Fear- mind's greatest enemy

It's year 2050. Everyone starts to worry from the appearance of a strange virus. This virus makes the people infected lose their sanity and go on a rampage until they die from starvation or dehidration. Everyone starts being corrupted by their own fear and they don't know that is exactly what causes to virus to react. People have yet to realize that this virus amplified emotions like fear and anxiety, making the one infected lose his mind. Ben Olsten, a young scientist, figures out the virus' true nature and seeks help from his childhood friend, James Carlson, a very famous reporter, to let the world know of how to avoid being infected.