Post by Ransom on Jul 26, 2012 18:34:12 GMT -5
To add to the realistic aspect of this site, we are now adding illnesses. The table below will display the name, what it does, the symptoms, whether it's curable or deadly, contagious and how common it is.
| Illness | Explained | Symptoms | Curable? | How? | Contagious? | Rarity? |
| Mange | Little parasites live in the pores of the wolf, and females lay eggs, causing itch. | Loss of fur, skin lesions, also known as little bumps, and crusting. | Yes. | Chewed up mouse bile | A bit | Uncommon |
| Distemper | Caused by a microscopic virus, often found on the skin, eye membranes, and intestinal tract, and occasionally the brain | fever, loss of appetite, discharge from eyes and nose, diarrhea, dehydration, seizures in deadly phases. | Rarely, usually deadly | Lots of rest | No | Uncommon |
| Blood Cough | An infection in the lungs that spreads quickly, usually results in cutting up the lungs and causes bleeding. | Running nose, discharge in eyes, severe coughing and hacking, coughing up of blood | Rarely | Death's Bane serum, Waterfall Flower petals, or Rain Fire flowers. | Yes, after coughing has started | Rare |
| Blood Rage | Transfer of saliva | exhaustion, extreme thirst, dehydration, visions(from dehydration), paranoia (from dehydration), foaming at the mouth, craving for blood, kills everyone | Deadly | N/A | Through saliva and blood | Rare |
| Cold | Virus in the immune system | Minor coughing, sneezing, stuffed up nose, sore throat | Yes, although can progress to blood cough if continually stays in cold. | Rest and eating, keeping warm, Wolf's Bane can speed up the progress | Minor | Common in cold weather. |
| Fever | In warm weather for too long | Panting, thirst, temperature very high, runny nose | Yes | Wolf's Bane can help, otherwise lots of water | No | Common in summer heat |
| Dehydration | Lack of fluid | Panting, thirst, hallucinations, paranoia, vomiting | Yes | Water, water, water, and rest | No | Uncommon |
| Den Fever | Exposure to cold temperatures, dust and smoke, or being closed up in the den too long. | Wheezing, sneezing, coughing, minor head aches, minor stomach aches, slight fever, and, severe cases, running nose and throwing up | Yes. | Poppy seeds and fever few with ocean water can lessen the symptoms, but getting out in the sun and being active cures it. | No | Uncommon |
| Depression | Depressing thoughts, and moods that are low | Depressing thoughts, constant weeping, thoughts of no love, never happy | Very rarely curable, instead leading to death | Happiness, a huge push to have happy thoughts | No | Uncommon |