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Altarian Encephalitis
A retrovirus that incorporated its DNA
directly into the cells of its host. The virus can lie dormant for years,
but activate without warning. Victims would be pyrexic and comatose
and would suffer from widespread synaptic degradation. Long-term memory,
usually from the moment of the infection, would be destroyed.
Anchilles Fever
Deadly disease capable of spreading rapidly
in a planetary population and causing widespread and painful deaths
in the millions.
Andronesian
Encephalitis
A disease transmitted by airborne particles.
Aphasia
Dysfunction of certain brain centers affecting
the ability to communicate in a coherent manner.
Aphasia Virus
Virus created by Bajoran scientist Dekon
Elig, intended to be used as a terrorist weapon against the Cardassians.
The disease organism would have been delivered through an aphasia device
planted in a food replicator by the Bajoran underground. Once contracted,
the virus would find its way to temporal lobes and disrupt normal communication
processes, causing a type of aphasia. As the virus spread, it attacked
the autonomic nervous system, causing a coma, then death.
Arethian Flu
Viral disease.
Atherosclerosis
A pathological condition in some humanoid
species characterized by the hardening of the arteries and accompanied
by the deposit of fat in the inner arterial walls.
Barclay's Protomorphosis
Syndrome
An intron virus that causes humanoids and
other animals to develop structural and behavioral characteristics of
earlier evolutionary forms.
Bendii Syndrome
Rare illness that sometimes affects Vulcans
over the age of 200. The disease is characterized by gradual loss of
emotional control; victims exhibit sudden bursts of emotion and irrational
anger.
Biomimetic Fluctuation
Medical reading in Founders that are indicative
of dangerous instability of the morphogenic matrix.
Blight
The name given by the natives of the Teplan
system to the disease that they were infected with by the Jem'Hadar
as an example to all who defied the Dominion. Everyone there is born
with it. In the asymptomatic stage, the victim has blue lesions on the
face and body, which turn red with the onset of the terminal stage,
known as Quickening; death soon follows.
Bonnayan-Hashimoto
Syndrome
Not genetic in origin, the syndrome is
activated by a random mutation. It affects humans. The condition remains
dormant until until approximately 35-40 years of age. The onset of symptoms
include a gradual loss of motor skills and occasional mental confusion
- leading to a rapid neuro-muscular degeneration, loss of cognitive
abilities ending in a total neural depletion, which is fatal. Some medications
have been known to delay the onset of symptoms, there is no known cure.
Cartalian Fever
A deadly viral plague.
Coleibric Hemorrhage
A fatal condition in Cardassian physiology.
Cytotoxic Shock
Prostration of bodily function caused by
high levels of cytotoxins.
Darnay's Disease
A deadly ailment that attacks the brain
and nervous system of its victims.
Dermal Dysplasia
Skin disorder caused by an overexposure
of the epidermis to hazardous levels of thermal and ultraviolet radiation.
Dorek Syndrome
A very rare and incurable disease that
afflicts one out of every five million Ferengi.
Forrester-Trent
Syndrome
Degenerative neurological disorder. It
is very rare, but if left untreated, can result in paralysis and even
death. The syndrome is usually hereditary but can be activated by a
random mutation. A neurostabilization regimen can stabilize or reverse
the disease.
Hemocythemia
Condition in which intracellular pressure
is unstable. This condition is also called Hemocythemic imbalance. It
is treated with osmotic pressure therapy.
Hesperan Thumping
Cough
A flu-like affliction.
Holodiction
Contraction for holodeck addiction. A psychological
condition where an individual becomes so caught up in holographic simulations
that the real world becomes unimportant.
HTDS
Holotransference Dementia Syndrome. Medical
condition in which a person becomes so disoriented within a holographic
simulation that they lose their sense of identity and start to think
that they are part of the program.
Hyper-REM
Abnormal neurological condition during
sleep.
Hyperacceleration
Biochemical condition that plagued the
people of planet Scalos due to radiation poisoning of their water supply.
Hyperacceleration of biological processes caused an individual so affected
to experience one second as if it were an entire hour. Outsiders who
were accelerated, quickly burned out, dying in a very short period to
time due to cell damage.
