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The number and types of medical conditions have increased almost exponentially since the 20th century. This database contains notes on some of the more interesting conditions that a 24th century Starfleet medic might encounter.

Aging Sickness

Afflictions encountered whose chief symptoms include the rapid aging of human tissue and body systems. One, discovered in 2267 at Gamma Hydra IV, was induced by radiation from a comet passing through the atmosphere and wiped out a science colony before its cure by Dr. Leonard McCoy aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise, using adrenalin rather than the more modern preferred drug, hyronalin. A variation of this affliction was created in 2365, caused by the otherwise harmless Thelusian flu virus after being mutated by an antibody from the aggressive immuno-system bred into the Darwin Station's "superchildren." It wiped out the U.S.S. Lantree's crew and threatened the station staff, including visiting Dr. Pulaski, before the crew was reintegrated via a modified transporter biofilter using a pre-infected sample of individual DNA.

Type of Disease: Tissue

Treatment: Adrenaline

Altairian Encephalitis

A retro-virus that incorporates its DNA directly into the cells of its host, lying dormant up to many years before becoming active and subjecting the host to a coma and delirium for days. This inactivity erases through synapse degradation all memory back to the point of infection. Apparently Klingons are immune to this infection.

Type of Disease: Cellular

Treatment: None Known

Anchilles Fever

Deadly disease capable of spreading rapidly in a planetary population and causing widespread and painful deaths in the millions.

Andronesian Encelphalitis

A disease transmitted by airborne particles.

Aphasia Virus

A virus genetically engineered by Dekon Elig and spread by an "aphasia device". It causes dysfunction of the brain function concerned with communication. Those afflicted spoke and perceived all language as gibberish; if not cured, they would eventually have died.

Arethian Flu

Viral disease.

Artherosclerosis

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.

Ba'ltmasor Syndrome

A disease that afflicts Klingons, which requires regular treatments given by injection.

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.

Blight, The

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 the Quickening; death soon follows.

Biomemetic Fluctuation

Medical reading in Founders that are indicative of dangerous instability of the morphogenic matrix.

Cartalian Fever

A deadly viral plague. Bashir mentions this deadly virus while Jake was thinking that an outbreak of this virus would be just the thing to liven up his article on the doctor.

Coleibric Haemorrhage

A fatal condition in Cardassian physiology.

Correllium Fever

A disease that struck the planet Nahmi IV.

Cygnian Respiratory Disease

A disease of the respiratory system.

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.

Depressurization

In a depressurized environment, consciousness lasts 15 seconds followed by 10 seconds of disorientation followed by unconsciousness. It can be treated if caught early enough by placement in a pressure chamber.

Dermal Dysplasia

Skin disorder caused by an overexposure of the epidermis to hazardous levels of thermal and ultraviolet radiation.

Dorek Syndrome

A rare, incurable, fatal disease which strikes one out of every five million Ferengi.

Elogium

Phase during the Ocampan Lifecycle in which the female's become fertile. Only happens once.

Enantiodromia

Psychological term that literally means conversion into the opposite.

Eosinophilia

An abnormally high count of serum eosinophils, a type of humanoid white blood cell.

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

Medical condition in which intercellular pressures are unstable.

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.

Hypoglycemia

Low blood glucose. It is treatable with Norep, however more than 40 mg/dl creates motor coordination problems.

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

A chronic pulmonary disease unique to both Bajoran and Cardassian who survived a mining accident.

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.

Larosian Virus

A virus that stimulates overly amorous behaviour.

Lavodian Flu

A virus.

Mendakan Pox

A childhood ailment.

Metremia

A disease that afflicts those who were exposed to the Metrion Cascade.

Microvirus

A genetically engineered virus designed to kill only people with a specific DNA sequence.

Morphogenic Virus

A virus engineered by Section 31 to kill the Founders, with symptoms including the inability to shapeshift, pain and peeling skin. 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.

Mutagenic Retrovirus

A biological weapon of mass destruction.

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.

Orellius Infection

This is a specific type of insect infection on certain M-Class worlds. Symptoms include swelling and fever. It is treated with a simple anti-histamine.

