Northern Fever
Inspired by COVID-19, the Northern Fever is a viral infection that spreads fast in the northern regions of the human continent... it affects the lungs and while often the illness passes after a week or two of a strong cough and the name-giving fever, most patients return to their normal healthy state.
However, for elderly patients and those with other medical conditions that affect the lungs, such as asthma, chronic lung infections, heart problems, immune defficiencies, etc. can die from the disease.
Here comes a big difference... The Liuden take this disease very seriously and demand quarantines for the sick and strict rules for visitation in medical tents especially for risk patients. The Werden think this disease just removes the sick from their ranks, and thus it is claimed that the person was "ripe" for death if they do die from the "harmless" disease.
Transmission & Vectors
The illness is spread via particles from contact and sharing an air space with affected patients. That is not fully known to the people. It is believed to be transmitted by "bad air".
Causes
The cause is a viral infection that spreads to the lungs. There is no guarantee you will get it if you do something, and there is no guarantee you will not get it if you avoid something.
The believed cause especially among the Werden is a god that infects people who deserve to die but don't, a warning from up above... if you change your ways and redeem yourself, you will be cured, if you don't, your time is up.
Symptoms
The most prominent symptoms are a dry cough and a fever, often accompanied with feeling tired, being short of breath, feeling weak, and a headache from the reduced oxygenation of the brain.
Treatment
The best treatment is rest and fresh air, giving the patients plenty of oxygen to breathe in and helping their bodies fight the infection by supplying it with enough nutritious, food, and sleep.
Prevention
Avoiding contact with the sick is not always possible, but it is the best prevention.
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