llness
and Diseases
Altarian encephalitis
A retrovirus that incorporates
its DNA directly into the cells of its host. The virus
can lie dormant for years, but activate without warning.
Victims are pyrexic and comatose and suffer from widespread
synaptic degradation. Long term memory, usually from the
moment of infection, is destroyed.
Achilles fever
Deadly disease capable
of spreading rapidly in a planetary population and causing
widespread and painful deaths in the millions.
Arethian Flever
Viral disease.
Andronesian encephalitis
A disease transmitted
by air borne particles
Aphasia
Dysfunction of certain
brain centers affecting the ability to communicate in
a coherent manner. Different forms of aphasia exist
Atherosclerosis
A pathological condition
in some humanoid species characterized by the hardening
of the arteries and accompanied by the deposit of fat
in the inner arterial walls. Progressive Atherosclerosis
could necessitate replacing the aorta.
Barclay's Protomorphosis
Syndrome
An intron virus that
causes humanoids and other animals to develop structural
and behavioral characteristics of earlier evolutionary
forms.
Ba'ltmasor Syndrome
A disease that plagued
Klingon exobiologist J'Ddan. He required regular treatments,
given by injection, for the problem
Bendii Syndrome
A rare illness that
sometimes affects Vulcans over the age of 200. The disease
is characterized by gradual loss of emotional control;
victims exhibit sudden bursts of emotion and irrational
anger. Diagnosis is made by culturing tissue from the
patient's metathalamus. A dangerous side effect of Bendii
Syndrome is that the loss of emotional control can be
telepathically projected to others.
Cartalian Fever
A deadly viral plague.
Cholera
Acute infectious enteritis,
common on Earth in the 19th and 20th centuries, caused
by the organism Vibrio cholerae.
Cold, Common
An infection of the
upper respiratory tract caused by any of over 200 viruses
in many humanoid species. By the 24th century the common
cold was a curable ailment.
Correllium fever
A disease that broke
out on the planet Nahmi IV in 2366.
Darnay's disease
A deadly ailment that
attacks the brain and nervous system of its victims.
Dorek Syndrome
A very rare and incurable disease that afflicts one out
of every five million Ferengi.
Enantiodromia
Psychological term
that literally means conversion into the opposite.
Eosinophilia
An abnormally high
count of serum eosinophilis, a type of white blood cell
in humanoids.
Forrester-Trent
Syndrome
Degenerative neurological
disorder.
It is very rare, but if left untreated, can result in
paralysis and even death.
The syndrome is usually hereditary but can be activated
by a random mutation.
A neurostabilization regimen can stabilize or reverse
the disease.
Fostossa Virus
Disease organism.
Fostossa virus was epidemic on Bajor during the Cardassian
occupation, killing thousands of Bajorans.
A cure for the disease was developed by Dr. Crell Moset,
but only after extensive experimentation on Bajoran prisoners,
resulting in the painful death of many of those unwilling
subjects.
Hemocythemia
medical condition in
which intercellular pressures are unstable.
This condition was also called Hemocythemic Imbalance
and could be treated with osmotic pressure therapy.
Hesperan Thumping
Cough
A flu like affliction.
Holodiction
Contraction for holodeck
addiction. A psychological condition where an individual
becomes so caught up in holographic simulations that the
real world becomes unimportant.
Holotransference
Dementia Syndrome (HTDS)
medical condition in
which a person becomes so disoriented within a holographic
simulation that they lose their sense of identity and
start to think that they are part of the program.
Hyperacceleration
Biochemical condition
that plagued the people of the planet Scalos due to radiation
permeating their water supply. Hyperacceleration of biological
processes caused an individual so affected to experience
one second as if it were an entire hour. Outsiders who
were accelerated quickly burned out, dying in a very short
period of time due to cell damage. To a normal, nonaccelerated
person, a Scalosian sounded very much like an insect.
Iresine Syndrome
A very rare neurological
disorder in humanoids characterized by a peculiar electropathic
signature in the thalamus, and a severely decreased histamine
count. Victims of the disorder, first identified in the
23rd century, would fall suddenly into a coma for approximately
72 hours. Diagnosis could be confused by the presense
of any of 22 different substances that left electropathic
residue resembling that of this disorder.
