Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of fictional diseases
Plot elements are notable when they have "'''received substantial coverage in reliable secondary sources'''" that "'''describes the real-world aspects of the concept'''".  I'm not sure "since when" this has been part of , but does the timeframe really matter?  We're not in the business of cataloging plot devices; truely notable items will qualify for their own articles, which can be serviced by a category... the rest should be nuked.  Notability is not inhereted
— User:Blaxthos, 23:06, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
Stance: comment
Cited policy: WP:FICTION (Wikipedia:Notability)