Roaming viruses — how do you handle them mid and late game?

Viruses in TUSG don't sit still — they roam the map, sometimes surprisingly fast, which means they tend to find you rather than the other way around. There's a dedicated Virus Resistance ability, which tells you how much they're meant to shape a run. My question for experienced players: at what point do you actually put points into Virus Resistance versus just learning to dodge better? And does anyone use roaming viruses tactically — steering a fight toward one, or routing your escape so a pursuer has to deal with it first? It feels like there's an underdeveloped meta here.