A virus strikes the station that prevents the inhabitants from communicating coherently. While Dr. Bashir tries to find a cure, Major Kira searches for its creators.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Characters 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 2.3 Other 2.4 Referenced 3 References 3.1 Locations 3.2 Species 3.3 States and Organizations 3.4 Other 4 Related stories 5 Connections

SummaryEdit

CharactersEdit

MainEdit

• Benjamin Sisko (Avery Brooks)
• Kira Nerys (Nana Visitor)
• Odo (Rene Auberjonois)
• Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig)
• Miles O'Brien (Colm Meaney)
• Quark (Armin Shimerman)
• Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell)
• Jake Sisko (Cirroc Lofton)

RecurringEdit

• Jabara (Ann Gillespie)
• Morn (Mark Allen Shepherd)
• Computer voice (Judi M. Durand)

OtherEdit

• Jaheel (Jack Kehler)

ReferencedEdit

Nog • Keiko O'Brien • Rom

ReferencesEdit

LocationsEdit

Deep Space 9 • Infirmary • operations center • Promenade • Quark's • station commander's office

Referenced only 

Argosian sector • Bajor • Glessene • Ilvia • Kran-Tobal prison • Largo V

SpeciesEdit

Bajoran • B'kaazi • Boslic • Changeling • Ferengi • Human • Trill

Referenced only 

Cardassian

States and OrganizationsEdit

Bajoran Militia • Starfleet • United Federation of Planets

Referenced only 

Bajoran Resistance • Kohn-Ma

OtherEdit

airlock • antimatter flow converter • aphasia • biofilter • cargo drone • coffee • corophizine • dabo • delta radiation • DNA • Ferengi Rules of Acquisition • interlock salvo • fire-suppression system • genetic engineering • I'danian spice pudding • Kohlanese stew • Occupation of Bajor • quarantine • replicator • sahsheer

Related storiesEdit

• The events of this episode would later be mentioned in the novels The Siege and Fallen Heroes.

ConnectionsEdit

• Babel (episode) article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Babel (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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