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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. Type of Disease: Fever Treatment: None Known Andronesian Encelphalitis A highly contagious disease, yet safely treated in Sickbay thanks to a superior air filtration system. The threat of this disease caused the guardian of the Daled IV dauphin to request the destruction of the individual infected. Type of Disease: Respiratory Treatment: Filtration of Air in Patient's Environment 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. Type of Disease: Psychological Damage Treatment: Surgery Arethian Flu Viral disease. Type of Disease: Viral Treatment: Anti-histamine Athelosclerosis 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. Type of Disease: Nervous System Treatment: Vascular Regeneration Therapy Ba'ltmasor Syndrome A disease that afflicts Klingons, which requires regular treatments given by injection. Type of Disease: Unknown (Klingons Only) Treatment: Regular Injections Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome A syndrome where intron release causes a de-evolution within a patient's DNA. The virus is caused by the invasion of genetic codes by synthetic T-cells, and was named for Lieutenant (j.g.) Reginald Barclay of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D in 2370 as its progenitor. Type of Disease: Genetic Treatment: Retro-Viral Injection Bendii Syndrome A rare usually fatal disease that afflicts Vulcans over the age of 200, debilitating their emotional control; there is no known treatment. Early symptoms include sudden bursts of emotion, especially irrational anger, but the only way to prove a diagnosis is to grow a culture from tissue of the metathalamus â⿬⿿ a process which takes several days. The telepathic abilities of Vulcans are strong enough to cause the loss of control to be projected onto others. Type of Disease: Nervous System (Vulcans Only) Treatment: None Known Blight, The Disease unleashed on the Teplan civilization by the conquering Jem'Hadar. Sufferers showed blue welts and lesions once they contracted the disease, but they began to die once the welts turn red in a phase known as "the quickening." In 2372, Julian Bashir fashioned a cure which could not help the current generation of sufferers but would take effect with their newborn. Type of Disease: Dermal Treatment: Known only to Dr. Julian Bashir Biomemetic Fluctuation Medical reading in Founders that are indicative of dangerous instability of the morphogenic matrix. Type of Disease: Morphogenic Treatment: None Known Cardassian Virus An illness that brought on cold-like symptoms in Admiral Kennelly â⿬⿿ and a clue that connected the duped flag officer with his Cardassian collaboration in 2368. Type of Disease: Viral Treatment: Anti-histamine 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. Type of Disease: Viral Treatment: Created, but Unknown Coleibric Hemorrhage A blood discharge associated with some aspect of Cardassian anatomy. A massive case was the cause of Gul Darhe'el's death while asleep. Type of Disease: Blood (Cardassians Only) Treatment: None Known Correllium Fever Disease that broke out on Nahmi IV in 2366, prompting aid from the Mikulaks in the way of special tissue samples that may have provided a cure. During transport, it was discovered that the Mikulaks used invidium in their medical containment fields. Type of Disease: Tissue Treatment: Invidium Cygnian Respiratory Disease A disease of the respiratory system. Type of Disease: Respiratory (Cygnians Only) Treatment: Ingestion of Food Cytotoxic Shock Prostration of bodily function caused by high levels of cytotoxins. Type of Disease: Viral Treatment: Unknown Darnay's Disease An incurable terminal disease which attacks the brain and central nervous system. Symptoms visible by its final stage include coughing, pain, shortness of breath, and irritability and other erratic behavior. Type of Disease: Nervous System Treatment: None Known Depressurization The effects of depressurization begin with extreme pressure in the lungs. Extremities get cold and then go numb, and capillaries in some exposed sections of skin may burst. In all, useful consciousness lasts about 15 seconds, followed by 10 seconds of extreme disorientation and then unconsciousness. Type of Disease: Nervous System Treatment: Pressurization 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 farr Vulcan term for the time of mating. Although Vulcans live strictly by the dictates of logic, their veneer of civilization is ripped away from them during Pon farr, every seven years of their adult life. The individual experiencing Pon farr will stop eating and sleeping if not allowed to return home to take a mate. During Pon farr, the brain is thrown into a neurochemical imbalance that can be fatal if the mating drive is not acted upon. The Vulcan telepathic mating bond draws mated couples irresistably together during Pon farr. 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.