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Firehead Fever
Article by: Miriah
Firehead Fever
The cause of Firehead Fever is unknown, but some Healers suspect its
cause to be either microbial or parasitic but not viral in nature
since the disease is known to exist only in those who travel to or
live in the Southern Continent and has not spread to the Northern
Continent. The onset of Firehead Fever is marked by cold-like
symptoms, but as the disease progresses, suffers become afflicted by a
high fever, severe headaches, and hallucination of "spots" in their
vision. The disease can be very severe and can cause death, even in
otherwise healthy individuals, but communicability of the disease is
unknown. As such, most afflicted with Firehead are quarantined until
they either recover or succumb to the illness.
After the fever breaks, Firehead suffers will retain a sensitivity to
light and continue to have headaches. If care is not taken during this
time, permanent damage to the eyes can result. Recovery is assumed
once both symptoms subside, but the sufferer will be weakened for some
time. In addition, it is considered dangerous to go /between/ for a
lengthy period of time following Firehead. Should a rider go /between/
before being completely recovered, the rider could possibly go blind
and risk insanity from severe head pain before dying. If any person
pushes themselves too soon after recovery, a relapse can take place,
marked by hallucinatory spots and headaches.
Treatment for Firehead primarily involves treatment of the high fever,
and the visual symptoms are reduced by covering the sufferer's eyes so
that no light can reach the eye. Healers must encourage the patient to
keep their head still to reduce pain and provide small doses of fellis
to promote sleep. Recovery is usually slow and clearing to normal
duties requires caution to prevent any relapse. A restriction on
riders going /between/ is put in place and strictly enforced for one
month after cessation of symptoms to ensure that relapse will not
occur and endanger the rider or dragon.
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Firehead Fever
The cause of Firehead Fever is unknown, but some Healers suspect its
cause to be either microbial or parasitic but not viral in nature
since the disease is known to exist only in those who travel to or
live in the Southern Continent and has not spread to the Northern
Continent. The onset of Firehead Fever is marked by cold-like
symptoms, but as the disease progresses, suffers become afflicted by a
high fever, severe headaches, and hallucination of "spots" in their
vision. The disease can be very severe and can cause death, even in
otherwise healthy individuals, but communicability of the disease is
unknown. As such, most afflicted with Firehead are quarantined until
they either recover or succumb to the illness.
After the fever breaks, Firehead suffers will retain a sensitivity to
light and continue to have headaches. If care is not taken during this
time, permanent damage to the eyes can result. Recovery is assumed
once both symptoms subside, but the sufferer will be weakened for some
time. In addition, it is considered dangerous to go /between/ for a
lengthy period of time following Firehead. Should a rider go /between/
before being completely recovered, the rider could possibly go blind
and risk insanity from severe head pain before dying. If any person
pushes themselves too soon after recovery, a relapse can take place,
marked by hallucinatory spots and headaches.
Treatment for Firehead primarily involves treatment of the high fever,
and the visual symptoms are reduced by covering the sufferer's eyes so
that no light can reach the eye. Healers must encourage the patient to
keep their head still to reduce pain and provide small doses of fellis
to promote sleep. Recovery is usually slow and clearing to normal
duties requires caution to prevent any relapse. A restriction on
riders going /between/ is put in place and strictly enforced for one
month after cessation of symptoms to ensure that relapse will not
occur and endanger the rider or dragon.
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