Weeping Warts
Transmission & Vectors
Weeping Warts can be transmitted by the bodily fluids of a person already infected. This can be as a result of their coughing, but the pus which comes from their warts is most infectious. Touching this substance has a 80% chance of infection.
Causes
The Vellich don't know what causes Weeping Warts. It seems to occur out of the blue, but when it hits one member of a community, the likelihood is that many others will follow. Providers seem to be the most effected, which suggests that it's something outside of the community being brought in, but so far no one is sure what that might be.
Symptoms
It starts with a general feeling of lethargy, followed within a day by wart-like growths around joints, often the knuckles, elbows and knees.
Over the course of several days, the lethargy becomes a debilitating coughing sickness as the body attempts to fight off whatever is causing it. The warts become less stable, and more likely to burst, leaking a blue-green pus. This lasts for about a week, perhaps two if the person is lucky.
By the second week the person is unable to feed themselves and will be complaining of accute joint pain. When they reach this stage death will shortly follow.
Treatment
For a long time, Weeping Warts was treated the same way most unknown illnesses were treated, by keeping the individual as isolated from the rest of the community as possible and feeding them hot broths. Their warts would be wrapped and they would effectively wait to die.
A cure for Weeping Warts was discovered on the south coast in the form of Sweet Vale. This was discovered by accident, when a hungover Provider added it to the vegetable stock they were making for their sick friend. They noticed their mistake but presumed no harm would come from it, and were then amazed as their friend began to recover from the disease which had killed so many of their village. News of this cure was picked up by the Story Vault and shared by Storytellers across the planet, saving hundreds of lives.
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