You will find here a list of illnesses and diseases 'native' to Simul. If a disease/illness is not native to Simul, it will be labeled as such, alongside a description on how it came to Simul. This list is not complete and may be updated from time to time.
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Simulian Flu
Symptoms: The Simuliun Flu is much like any other flu. Symptoms include coughing, wheezing, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive sweating, fever, headache, chills, lack of appetite, chest and nose congestion, sore throat, muscle aches, and fatigue. These symptoms range from person to person with severity also a case by case. Symptoms can last between 4 days and 3 weeks, depending on treatment and severity.
Original Source: Often transmitted via bodily fluids, touch, and infected surfaces.
Treatment: Many doctors advise rest, hydration and sustenance as the common ways to treat the Simulian flu. There are also many over the counter medications/potions that can be ingested to help the sickness along a bit quicker.
Cure: None
Fatality: Around .002% of people will die from Simulian Flu
Submitted by @Lyanna Legend @Silver Drafaylum
Name: Nasus Dolor (Sinus Infection)
Symptoms: Symptoms range from a front-of-the-head headache to more severe aches and pains such as extreme congestion, coughing, fever, bloody nasal discharge, blurry vision, pain and tenderness to the face near the nasal passages, tiredness, lack of smell.
Original Source: This virus can spread via touch to an infected surface or coming into contact with particles that are airborne.
Treatment: Rest, decongestant medications/potions, hydration, etc can all be used to shorten the span of illness.
Cure: No
Fatality: This sinus infection does not normally kill on its own, however, if left untreated, can lead to other complications that can be fatal.
Submitted by @Lyanna Legend
Mana Sickness
Symptoms: The symptoms of this illness often manifest differently depending on who contracts it. Non-magical people that get it often feel lethargic and have trouble breathing. Fatigue is some of the worst, according to sufferers.
Magical beings or mages that contract this disease have it far worse. They have all the same symptoms as non-magical people with the additions of lack of appetite and loss of muscle. When the infected use magic, it makes symptoms worse. This is marked by infected excreting a black liquid from their eyes or ears. A few known individuals cough it up, almost like they are drowning in the black ooze.
Original Source: Unknown. No one knows how this disease is contracted. There are plenty of theories but no concrete proof. Most contract mana sickness as adults out of the blue. An unlucky few are born with it.
Treatment: Only three treatments have been developed for this illness. The two most prominent treatments are known as Reaper (Named so because this potion is a poison to most things). If used correctly, can ease the symptoms of mana sickness. The second is Mothers Bane; a plant cultivated by the snow elf priestesses for use in a variety of medicinal potions. It does not work as well as Reaper, however, this plant can be ingested by anything. The final potion is unnamed and only rumored to exist. It is supposedly made of ingredients from another world. Rumored to give those afflicted with mana sickness complete relief from their illness for several weeks.
The other remedies are required to be taken daily, or even multiple times a day if those afflicted actively use magic.
Cure: No known cure.
Fatality: Unfortunately, despite the availability of treatments, Mana Sickness is often fatal. Even with proper treatment, those infected may only get another ten years after first infection. Those poor souls who never die from it live a life of agony. Reports from a few of these beings are as follows:
“It feels like I am breathing through mud every moment of the day. Even with my medication, I can barely walk up a flight of stairs without collapsing.”
“My body feels like it wants to rip itself apart everyday. The headaches are bad enough, I sleep over eighteen hours a day. Even sleep is barely a reprieve.”
“I have tried to…. End things multiple times. I would rather be dead than keep living like this.”
“I never feel hungry. I have to force myself to eat more than a few bites of food, even if I like it. I only sleep two hours a day because the pain becomes too much. I sometimes sleep with a special mask so I can breathe properly. Even with proper treatment and exercise, some days I can't get out of bed. If I overuse my magic, I run the risk of putting myself into a coma.”
Submitted by @Silver Drafaylum
Name: The Sniffles (Allergies)
Symptoms: Coughing, sneezing, sore throat, chest and nose congestion, lack of taste and smell, mellow fever, headache
Original Source: Allergens, dust, mold, heat, cold, dander, etc.
Treatment: There are various potions and medications over the counter to help alleviate allergies whether seasonal or not. Most opt to take decongesting and throat soothing types as they deal with the most issues the fastest. It is also recommended to take headache medication in tandem.
Cure: There is no cure for any type of allergies, only medications and potions to alleviate the symptoms.
Fatality: The rate of fatalities is <.01%. Unless a person has a MAJOR allergy and goes into shock, they will survive.
Submitted by @Silver Drafaylum @Lyanna Legend