug Resistance 1 helps to moderately speed up infection in rich countries, while Drug Resistance 2 virtually negates the fact that the country is rich all together, making it a very useful trait when playing…

RMS Watch List
AchievementsGet your Plague on the RMS Watch List
RMS watchlist
EventsThe RMS Watchlist is a list of diseases which must be watched because they are potentially dangerous. It is published by the organization RMS. All plagues are eventually put on this list, regardless of how dangerous or deadly they are. On Mega Brutal difficulty, diseases with no symptoms may be placed on the watchlist.

Rock Bottom
AchievementsConsume the cavers exploring the Shadow Pool

Rodent
TransmissionsRodent is one of the types of zoonotic transmissions available for standard plagues and other types of diseases in the game. Generally, the pathogen tries to use rodents in order to spread in mainly urban areas in addition to increasing the rate of symptom mutation.
Rodent 1
TransmissionsCommon flea susceptible to infection. Increase infectivity, especially in urban regions and mutation
Rodent 2
TransmissionsRodents directly susceptible to infection. Increase infectivity, especially in urban regions and mutation

Roses
MechanicsThis is the only track not to include any instruments. The song is performed by a child, but the identity of the performer is not known.

Rude Awakening
AchievementsDiscover the Rude Awakening Combo

Rude Awakening
SymptomsScouting apes learn to aggressively transmit <plague name> to other apes by throwing faeces. Although frowned upon, increases ape to ape transmission

Rules are for losers
AchievementsInitiative combo: Rules are for losers

