Blight

This is a name that is generic label for DNA tampering that is suppose to be illegal but the Imperial have perfected in the last three to four hundred years.
Blight is marks that can be found on DNA strands or at least that it is current use.

Transmission & Vectors

Genetic modification

The use of treatment for Radiation poisoning that marks or breaks down DNA allowing for Tampering or mutation to flourish

How is the agent of the condition transmitted? Via the air (airborne)? Through water, ritual, food contaminant, genetic modification, blood, contact, thought - or other magical or mundane means? At which stage does the condition becomes infectious?

Causes

Links have been made to the treatment of Radiation Sickness that was widely administered, though knowing that it was reason for the appearance of Blight

What is the beginning of this condition's cycle? Are there any environmental factors? Expand on Transmission/Vectors here. For example: which bacteria under which conditions etc.

Symptoms

No symptoms only found when a medical scan is taken at Census

How does the condition manifest? Physical symptoms like fever, boils, fangs, wings, crazy morning hair, bloated head, vomiting, etc. Mental symptoms like hallucinations, rage, etc.

Treatment

None is know to exist

What are the steps required to heal or subdue the condition? Chicken soup, to genetic therapy, super drugs, rituals, smoking leaves, stakes, silver, the works. How expensive or difficult to obtain is the treatment?

Prognosis

It will stabilise with time

What is the likely course of the condition? Which are the possible forecasted outcomes and which are their stages, if any? Is the condition fatal, or ever undead-ness causing?

Sequela

The first generation is considered unstable as the DNA seems to be susceptible to DNA warping agents (vaccine and healing surgery)

Depending on the spouses Blight state, their children are often stabilised in the modified DNA

Which are the pathological conditions resulting from the condition? Are there any late stage or recuperation stage complications? Which conditions become more acute or likely to after contracting this condition?

Affected Groups

Terran population have been the guinea pigs for the trials

Age, body type, genetic predisposition, sex, habits, profession, etc.

Hosts & Carriers

Suspicion has fallen on the treatment for Radiation sickness perfected in an Imperial lab, Or a lab experiment that failed

Which fauna or flora carry the disease and are they affected themselves by it?

Prevention

None have been published. Rumours that the XXXX developed a means of closing opened DNA but has not been confirmed.

How can someone be protected from being affected by this condition? Vaccines, Amulets, Neck guards, medication, bug spray?

Epidemiology

There are been no study made to find out a cause, at least in public knowledge.

How does the condition moves through population? Which are the starting points and events that can cause an outbreak, an epidemic or even a pandemic? Living conditions, heat waves, fertility festivals, immigration, walk in the forest

History

No known report has ever been carried out.

When and what was the first recorded case of the condition? Have there been any major outbreaks thoughtout history and which were their effects in the history of your world? Have there been any famous people affected by this condition?

Cultural Reception

Blight is taboo - those who have been so labelled are shunned or shipped out to Frontier space, to remove their contamination of the 'unmarked'

What is the cultural reception of this condition? How people see the victims/carriers of the condition? Are they revered, feared or ostracised?

Type

Genetic

Origin

Engineered

Cycle

Chronic, Acquired & Congenital

Rarity

Common