Foamjaws

Foamjaws, also known as rabies and as darrdartha in Elven, was a type of natural disease that could be found in the Realms.
==Acquisition==
This disease was carried by both humanoids and various animals who could spread it to others by biting them. It was not widespread among either group, as nine in ten creatures were immune to it. However, those immune to foamjaws still acted as carriers and could still spread it with their bites.
Those who had survived the disease could acquire it again.
==Symptoms==
The disease was fatal unless treated and cured. Symptoms generally manifested within 10 days of exposure, and an infected individual was usually dead within another 10 days. Infected creatures were recognizable by their twitching bodies and drooling or foaming mouths. 
This disease ravaged the minds of those affected. The onset of foamjaws was characterized by a "red fog" settling over the mind and affecting the edges of sight. Infected individuals became irritable and quick to anger, with anything from a loud noise to being awoken at night potentially sending them into a blind rage that would not abate unless they were knocked unconscious or killed. Furthermore, the disease rendered them unwilling to eat or drink anything.
==Treatment==
In addition to magical means of curing disease, such as the cure disease spell, there were a variety of herbs that could be eaten to cure foamjaws. The two most effective were foambane and quarrada. Others included the cave mushroom fire eyes and a drinkable quaff made from boiling amthannas. Finally, the skullcap herb also could be used to treat this disease. Because an infected individual refused to eat or drink, any herbal remedy had to be forcibly fed to them.
==History==
Due to nine in ten creatures being immune to foamjaws but still acting as carriers, over time goblins and orcs gained a folkloric reputation among humans for having bites that "carry poison".
In the 14 century DR, many of the animals that inhabited the Vast Swamp were carriers of rabies. Giant bats were particularly notable carries, including those found within the city of Kuo Meilan's subterranean zoo, those living within caverns on the side of Mount Hotenow, and those that dwelt in the mountains of The Vast.
Jarbos were known to become infected with a "foaming sickness" akin to rabies, but their bites did not necessarily cause rabies in humanoids.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Lockjaw
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===References===
Category:Diseases
Category:Natural diseases