The Blood Virus (Hu Kurie Gerdmusi)
Transmission & Vectors
It is transmitted Via Bodily Fluids, mainly blood from the victims of the Infection as they throw up their own blood.
Causes
Zjr Visevems (The Waste Rat) Locally known by Zumuri as they are a pest that feeds off of garbage and makes its home in the walls of Zumer Buildings in the Capital also around the Gresjel River they tend to make nests near damp so they can easily burrow. they Pass on this Viral Infection
Symptoms
Bleeding Internally, Rashes around limbs, bleeding out of the eyes, Haemorrhaging of the Brain, Throwing up Blood, Aching Stomach, Blood in Faeces.
Treatment
NO-KNOWN-TREATMENT
Prognosis
Stage 1 is Rashes around the limbs and aching Stomach - Stage 2 is Blood in Faeces and sometimes Bleeding out the Eyes - Stage 3 is Bleeding Internally and Throwing up Blood - Stage 4 is Haemorrhaging of the Brain and Death. This Viral Infection is Fetal and the Only Known Cure is too Quarantine the Infected.
Sequela
If a Patient with this Disease does Survive, They Usually end up with Thinning of the Blood Problems, Continuous Internal Bleeding Which Eventually can kill, and Inflammation of the Stomach. Some People Became Immune to this Viral Infection After the plague hit, but not many.
Affected Groups
All Groups of Muri Are affected
Hosts & Carriers
The Waste Rat is a carrier of the disease, and so is the Mukurdul Bat.
Prevention
You can Avoid this Viral Infection by keeping away from ingestion of anything tampered by the Waste Rat, also by keeping Clean and eating Cooked food.
Epidemiology
A heatwave after Uncleanliness can Cause the Zjr Visevems to become more active and find food out of their burrows this causes more exposure of the Zumer to this pest and more likely chance of infection
History
The First Recorded Case was in New Age 502 when a male called Briner Jufrin was Exploring the Banks of the River Gresjel 10 miles upstream of Gresmi Vu Sugre (The Capital City) with a group of other Explorers, and he got bit by a Waste Rat, they thought it was nothing at first but they arrived back in the capital 6 Hours later he started getting rashes on his limbs and he couldnt eat anything because his stomach ached. He died a day later. Then a Mass Case of The Blood Virus Occurred in 796 and it got the nickname of The Blood Plague from then on, over 1/4 of the Population of Gresmi Vu Sugre Caught the Virus and Died, Including the Chieftain at the time Ruhun Leguveks got infected and died in New Age 797 causing the Military to take over for 4 years until the Chieftains were brought back.
Cultural Reception
The Victims of the Viral Disease are Feared by all, Especially within Confined Conditions, which is why during New Age 802 the Government Made a quarantine zone for the infected and sorted out the problem.
Type
Viral
Origin
Mutated
Cycle
Chronic, Acquired
Rarity
Uncommon
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