Plague (Bubonic plague)
This is a disease common in fleas that are themselves common to small rodents. When the rodent dies the fleas look for another source of food and can infect those that it bites.
Type:
Bacterium - Bacteria is a large group of single celled microorganisms. While many are harmless or beneficial Red Ash will focus on the pathogenic ones that cause infectious diseases.
Transmission:
Bite - Pathogen can only be tranmitted via a bite.
Statistics:
- Lethality: 70%
- Infection Rate: 85%
- Contamenation Area: 0 Meters
- Gestation Period: 3 Days
- Difficulty: Hard
- Save: Health
- Advancement Time: 5 Days
- Life Span: 15 Days
- Residual Life: 3 Months
Symptoms:
Stage 1: Chills, Malaise, High fever, Seizures, Smooth and painful lymph gland swelling called a bubo (commonly found in the groin, armpits or neck), heavy breathing.
Stage 2: Continuous blood vomiting, urination of blood, aching limbs, coughing, extreme fatigue, gastrointestinal problems, lenticulae (black dots scattered throughout the body), delirium and coma and extreme pain. The pain is usually caused by the decaying or decomposing of the skin while the person is still alive.
Stage 3: Death Roll
Survivor Results:
NA