The Ebola virus, Cordyceps fungi, and even the stomach flu have helped inspire some of the most gruesome infectious diseases seen on the screen.

The medical drama tests viewers with protruding bones, visible organs and buckets of blood. Here’s how makeup and effects artists created seven gory afflictions.

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