Illness Template

This is the template for illnesses/diseases. To copy and paste, go to edit/view source, and copy and paste everything below.[ILLNESS NAME] is an [INFECTIOUS DISEASE, NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASE, DISORDER/CONDITION] endemic to [REGION NAME(S)]. It is caused by [PATHOGEN OR OTHER CAUSES]. [IF INFECTIOUS ->] It's typically spread by [ANIMAL, ETC.].
Initial symptoms may include [SYMPTOMS THAT OCCUR AT THE START]. Death rate is estimated at about ##% of cases. Those who [LIST FACTORS THAT MAY INCREASE RISK OF DEATH OR CONTRACTION OF A BAD CASE] may have a higher risk of [contracting the disease, or you can put death or serious injury].
== Classification ==
[LIST THE DIFFERENT FORMS OF THE DISEASE, AND LIST THEIR DIFFERENCES. ALSO LIST WHICH HAS THE HIGHEST FATALITY RATE].
== Signs & Symptoms ==
Usual symptoms include [EARLY SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE]. Later symptoms of days #-# may include [SYMPTOMS]. Late stages from days #-# usually include [LATE SYMPTOMS OF THE DISEASE, MAY INCLUDE DEATH]. [YOU MAY INCLUDE ADDITIONAL, LESS FREQUENT OR MORE RARE SYMPTOMS AS WELL].
The disease usually targets [PUT PARTS OF THE BODY THAT IT TARGETS, INCLUDE ORGANS, SYSTEMS OF THE BODY, ETC.]. 
=== [SUB-HEADING 1 CAN INCLUDE THE NAME OF THE SEVERAL FORMS OF THE DISEASE] ===
[UNDER EACH HEADING YOU PUT SPECIFIC SYMPTOMS THAT FORM OF THE DISEASE HAS].
== Cause ==
[DISEASE NAME] is caused by [a variety of factors if there are multiple] [FACTORS, SUCH AS A SPECIFIC PATHOGEN, CHEMICAL, GENE DEFECT, ETC.]
=== Virology [IF CAUSED BY A VIRUS, IGNORE AND DELETE IF NOT] ===
[LIST INFORMATION ABOUT THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES THIS DISEASE, SUCH AS HOW BIG IT IS, WHAT GENUS IT'S PART OF, ANIMALS IT INFECTS, ETC.]
=== Transmission [IF INFECTIOUS, IGNORE AND DELETE IF NOT] ===
[LIST HOW THE DISEASE IS TRANSMITTED, LIKE COUGHING, BODILY FLUIDS, ANIMALS, ETC.]
[LIST HERE WHAT THE DISEASE DOES ONCE IT INFILTRATES THE BODY].
=== Risks ===
[LIST RISK FACTORS THAT MAY INCREASE CHANCE OF CONTRACTING, CONTRACTING A SEVERE CASE, OR DEVELOPING THE DISEASE]
== Diagnosis ==
[LIST THE CLINICAL DEFINITION OF THE DISEASE, AKA, WHAT SYMPTOMS ARE CHARACTERISTIC TO THE DISEASE].
[YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE DISEASES THAT THIS DISEASE IS COMMONLY MISTAKEN OR MIXED UP WITH, AND HOW THEY ARE DIFFERENTIATED FROM EACH OTHER.]
== Prevention ==
[LIST METHODS AND WAYS THAT THE DISEASE CAN BE PREVENTED FROM BEING CONTRACTED.]
[YOU CAN INCLUDE VACCINES, TRADITIONAL METHODS, EVEN MAGIC IF IT APPLIES.]
== Treatment ==
[LIST METHODS AND WAYS THAT THE DISEASE IS CURED OR MADE LESS THREATENING, PAINFUL, ETC.]
[THIS CAN INCLUDE MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL METHODS, AGAIN, MAGIC IF IT APPLIES. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT SPECIFICALLY VIRUSES ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO BE CURED, AS THEY CONSTANTLY ARE EVOLVING].
== Prognosis ==
[LIST FATALITY RATE FOR EACH FORM, IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE.]
[LIST AS WELL THE AFTEREFFECTS OF THE DISEASE, THIS CAN INCLUDE SCARS, BLINDNESS, ETC.]
== History ==
[INCLUDE HISTORY OF THE DISEASE, SUCH AS MAJOR OUTBREAKS/PANDEMICS/EPIDEMICS, HOW HISTORY TALKED ABOUT IT, HOW RELIGIONS/PEOPLE/CULTURES DEALT/VIEWED IT, ETC.]