Squee Plague

Squee Plague, known officially as advanced Sinduva hemorrhagic fever, is the name of both the virus and the infection it causes; the former title was coined by Mrkos Brorsen. It is a bioengineered pathogenic organism and causes hemorrhagic fever, which progresses very rapidly and is 98% fatal if untreated.
==Epidemiology==
===Vectors===
Squee Plague can survive in air, water, and even complete vacuum. It is most commonly spread as an airborne particle, generally through ventilation shafts. It is also extremely contagious, able to be transferred to other beings via a cough, sneeze, or other means of contact with the bodily fluids of an infected individual.
===Symptoms===
The onset of the disease has been described as a feeling of discomfort and edginess for the first 30 minutes, followed by a nosebleed, high fever, and ringing in the ears. After 2 hours of enduring those symptoms, the victim bleeds from the tear ducts shortly before going into a coma. Death from internal bleeding follows roughly an hour after that.
===Treatment===
The cure provided by Mrkos, which can be inhaled, ingested, or taken intravenously, destroys the organism within 80 seconds, but has the unfortunate side-effect of explosive diarrhea. Failing that, people who contract such diseases commonly opt to be cryogenically frozen until a cure is found.
==History==
===Origin===
The virus was modified from a pathogen native to Ralburi IX, known as the Sinduva forest virus. Mrkos Brorsen hired an unknown biological engineer to modify the virus into one that is transmissible to as many sentient species as possible, in as many ways as possible, and has a mortality rate greater than the typical 27%. Oddly enough, Mrkos also ordered a cure that grants the consumer near-instantaneous wellness.
===First use===
On October 3rd, 3020, in commemoration of Earth's Virus Appreciation Day, Mrkos released Squee Plague into Tytuvan Station. The station underwent a hard lockdown following Mrkos' announcement of the attack. It was subsequently wiped from the station after a band of mercenaries found the cure that Mrkos had hidden in the lower levels of the station.
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