Bofa

**Bofa** is a disease caused by the *Susibaca bofadees* bacterium. It is endemic to Sugonda, Tusida, Rubinda, and formerly to Likinda.

## Symptoms

* High fever
* Cough
* Vertigo
* Fatigue

Some less common, more severe symptoms include:

* Vomiting
* Loss of smell

Even rarer, even more severe symptoms include:

* Loss of feeling in extremities
* Amnesia
* Increased blood coagulation
* Increased libido
* Tremors
* Blindness
* Growth of a supernumerary gonad
* Sensitivity to light
* Diarrhea
* Infrequent urination
* High saliva production

If left untreated, bofa can cause

* Kidney failure
* Paralysis
* Permanent blindness
* Seizures
* Strokes
* Severe amnesia
* Brain damage
* Death

## Transmission

Bofa spreads through the entry into the body of numerous substances:

* saliva
* urine
* feces
* flatulence
* vomit
* blood
* semen
* breast milk
* lymph
* mucus
* cough

It can spread through sexual activity.
Bofa cannot penetrate the skin, but contact with an open wound or mucous membrane will spread it.

## 1981 Likinda epidemic

In 1981, Dong Johnson, an employee at the largest grocery store in Likinda (Likindese Groceries), contracted bofa after supposedly being licked by an infected wolf. The next day, he went to work, where he infected an estimated 418 people. From there, the virus spread rapidly throughout Likinda, infecting over 1.3 million people in the first year. The epidemic was the worst in Likindese history, with over 312 thousand deaths at the start of 1982. In March of 1985, after 15 million infections and 3.6 million deaths, the bofa vaccine was finished. After that, Likindese authorities began a massive vaccination effort that, despite the difficulties caused by loss of 83% of personnel, was successful in ending the epidemic in Likinda by September.

The epidemic ultimately killed 3.9 million, approximately 1/7 of Likinda's 1981 population. In addition, over 10 million were in some way disabled by the disease. Bofa's toll caused the 1981 Likindese depression, which lasted until 2008, and the collective trauma suffered by Likindese people is still felt today.

A monument in Likinda's capital, Throaton, was constructed in 1991 to remember the dead. In the same year, Another was constructed in Likinda's largest city, Indebut, to commemorate the efforts of the researchers developing the vaccine, and the successful Likindese response to the virus. The Likindese film production company This Nut Studios has announced a film about the vaccination effort.

## JYP strain

A mutated form of the bofa virus, **Susibaca bofadees subsp. parkii**, also called **variant bofa**, caused an outbreak of bofa at JYP Entertainment in early 2016. This caused JYP employees to forget about Sunshine of Cool Performers and nearly created a bofa epidemic in South Korea, but a mass vaccination campaign prevented another epidemic.

This strain, in addition to the symptoms of regular bofa, causes

* Very high fever
* More rapid amnesia, often targeting memories of entire concepts
* Difficulty perceiving or remembering things even after recovery
* Gonadal swelling
* Incontinence
* Frequent, pungent flatulence
* Sperm leakage
* Hyperspermia
* CNS depression
* Double vision

The regular bofa vaccine has some effect on variant bofa, but a booster shot is recommended to ensure full immunity.