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==About== | ==About== | ||
;Common Names: | ;Common Names:Flu | ||
;Description | ;Description | ||
: | :Common ailment similar to a cold, causing aches, fever, lethargy, and nasal or chest congestion. | ||
==Contagion== | ==Contagion== | ||
;Virulence: | ;Virulence: Moderate to Extreme | ||
;Vector(s): | ;Vector(s):Exposure to infectious individuals or their clothing. | ||
==Course== | ==Course== | ||
;Incubation: | ;Incubation:1-6 days | ||
;Contagious: | ;Contagious:2-12 days from time of first symptoms. | ||
;Symptoms: | ;Symptoms:Aches, fever, sneezing, coughing, lethargy, and nasal or chest congestion. | ||
;Late Stage Symptoms: | ;Late Stage Symptoms:Some variants can be more deadly with shortness of breath, halted breathing, depressed circulation are possible. Vulnerable persons such as the very young or old, may suffer greater effects than healthy young adults, or adults. | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
;Cureability: | ;Cureability:Likely | ||
;General: | ;General:Fluids, rest, herbal teas, spicy foods, and bathing in ice-cold salt water. | ||
;Medicinal: | ;Medicinal:Tonics, Restoratives, Steamed pine-needle extract. | ||
;Surgical: | ;Surgical:Back clapping or other means of breaking up chest congestion. | ||
;Magical: <!--magical treatments if required--> | ;Magical: <!--magical treatments if required--> | ||
==Prevention== | ==Prevention== | ||
: | :Avoidance of infected individuals, laundering of clothes, and washing surfaces that might be exposed. | ||
==Stories== | ==Stories== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
:<!--list related pages--> | :<!--list related pages--> | ||
[[Category:Infectious Disease]] | [[Category:Infectious Disease]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:08, 22 May 2025
About
- Common Names
- Flu
- Description
- Common ailment similar to a cold, causing aches, fever, lethargy, and nasal or chest congestion.
Contagion
- Virulence
- Moderate to Extreme
- Vector(s)
- Exposure to infectious individuals or their clothing.
Course
- Incubation
- 1-6 days
- Contagious
- 2-12 days from time of first symptoms.
- Symptoms
- Aches, fever, sneezing, coughing, lethargy, and nasal or chest congestion.
- Late Stage Symptoms
- Some variants can be more deadly with shortness of breath, halted breathing, depressed circulation are possible. Vulnerable persons such as the very young or old, may suffer greater effects than healthy young adults, or adults.
Treatment
- Cureability
- Likely
- General
- Fluids, rest, herbal teas, spicy foods, and bathing in ice-cold salt water.
- Medicinal
- Tonics, Restoratives, Steamed pine-needle extract.
- Surgical
- Back clapping or other means of breaking up chest congestion.
- Magical
Prevention
- Avoidance of infected individuals, laundering of clothes, and washing surfaces that might be exposed.