Iverson's disease
A chronic disease that
causes fatal degeneration of muscular functions in humans.
Iverson's disease does not, however, impair mental functions.
There is no known cure for the condition.
Kalla-Nohra Syndrome
Chronic pulmonary disease
found only in individuals exposed to a mining accident
at Gallitep, a Bajoran labor camp run by the Cardassians.There
are no known instances of anyone not involved with that
mining accident contracting the disease, so a positive
diagnosis makes it virtually certain that an individual
has been at that infamous death camp.
Lacunar amnesia
Type of amnesia that
occurs when a patient witnesses an act of violence so
terrible that the patient rejects the reality of the situation.
Larosian virus
Mild disorder
Morphogenic virus
A virus engineered
by Section 31 with the intent of killing the Founders
who link with Odo. In 2372, The main symptom is a decreasing
ability to shapeshift, accompanied by pain and peeling
skin; the progress is accelerated by frequent shapeshifting
and in the final stage of the disease, the Changeling
cannot revert back to liquid state at all and die in a
solid form. The cure for the disease contains a nucleotide
marking sequence consisting of adanine, asporadine, lytastolanine,
and radanine.
Neural depletion
Complete loss of electrochemical
energy of a humanoid brain, resulting in the death of
the victim.
Neural metaphasic
shock
A potentially fatal
failure of the neurological system in humanoids.
Nitrogen Narcosis
Also known as ""Rapture of the Deep,"" nitrogen narcosis
was a hazard of 20th century Earth deep-sea diving. It
was caused by the replacement of oxygen in oxyhemoglobin
with nitrogen. The resultant anoxia produced disorientation,
hallucinations, and lack of judgment in the victims. The
phenomenon is similar to temporal narcosis.
Orket's disease
A childhood virus that
swept through Bajoran work camps during the Occupation.
It killed thousands of Bajoran children.
Phyrox Plague
A disease that broke
out on the planet Cor Caroli V. The crew of the Enterprise-D
was successful in eradicating the plague in 2366. Starfleet
Command classified the incident as Secret.
Plasma plague
A group of deadly virus
types. An unclassified but extremely virulent strain of
plasma plague threatened the densely populated Rachelis
system in 2365. Significant research into plasma plague
was conducted by Dr. Susan Nuress in 2295 in response
to a similar outbreak on the planet Obi VI. One mutated
strain developed during Nuress's research was found to
grow more rapidly when exposed to eichner radiation.
Pottrik Syndrome
Disease that Aamin
Marritza claimed to have, which was similar to Kalla-Nohra
Syndrome, and was even treated by the same medication.
A lower pulmonary bioprobe for Pottrick Syndrome shows
up as negative whereas for Kalla-Norha, it shows up as
positive.
Psi 2000 Virus
A water based disease
organism originally found on the planet Psi 2000 in 2266.
This virus infected members of the Federation science
team stationed on that planet, causing suppression of
their inhibitions, and ultimately their deaths.
Transmitted through human perspiration, the virus later
infected members of the Enterprise crew, resulting in
the near destruction of the starship when infected crew
member Kevin Riley disabled the ship's engines while it
was in orbit around the disintegrating planet.
Radiohumeral Bursitis
The inflammation of
the muscles attached to the epicondyle of the humorous
of the human forearm. The inflammation was caused by the
stress of striking the ball with a racquet in the ancient
sport of tennis.
Rigelian fever
Deadly disease resembling
bubonic plague. Known antidote is ryetalyn
Rigelian Kassaba
Fever
As a ruse to regain
control of the Enterprise in 2268 when commandeered by
the Kelvans, Dr. McCoy claimed that Spock suffered from
Rigelian Kassaba fever and required treatment with Stokaline
injections.
Rop'ngor
A disease that sometimes
affects Klingon children, somewhat akin to terrestrial
measles.
