Wool Rot

This disease was first discovered in domesticated sheep, hence its name, but it also occurs in other animals where the first symptoms may not be as obvious and as such were not noticed by people.
If not quickly discovered and isolated farmers could lose entire flocks of sheep to wool rot, an obviously devastating blow to people of little means as well as industries based on producing wool products and eventually the general population when there is a lack of clothes being made. Therefore there was a great need to find out the cause and create a cure for this disease as quickly as possible. Various treatments have been tried through the years but for a long time the only thing that worked was to find the diseased animals and separate them from the rest of the flock as well as sanitise their living environments as best as possible.
However, in recent years a cure for wool rot was discovered and have been used to great success. Moreover, scientists successfully made a vaccine in the last year that will prevent wool rot in domesticated animals.

Symptoms

The first symptom is a decrease in quality of the wool or fur of the animal. It becomes more matted and eventually gets an oilier texture than normal. At this stage it also gets a stench to it like that of something rotten which is where the name comes from. The wool or fur of the animal sticks together in clumps and the skin underneath becomes dried out and scabs over, eventually causing the fur to fall off in big chunks. During this the animal goes through great discomfort and often rub themselves against things to the point of bleeding to get rid of the itch. 
In later stages the animal will lose its appetite to the point of withering away and dying of starvation, unless they have already died from significant blood loss caused by incessant scratching and rubbing against sharp rocks and the like.

Type

Bacterial

Origin

Natural