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* Death results from either organ failure or hemorrhaging of the lungs (SCE Short Story: "Oaths") | * Death results from either organ failure or hemorrhaging of the lungs (SCE Short Story: "Oaths") | ||
* Inevitably terminal (SCE Short Story: "Oaths") | * Inevitably terminal (SCE Short Story: "Oaths") | ||
** [[Abe Auerbach|First fatality]] recorded | ** [[Abe Auerbach|First fatality]] recorded July 31, 2376 (SCE Short Story: "Oaths") | ||
** Death toll of 113 by August | ** Death toll of 113 by August 1 (SCE Short Story: "Oaths") | ||
[[Category:Diseases and Disorders]] | [[Category:Diseases and Disorders]] | ||
Revision as of 05:44, 5 May 2019
- Viral hemorrhagic fever native to Sherman's Planet (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Went dormant c.600 BCE (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Unearthed July 2376 during excavation (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Intensely contagious (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- 70% of population of Sherman's Planet reporting symptoms prior to cure (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Capable of surviving outside a human body for hours (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Adheres to pollen and dust (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Incorporates itself into DNA of quickly-reproducing cells such as trachea or stomach lining, reproducing from there (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Causes extensive tissue necrosis, resulting in multi-organ failure, death (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Targets all bodily systems (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Incubation period of approximately three weeks (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Presents as simple pulmonary infection during incubation (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Death results from either organ failure or hemorrhaging of the lungs (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Inevitably terminal (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- First fatality recorded July 31, 2376 (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")
- Death toll of 113 by August 1 (SCE Short Story: "Oaths")