Red Plague

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A disease which causes bleeding ulcerous lesions on those afflicted. This disease is quiet lethal and will spread easily through contact with the weeping sores, or discharge.

Contagion

Virulence
Very Contagious
Vector(s)
Contact with infected body fluids, Pests, Fleas, or Lice.
Prevention
Avoidance and isolation of the afflicted.

Course

Incubation
1-3 days
Contagious
Victims become contagious themselves after symptoms are evident, and remain so until cured.
Symptoms
Fever, Lethargy, Lesions, Bleeding, and Swelling.

Treatment

Curability
Possible. With proper treatment the disease can be cured, and a full recovery of victims is possible.
General
Bed rest, and replacement of fluids.
Medicinal
Antibiotics,and astringent washes.
Surgical
Application of leeches, lancing, and bloodletting.

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