Scale Rot

Scale rot is an illness that affects reptilian Kylians, predominately those who live in tropical areas with heavy rainfall and abundant humidity. Fungus starts to grow on the scales, eventually causing them to fall away as the fungal infection spreads throughout the body. Although some cases are non-terminal and it is not, for the most part, contagious, scale rot remains heavily stigmatized in society. It weakens the victim's immune system as well, making them more susceptible to other diseases.
Non-terminal scale rot is still difficult to combat. For the most part, those afflicted with it can only try to pick off the fungus or cover it with bandages to slow the spread. Some cures have been researched, but they remain difficult to obtain and highly obscure, not yet mass-produced. They all focus on removing the fungus entirely and keeping it from taking root again.
Terminal scale rot cannot be cured even with spells. Scale rot crosses into terminal territory once the spores have taken hold of the victim's lungs; because the spores are small at first, it can be difficult to notice until the victim is practically at death's door. Eventually, the fungus prevents the lungs from functioning at all, killing the victim through slow suffocation. Even through surgery, the fungus cannot ever be truly eradicated.
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