After the recent election results, I had to burn something for comfort. I feel so much better now! :D
It's fine, they probably all had Ebola anyway.
Also if you get the title's double meaning, I'll give you a cookie! You already have two other hints!
Oh fine.
On the track "The Great Destroyer" by Nine Inch Nails from the album Year Zero, you can hear a distorted voice say "red horse vector". Searching for this online leads you to an ARG website where you find out this is a virus very similar to ebola that was used to assassinate an American diplomat.
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Gothodile
I know, but I cheated. We're both big fans of the same thing.