Redgasp

Transmission & Vectors

Primary transmission is through the air
Also transmissible through blood

Causes

Unknown

Symptoms

Coughing, starting mildly then becoming worse until it becomes nearly-constant, taking approximately two weeks
Lung Lesions, aggravated by coughing, that eventually fill the lungs with blood. This process starts after ten days. This usually kills the host within a week.
Anemia, due to blood loss, can also be expressed, but this is unlikely due to the fast acting nature of the bleeding.

Treatment

No treatment has yet been discovered due to the disease's emergent nature

Prognosis

Survival after blood begins to fill the lungs is unlikely
Before then, detection can be difficult due to the primary symptom being a mild cough

Sequela

If a person were to survive after expressing the second stage of the disease, they would likely suffer from anemia, as well as permanent lung damage.

Affected Groups

Redgasp affects almost all humanoids and human cultures. Motorists, Great Lakers, New Orleanians, Elites*, Military Remnants, Bunker Adapted*, Elves**, Dwarves, Halflings*, Atlanteans**, Gas Monks**, West Coastal, Wanderer**, Gnomes, Orcs*, and Ratfolk*** all had an infected population of at least 10 confirmed cases.
Georgian Mutants, Dragons, and Great Colony members were all confirmed to be immune.
*These populations were particularly badly affected, with Stage Two beginning in as few as three days from the expression of the first symptoms
**These populations seem to have some natural resistance, reducing the likelihood of Stage Two expressing, and delaying it for up to two weeks
***While Ratfolk did become ill, their population had exactly 10 confirmed cases, 7 of which survived

Hosts & Carriers

Georgian Mutants can act as carriers for Redgasp. However, without an active source of blood, the virus dies after ten days
There are no animal carriers due to the purpose of the disease

Prevention

Avoiding contact with the infected is the primary method of prevention. Quarantine protocols should be applied to suspected cases for twelve days to either confirm infection or allow time for Redgasp to die.

Epidemiology

Unknown

History

First recorded in Chicago in the summer of 227

Type

Viral

Origin

Magical

Cycle

Short-term

Rarity

Unique

Affected Species

• Gnome
• Dwarf
• Orc
• Human
• Atlantean (General)
• Ratfolk
• Elf
• Halfling
• Gas Monk