Hypochondria
Condition which causes the sufferer to
imagine they have various other medical conditions.
Iresine Syndrome
A very rare neurological disorder in humanoids
characterized by a peculiar electropathic signature in the thalamus,
and a severely decreased histamine count. Victims of the disorder, first
identified in the 23rd century, would fall suddenly into a coma for
approximately 72 hours. Diagnosis could be confused by the presence
of any of 22 different substances that left electropathic residue resembling
that of this disorder.
Irumodic Syndrome
Degenerative disorder that causes progressive
deterioration of the synaptic pathways. The disease can cause senility
and eventually death. Treatment of choice for the disorder was peridaxon,
though this was simply palliative; no cure existed.
Iverson's Disease
A chronic disease that causes fatal degeneration
of muscular functions in humans. Iverson's disease does not however,
impair mental functions.
Kalla-Nohra
Syndrome
Pulmonary disease found only in those who
survived the mining accident at Gallitep.
Lacunar Amnesia
Type of amnesia that occurs when a patient
witnesses an act of violence so terrible that the patient rejects the
reality of the situation.
Levodian Flu
Disease which normally lasts for 29 hours.
Symptoms are similar to Earth flu.
Memory Virus
Organism which thrives on peptides generated
by a hosts brain. It avoids the bodies immune systems by disguising
itself as an engram.
Mendakan Pox
Disease characterised by skin mottling.
Morphogenic
Virus
A virus engineered by Section 31 and planted
in Odo with the intent of killing the Founders who link with him. In
2372, when Odo was at Starfleet Medical for an examination, he was unknowingly
given the virus, but it did not manifest itself until three years later.
The main symptom is a decreasing ability to shapeshift, accompanied
by pain and peeling skin; the progress is accelerated by frequent shapeshifting
and in the final stage of the disease, the Changeling cannot revert
back to liquid state at all and die in a solid form. The cure for the
disease contains a nucleotide marking sequence consisting of Adanine,
Asporadine, Lytastolanine and Radanine.
Neural Depletion
Complete loss of electrochemical energy
of a humanoid brain, resulting in the death of the victim.
Neural Metaphasic
Shock
A potentially fatal failure of the neurological
system in humanoids.
Neurochemical
Imbalance
A serious condition which arises in Vulcans
during Pon Farr.
Neuroleptic
Shock
A neurological disturbance in which cortical
functions of the brain's synaptic pathways are disrupted. This can result
in a state similar to coma without the usual biochemical markers.
Orkett's Disease
Viral sickness which swept through the
Bajoran work camps during the Cardassian occupation, killing thousands
of children.
Phage
Disease which consumes the body, requiring
replacement of major portions from other sources. The initial stage
of the infection causes intense pain. The Phage was eventually cured
by the Think Tank.
Phyrox Plague
The population of Cor Caroli V suffered
an outbreak of this disease in 2366. It was contained with the help
of the Enterprise-D. Starfleet Command classified the outbreak as secret.
Plasma Plague
A group of deadly virus types. An unclassified
but extremely virulent strain of plasma plague threatened the densely
populated Rachelis system in 2365.
Pottrik's Syndrome
Disease which afflicts Cardassians. Very
similar to Kalla-Nohra syndrome.
Progeria
A rare genetic disorder which causes Humanoid
children to age extremely fast. It was eradicated by medical science
around 2374.
Psi 2000 Virus
A water based disease organism originally
found on the planet Psi 2000 in 2266.
This virus infected members of the Federation
science team stationed on that planet, causing suppression of their
inhibitions, and ultimately their deaths.
Radiation Poisoning
Damage to the body produced by exposure
to high levels of any type of damaging radiation.
Rigelian Fever
Deadly disease resembling bubonic plague
that infected the Enterprise crew in 2269, necessitating that a landing
party beam down to the planetoid Holbert 917-G in search of the antidote,
ryetalyn.
Rop'nGor
A disease that sometimes affects Klingon
children, somewhat akin to terrestrial measles.
