Post by {C.atastrophe's Saint} on Feb 12, 2012 20:14:24 GMT -5
Here you will find a list of diseases, what season they will affect, symptoms, mortality rate, etc. This is a reference for role players and staff.
» Fall Based Diseases:
» Canine Influenze
» Mortality Rate: 5%
» Symptoms: Coughing, green nasal discharge, compromised immune system, secondary respiratory infections
» Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): Hyysop, a green stalk like herb with many leaves, has tiny purple flowers at the top of the herb, alleviates coughing only.
» Canine Parvovirus
»Mortality Rate: 50%
» Symptoms: This disease is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate especially in wolves under the age of 1. Lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea(usually bloody), dehydration, loss of appetite. THOSE WHO DO NOT CONSUME LARGE AMOUNTS OF FLUIDS WILL MOST LIKELY DIE.
» Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): Chervil, a leafy stalk(the leaf resembling a fern) with extremely tiny white flowers. Alleviates vomiting and helps in the consumption of fluids.
»Winter Based Diseases:
» Lice
»Mortality Rate: None
» Symptoms: Extreme itch, small pus filled or bloody “bug bites”, irritability due to the itching, tiny black bugs can be seen on lighter colored coats.
» Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): Pine bark chewed up and put on the bites.
»Pseudorabies
»Mortality Rate: 70%
» Symptoms: Extreme itch, paralysis of the jaws and howling in pain. Due to how deadly this disease is any pups under six months will be die within a week of contracting the disease. This is NOT rabies, but the name stands for “False Rabies”.
»Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): None
»Spring Based Diseases:
»Infectious Canine Hepatitis
»Mortality Rate: 5%
»Symptoms: Painful abdomen, fever, depression, vomiting, coughing, loss of appetite, in older wolves liver failure or hematoma’s may occur.
»Herbal Remedies(FORHEALERSONLY): Coriander, a plant with a few different leaves, some look like oaks while the others like a clover and small pink flowers. Helps with the pain and fever, may also be combated with chervil to help reduce vomiting.
»Canine Minute Virus
» Mortality Rate: 25%
» Symptoms: This virus only affects pregnant wolves and pups that are up to three weeks old. In mother’s it causes spontaneous abortions and in pups it causes severe diarrhea, anorexia, and difficulty breathing.
»Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): Lemon balm, a stalk based plant with many round green leaves, no flowers. Encourages an appetite in pups to help them get the nourishment they need.
»Canine Herpesvirus
»Mortality Rate: 80%
» Symptoms: This disease only affects pups 4 weeks old and younger, it causes hemorrhaging due to a low temperature. Symptoms include whining, lack of suckle ability, depression, discharge from the nose.
Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): Lemon Balm, to induce an appetite. NOTE: Only a skilled healer will be able to save pups with this disease, their body temperature must always be monitored and healers must attempt to keep it high.
»Summer Based Diseases:
»Canine Distemper
»Mortality Rate:80%
» Symptoms: Seizures, twitching, “smacking” or “chewing” of the gums, salivating, increased sensitivity to touch, debilitation of motor capabilities and paralysis. This disease affects pups between the ages of 1 to 2 months old more severely but is very common in attacking adults as well. Only those with a peak immune system will survive this harsh vius.
»Herbal Remedies(FOR HEALERS ONLY): Honey Suckle is used to stop seizures and twitching fits.
