Paañrog-Hnyikstai Syndrome
Paañrog-Hnyikstai (/pɑːɴɽog/, /çnʉikʃtæi/; refer to Ontuuqa-Arkjesti for more details on pronounciation) Syndrome is a rare viral disease affecting the nervous system of Uruu-Hili. As it is transferred exclusively through the synaptic patches which mediate the neural connection between Uruu and Hili, its transmission is dependent on cross-bonding, a highly taboo practice, making research on it difficult for cultural reasons.
Transmission & Vectors
Paañrog-Hnyikstai Syndrome is caused by a neurotropic virus that affects both Uruu and Hili and to a lesser extent a small number of other organisms native to Oodaar-Ermyja. The virus is severely limited in its capability to infect over most infection routes, and the only common way of infection is through direct contact of the synaptic patches. This means that for the infection to spread, carriers must bond with multiple partners, a practice which is highly taboo in Uruu-Hili society. This circumstance highly complicates tracking and prevention efforts, as infected individuals are often shunned.
Symptoms
The disease has a long incubation period and can lay dormant for a period of several earth years before showing symptoms. Once symptoms begin, most cases are mild but chronic, manifesting as a rash around the synaptic patches, mild numbness of the extremities, and mild tiredness. In severe cases, significant mental degradation can be observed, and most notably the synaptic patches may stop functioning. Fatal cases are very rare, but may occur due to degradation of nerves in the heart.
While the infection often proceeds differently in the two sides of an infected bonded individual, there is a slight correlation due to higher viral loads transferring through the syaptic patches.
Epidemiology
The major challenge in treatment prevention is the taboo of cross-bonding, the primary infection pathway. Due to these societal issues, it has proven near-impossible to track infections, as even testing is generally considered morally questionable.
Comments