Rudellian Plague
Disease which the Cardassian colony on
Pentath III suffered from in 2372.
Rugalan Fever
Deadly disease causes deep comas in Trills.
Rushton Infection
Rushton Infection killed Jeremy Astor's
father in 2371.
Sakuro's Disease
An extremely rare disease contracted by
Commissioner Nancy Hedford which can cause intense fever, weakness,
and death if not treated.
Somatophysical
Failure
In humanoid physiology, the collapse of
all bodily systems.
Stockholm Syndrome
In psychology, the tendency for hostages
to sympathize with their captors after extended captivity.
Symbalene Blood
Burn
Virulent disease that can rapidly kill
a large number of people in a very short period of time.
Synthococcus
novae
Bacillus strain organism, a by-product
of modern technology. Although treatable, the deadly bacillus was regarded
as a significant health hazard.
Tahiti Syndrome
Twentieth century term or a human longing
for a peaceful, idyllic natural setting when suffering from the stresses
of modern life.
Telurian Plague
Disease which was still incurable in the
2360s.
Temecklian Virus
Virus which broke out on Bajor in 2372.
Temporal Narcosis
Delirium produced by exposure to a temporal
disturbance.
Teplan Blight
Viral disease which was endemic to a planet
in the Teplan system, located in the Gamma Quadrant. It was introduced
in 2371 by the Jem'Hadar as punishment for the planet having resisted
Dominion control.
Terellian Death
Syndrome
Disease which causes dizziness, blurred
vision, palpitations, and a stinging in the lower spine. It causes cellular
decay which can be reversed if caught early enough.
Terrellian Plague
A dangerous disease. After Neelix served
'Rodeo Red's Red Hot Rootin Tootin Chilli', he thought his customers
might be suffering from this plague. Fortunately, it turned out to be
a case of heartburn.
Thelusian Flu
An exotic but harmless rhinovirus.
Torothka Virus
Disease whose symptoms include stomach
cramps and a skin rash.
Transporter
Psychosis
Rare medical disorder caused by a breakdown
of neurochemical molecules during transport. Transporter psychosis was
first diagnosed in 2209 by researchers on the planet Delinia II. The
condition affected the body's motor functions, as well as autonomic
systems and higher brain functions. Victims were found to suffer from
paranoid delusions, multi-infarct dementia, tactile and visual hallucinations,
and psychogenic hysteria. Peripheral symptoms included sleeplessness,
accelerated heart rate, myopia, muscular spasms, and dehydration. The
problem was eliminated around 2319 with the development of the multiplex
pattern buffer.
Transporter
Shock
Phenomenon which causes a person to experience
dizziness, headaches and disorientation during transport by a malfunctioning
system.
Tuvan
SyndromeA degenerative, incurable neurological disease which
affects mainly Vulcans, Romulans, and Rigellians. In the very early
stages, the patient's eyelids are slightly displaced, facial muscles
are weakened, and respiration is irregular. Loss of motor skills occurs
in 10-15 years; life expectancy is 20-25 years. In less than 5% of cases,
the disease can accelerate without warning.
Vegan Choriomeningitis
Rare and deadly disease. The symptoms include
high fever, pain in the extremities, delirium, and death if not treated
within 24 hours.
Xenopolycythemia
Disease characterized by an abnormal proliferation
of red blood cells causing varied symptoms including weakness, fatigue,
enlarged spleen, and pain in the extremities.
Yarmin Fel Syndrome
A terminal illness affecting Cardassians;
it attacks the digestive tract, circulatory and respiratory systems,
and cartilaginous tissues. It can be treated with hexagen therapy or
neuro-regeneration procedures, but there is apparently no cure. Sufferers
experience great pain. Disease treated by the use of Hexadrin.
Zanthi Fever
A virus affecting the empathic abilities
of "mature" Betazoids. It causes brief, intense headaches, during which
the sufferer unconsciously projects his or her emotions onto others
nearby, provided those emotions already exist in those others subconsciously.
Fortunately, the sufferer is easily cured with a simple wide-spectrum
antibiotic, and the effects on other people wear off in a day or two.
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