fatal

Tuberculosis
This is a bacterial infection that primarily
attacks the lungs, but may also affect 1d4 other areas,
including the kidneys (1), bones (2), lymph nodes
(3), and brain (4). Symptoms include coughing, chest
pain, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, weight
loss, fever, chills, and fatigue. However, symptoms
do not appear until usually at least 2 years after exposure.
Children are the most susceptible. This
disease is fatal for 50% of those who contract it. It
is transmitted from character to character (and character
to animal) by inhaling air droplets, though only
10% of those who inhale it become infected. If
infected, then the disease is only contagious when
symptoms are present, which may take a while to
develop. Coughing of blood or phlegm may occur.
Typhoid Fever
This is an acute infectious disease that is
transmitted by milk, water, or solid food that is contaminated
with the feces of typhoid victims or carriers.
The incubation period lasts 1-3 weeks. The
bacteria gather in the small intestine, where they
enter the bloodstream. This induces the first symptoms,
which are chills followed by high fever and
prostration. Victims may also experience headache,
cough, vomiting, and diarrhea. The disease spontaneously
subsides after 3-4 weeks in most instances,
but in about 20% of untreated cases the disease
progresses to pneumonia (01-33%), intestinal hemorrhage
(34-66%), and even death (67-100%). Typhoid
fever has a 40% chance of fatality in bugbears.
Undulant Fever
This disease is transmitted to characters by
lower animals such as cattle, swine, and goats. Characters
acquire the disease through contact with infected
animals or drinking their raw milk. The disease
causes abortions in pregnant females, and in
males it causes the genitalia to swell (2d10)% in size.
The disease is named undulant because the fever is
continually rising and falling. The incubation period
is 1-3 weeks after exposure. Symptoms include
fatigue and depression, and last 6d10 weeks. Undulant
fever has a 30% chance of fatality in ogres.
Random Disease
If it is necessary to determine a disease randomly,
roll 1d100 and consult the following table:
Roll
Random Disease
01-07
Anthrax
08-17
Bubonic Plague
18-22
Cancer
23-24
Chicken Pox
25-52
Common Cold
53-55
Diabetes Insipidus
56
Encephalitis
57-58
Epilepsy
59-60
Gangrene
61-80
Influenza
81
Leprosy
82-83
Measles
84-85
Mumps
86
Muscular Dystrophy
87-91
Rabies
92-93
Smallpox
94
Tourette’s Syndrome
95-97
Tuberculosis
98-99
Typhoid Fever
100
Undulant Fever
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