Orket's Disease

A childhood virus that swept through Bajor work camps during the Occupation.

Parasitic Infection

An unclassified disease which stimulates death. It infects the Scapula node. Treatment for this illness varies according to type.

Parinisti measles

This is a mutated form of the German measles experienced mainly on Ancient Earth. An endoplasmic virus will reverse its effects.

Phage, The

Disease that affects the Vidiian's. The Phage attacks their genetic structure and breaks down the code, leading to organ failure and ultimately death. There is no known cure at present.

Phyrox Plague

A disease that broke out on the planet Cor Caroli V.

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.

Polycythemia

An affliction that causes an abnormal increase in red blood cells.

Pottrik Syndrome

A disease similar to Kalla-Nohra.

Pon'Far

Experienced by adult Vulcan males every seven years when the need to procreate overcomes them. If left unattended will result in death.

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.

Quickening

The terminal stage of the Blight. Symptoms include the turning of the blue skin lesions to red; toward the end, the victim is weak and prone to muscle spasms, all accompanied by extreme pain.

Redellian Brain Fever

A contagion unique to Bajor.

Replicative Fading

A loss of genetic information occuring when an organism is repeatedly cloned. There is no treatment for this illness as of yet.

Retrovirus

A Taresian virus capable of implanting Taresian DNA into an alien body which then "overwrites" itseful upon the host DNA, thus transforming the host into a Taresian.

Rigelian Fever

A deadly disease resembling the bubonic plague . It does have an antidote (ryetalyn) but the disease typically lasts for up a minimum of two weeks and is completely debilitating during that time.

Rop'nGor

A disease that sometimes affects Klingon children, somewhat similar to terrestrial measles.

Rudellian Plague

A plague unique to Cardassia. Pentath III was stricken by an outbreak of it, for which the Cardassians requested humanitarian aid from the Federation.

Rugelan Fever

A disease which causes a deep coma in Trills.

Sakuro's Disease

An extremely rare disease, which can cause intense fever, weakness, and death if not treated.

Somatophysical Failure

In humanoid physiology, the collapse of all bodily systems.

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.

T'lokan Schism

The breakdown of mental synapses in Vulcants caused by surfacing of repressed memories.

TE Virus

A constantly mutating virus.

Tellerian Death Syndrome

A disease that causes cellular decay, symptoms include dizziness, blurred visions and palpitations.

Telurian Plague

A terrible disease with no cure.

Temeklian Virus

Odo claimed to Kasidy Yates that there had been an outbreak of it on Bajor and he had to make a health inspection of the Xhosa, a pretext in order to search the ship for evidence of smuggling.

Temporal Narcosis

Delirium produced by exposure to a temporal disturbance.

Terrellian Plague

A disease that afflicted Romulus in the anti-time reality.

Thelusian Flu

An exotic but harmless rhinovirus.

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 Psychosis Fear

A psychological condition in which the patient becomes convinced that they will suffer the symptoms described above if forced to use a Transporter.

Transwarp Evolutionary Syndrome

Mutations in DNA caused by travel above Warp 10. If the condition completely runs its course, the lifeform mutates into a salamander-like creature. Treatment is an antiproton radiation treatment.

Tsiolkovsky Infection

Waterbone viral infection that occurs near huge gravitational shifts. Infection takes away carbon from the body and reduces inhibitions making the victim appear intoxicated. There is no known cure.

Tuvan Syndrome

A 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.

Urudelean Flu

A mild affliction to which most humans are immune.

Varaxian LM-7

A mutagenic virus.

Vegan Choriomenigitis

Rare and deadly disease. The symptoms include high fever, pain in the extremities, delirium, and death if not treated within 24 hours.

Xenopolycvethemia

Disease characterized by an abnormal proliferation of red blood cells causing varied symptoms including weakness, fatigue, enlarged spleen, and pain in the extremities.

Yarim-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.

Zanthi (or Xanthi) Fever

A virus affecting the empathic abilities of mature Betazoids. It causes brief, intense headaches, during which the patient unconsciously projects his or her emotions onto others nearby, provided those emotions already exist in those others subconsciously. It can be easily cured with a simple wide-spectrum antibiotic.