Gideon
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| Gideon | |
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| Four Letter Code | GDEO |
| Federation Status | Member |
| Planet of Origin | Delta Dorado II in the Mutara Sector |
| Encountered | (TOS: "The Mark of Gideon") By the USS Enterprise NCC-1701. |
| T/E Rating | T0/E0 |
| Current Tech Level | N |
| List of Named Gideons | |
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Gideon had, centuries ago, managed to cure virtually all of the diseases on their planet and extend their lives. This lead to the most unprecedented overpopulation in history, with life-spans of over 300 years and a social taboo against birth control. By 2268, 500 Billion humanoids were living on a single class M world. This ended when the planet's ruling counsel obtained a sample of Vegan Chloriomeningitis in that year, which they had no immunity to. Gideonites willingly became infected to ease the population burden. Within 10 years of initial infection only 9 billion inhabitants remained. The population stabilized at this level. The survivors of the plague joined the Federation in 2289.