Wilder Syndrome

Wilder Syndrome is a progressive disease caused by infection with AO nanomachines. Its symptoms vary from person to person and are hard to predict, but generally all end in eventual organ failure and death. 
It was discovered after an alarming spike in cases of what appeared to be Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Armor Corps ranks early 2016. After medical examinations eventually determined that it was, in fact, not Lupus, the case was turned over to the Engineers, who discovered the illness' link with the Vannai nanites. The leader of TE subsequently decided to name the condition after himself.
Colloquially referred to as "Space AIDS" otherwise, it affects every pilot with the sole exception of the Engineers, who were not given AO nanomachine injections. Those with AO-01 infusions appear to be less severely affected by Wilder Syndrome, while those with Cyberbrains and fully-artificial bodies circumvent its affects entirely.
The disease is widely believed to be an intentional side effect and end-trigger programmed by the Vannai once their invasion of Earth was completed, though it is also possible that it is merely an unforeseen yet convenient side-effect of the nanite infusion. At the time of Operation Unity, it was estimated that pilots had a mere three months left to live before the disease overcame them. It is only through a treatment synthesized and administered freely by the Engineers that the effects of the disease are staved off and the pilot's lives prolonged. At the very end of 2018, following information obtained from Operation Antarctic Assault, a cure for Wilder Syndrome was finally discovered, ending the long-standing specter over pilot's lives for good.
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