Elphen's Bite

This condition is known to affect those who come into close contact with an elph or the The Ruins of Rukan.

Transmission & Vectors

This "disease" is transmitted when a person comes into contact with an Elph or if they spend a long time in the The Ruins of Rukan. It is most infective when an Elph bites a human, hence the name.

Causes

The infected person will usually begin to forget things they'd normally remember. This could be where they put their keys. Also, the infected might start develop painful and long migraines

Symptoms

Day 1-5 - day of infection:

The disease begins to manifest itself when the infected starts to forget things and when they develop painful migraines. Some people, though this is rare, go crazy and can injure many people.

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1 week after infection:

After a week, the infected start to have difficulty breathing and their senses start to fail. For instance, they might develop short-sightedness, or the inability to taste.

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2 weeks after the infection:

After a fortnight, the completely lose all their senses and they are paralysed from the hip down.

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In the next hour of being paralysed:

The infected lose brain function and the shortly die, mostly from asphyxiation.

Treatment

Currently, there are no treatments and once the disease is diagnosed, the infected are treated with great respect.

Prognosis

The condition always kills the infected and it doesn't resurrect them.

Sequela

After a person is infected with Elphen's Bite, they are more likely to contract other diseases such as smallpox.

Affected Groups

Anyone can be affected, they just need to be bitten.

Hosts & Carriers

Only Elphs carry this disease, however, they do not suffer the symptoms.

Prevention

The disease can be prevented by simply not coming into contact with an Elph or spending too long in the The Ruins of Rukan.

Epidemiology

The disease can become air-borne, though this hasn't been documented since they were first discovered.

History

Patient Zero:

The first victim was a man, called Meldon Brix, a historian, went out to explore The Ruins of Rukan. When he returned, he found he was unable to remember where his house was. After a week, he was reported to have bumped into things more, and didn't respond to questions. After a week, he didn't show up to a meeting with his co-workers and had stayed home. After a fortnight, he was found dead. After the autopsy was done, he was found with no brain (i.e. it completely disappeared) which explains the symptoms.

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Outbreaks:

There was one outbreak, and it happened when the Elph species were first discovered. It is thought to have happened because the disease was able to fester in the hiding space and once it was opened, it was able to diffuse into the air.

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Famous people who have died from Elphen's Bite:

The most famous person to have contracted the disease was Silas Hardy, who was a philanthropist, after having had a fruitful career in the mercenary's life. He had joined a band of mercenaries who were to investigate further the newly discovered Elph species.

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Cultural Reception

When someone is afflicted by the disease, people treat them with great sympathy. However, some, with a history of violence, are quarantined. This is because of a case where a man, with schizophrenia had bitten many people to "awaken" them.

Type

Prion

Origin

Natural

Cycle

Short-term

Rarity

Extremely Rare

Affected Species

• Human