Rushton Infection
Disease
Sakuro's disease
An extremely rare disease
contracted by Commissioner Nancy Hedford which can cause
intense fever, weakness, and death if not treated.
SsomatoPhysical
failure
In humanoid physiology,
the collapse of all bodily systems.
Stockholm Syndrome
In psychology, the
tendency for hostages to sympathize with their captors
after extended captivity.
Streptacochlial-bola-spongiform-diadinate
Sneezing, Shortness
of breath, Red-Blue-Green spots, Blurring vision, Hallucinations,
Increased aggression, illogical activity, Loss of motor
control, Paranoia and Delusions of Grandeur.
The Virus eats away
at the body, traveling along the nervous system and blood
vessels. The body is unable to fight off the infection
and normal antidotes are in-effective.
Placing the patient in stasis has little or no discernable
effects. It attacks only bodies with certain "T"cells
common to all species. Incubation period is between 2
-8 days then the first symptoms appear. In later stages
the patient has weeping sores that expand, this can take
anything from a few days to three weeks to occur.
In the final stage the victim displays remarkable logic
and clear thoughts almost tripling their intelligence.
This stage lasts no more than forty minutes before the
patient convulses and dies. The body then disintegrates
to a mushy pulp and after twenty minutes leaves no traces.
Symbalene blood
burn
Virulent disease that
can rapidly kill a large number of people in a very short
period of time.
Synthococcus novae
Bacillus strain organism,
a by-product of modern technology. Although treatable,
the deadly bacillus was regarded as a significant health
hazard.
Tahiti Syndrome
Twentieth century term
or a human longing for a peaceful, idyllic natural setting
when suffering from the stresses of modern life.
Telurian plague
A terrible disease
that was still incurable in the 2360s.
Temporal narcosis
Delirium produced by
exposure to a temporal disturbance.
Tennis elbow
Twentieth century Earth
slang for radiohumeral bursitis. The inflammation of the
muscles attached to the epicondyle of the humerus of the
human forearm. The inflammation was caused by the stress
of striking the ball with a racquet in the ancient sport
of tennis.
Thelusian flu
An exotic but harmless
rhinovirus.
Transporter psychosis
Rare medical disorder
caused by a breakdown of neurochemical molecules during
transport. Transporter psychosis was first diagnosed in
2209 by researchers on the planet Delinia II. The condition
affected the body's motor functions, as well as autonomic
systems and higher brain functions. Victims were found
to suffer from paranoid delusions, multi-infarct dementia,
tactile and visual hallucinations, and psychogenic hysteria.
Peripheral symptoms included sleeplessness, accelerated
heart rate, myopia, muscular spasms, and dehydration.
The problem was eliminated around 2319 with the development
of the multiplex pattern buffer.
Tuvan syndrome
A degenerative, incurable
neurological disease which affects mainly Vulcans, Romulans,
and Rigellians. In the very early stages, the patient's
eyelids are slightly displaced, facial muscles are weakened,
and respiration is irregular. Loss of motor skills occurs
in 10-15 years; life expectancy is 20-25 years. In less
than 5% of cases, the disease can accelerate without warning.
Vegan choriomeningitis
Rare and deadly disease.
Symptoms include high fever, pain in the extremities,
delirium, and death if not treated within 24 hours.
Xenopolycythemia
Disease characterized
by an abnormal proliferation of red blood cells causing
varied symptoms including weakness, fatigue, enlarged
spleen, and pain in the extremities.
Yarim-Fel syndrome
A terminal illness
affecting Cardassians; it attacks the digestive tract,
circulatory and respiratory systems, and cartilaginous
tissues. It can be treated with hexagen therapy or neuro-regeneration
procedures, but there is apparently no cure.
Zanthi fever
A virus affecting the
empathic abilities of "mature" Betazoids. It causes brief,
intense headaches, during which the sufferer unconsciously
projects his or her emotions onto others nearby, provided
those emotions already exist in those others subconsciously.
Fortunately, the sufferer is easily cured with a simple
wide-spectrum antibiotic, and the effects on other people
wear off in a day or two.
Zintels Disease
See Streptacochlial-bola-spongiform-diadinate