Metabiological Holistic Degradation

Metabiological Holistic Degradation, often shortend to Holistic Degradation, is a set of conditions that arises when the body is overwhelmed by significant impact to it's Metabiological Holistic Integrity (MbHI) usually caused by the installation of Augmentations.

Causes

Any alteration to the body no matter how minior has an impact on the Metabiological Holistic Integrity however it is usually negligible, but may accumulate over time. The individual Metabiological Holistic Integrity differes from person to person meaning they have different thresholds of how much alteration is to much for thier body. Some respond very well to augmentation without any rejection symptoms and experience little or no symptoms of Holistic Degradation despite major augmentations. Contrary some suffer severe Holisic Degradation after only a few minor augmentations.
The most common causes of Metabiological Holistic Degradation are:

• Poor medical care surronding the installation
• Augmentations from dubious sources
• A large ammount of Augmentations
• Very invassive Augmentations

Symptoms

Symptoms varry greatly depending on which Augmentation has been installed, a freshly installed chrome cybernetic limb will itch and the adjecent skin will stay red. The punding headache, rapid fire thoughts and general confusion as the body tires to adapt to any kind of brain upgrade. The severe moodswings, rapid switches between dead tired and wide awake and severe gastroinstenal distress when an Augmentation impacts the metabolism.
The vast majority of augmented people also report to have a primal feeling that something is not right after thier first few installations that will take weeks to subside.
While these Augmentation installation symptoms can be very unplesant, a healthy person with an intact MbHI will shake them off in a time coresponding to the invasiveness.
An early indication of Holistic Degredation is the persistence of concomitant symptoms of Augmentation installation as the body is unable to adapt its natural homeostasis to the modified organs and systems.

Prognosis

Ignoring progressing Holistic Degradation and it's myriad of consquences, continued installation of augmentations will inevitably lead to an fatal Total Metabiological Holistic Breakdown.

Sequela

• Augmentation-Induced Immune Defiencey
• Augmentationpsychosis
• Epilepsy
• Sensory overload syndrome

Affected Groups

Except for extremely special cases, only those that have Augmentations installed can suffer from Holistic Degradation.
Transhumanists, Aug-Junkies and Techno Singularity Seekers are more at risk due to thier desire to augment themselfs extensively.
Those that rely on shadow doctors, shadow clinics and other non-reputable medical services for sugery or procurement of Augmentations are especialy at risk due to unskilled surgeons, poor quality of care and lacking medication. 'Secondhand' Augmentations statisticaly have the highest chance to cause Augmentationpsychosis and/or induce a partial or total Metabiological Holistic Breakdown.

Prevention

Reciving the proper care such as Augmentation Installation Therapie (AIT) and Augmentation Adaption Therapie (AAT) is key to minimize acute strain on the Metabiological Holistic Integrity. It also drasticly reduces the chance of complications, espeicaly rejection symptoms and Augmentation-Induced Immune Defiencies.
Installing high quality Augmentations with advanced biocompatibility technologies such as:

• Cybernetic Augmentations made from bioceramic
• Biological Augmentations grown form personal sample

Installing less invasive alternative Augmentations where possible such as:

• Exo-Cybernetic Augmentations instead of Chrome Cybernetic Augmentations
• Endobiological Augmentations instead of Xenobiological Augmentations
• Implanting symbiotic life instead of major hormonal adjustments

Another important factor is the recovery after the installation and bodily adaptation to the Augmentation. Installing multiple Installing multiple Augmentations at once puts a much greater strain on the body than installing the Augmentations separately with a recovery time in between.

Type

Physiological

Origin

Natural

Cycle

Chronic, Acquired

Rarity

Rare