pavarotti. the character vince develops this after swallowing an experimental tablet, and has it for the rest of the show. rat flu rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles (down with the sickness) a flu-like disease that can be caught both by and from rats, including splinter. it starts out with realistic flu symptoms including its first stage being a fever, and then progresses through more fictional nonsensical stages until the infected victim recovers after the seventh (a submissive suggestible stage which leo insists on being called the "must say yes" stage): "wild rat man" - the infected victim turning feral; "captain cuddle cakes" - the victim becoming a cuddle bug; "ninja supreme" - the victim becomes a skilled ninja and hunts others down; "karoake love songs" - the victim sings romantic karaoke in a tone-deaf way; "fanfiction" - the victim acts out a favorite fantasy. the disease spreads either physically or orally in stages 5 and 6. re-vitiligo boondocksthe boondocks a disease that turns a white person's skin black over time. uncle ruckus claims to have it, though every flashback in which he appears features him as black as he is in 2005–2008. he regards michael jackson as a "lucky bastard", as his skin turned from black to white. red flu the last ship (tv series) a virus that wipes out over 80% of the world's population, leaving the crew of an unaffected u.s. navy arleigh burke-class guided missile destroyer, the fictional uss nathan james (ddg-151), to find a cure, stop the virus, and save humanity. rigellian fever star trek: "requiem for methuselah" a disease originating from the rigel system, the only known cure for which is the rare mineral ryetalyn. rooze star wars: droids a deadly germ used by forces of the galactic empire during the maavan conflict. victims die in three days. it will not spread as fast if the victim lies still and calm. symptoms include coughing, shortness of breath, and temporary disappearance of extremities. after three days, a victim simply vanishes. governor koong of tawntoom uses an aerial form of the virus to devastate the rebellious province of umboo, but a leak in his ship's containers results in his becoming infected. umboo healer nilz yomm devises a cure, but koong dies of the virus after his deal with the empire falls through. kobaks are immune to the disease. sexual magnetism virus red dwarf a positive viral strain that makes the infected person irresistible to the opposite sex. shanti virus heroes a virus that only affects individuals with superhuman abilities or powers, deactivating those powers and slowly killing the infected. at least one strain exists which affects humans without superhuman powers, which is shown to have killed 93% of the world population in a possible future. singeritis noonbory and the super 7 (singeritis!) a condition that causes its victims to sing everything that comes out of their mouths. smurfy pink plague the smurfs individuals with this rare disease experience pink, itching rashes; if untreated, the disease causes high fever, weakness, and eventually death. while the disease presumably does exist, the outbreak was fraudulent, caused by jokey smurf – using pink paint on the other smurfs – in an attempt to bolster dabbler smurf's confidence as he tried to be a doctor. sneezles blaze and the monster machines a sickness that monster machines catch that makes them sneeze uncontrollably. can be cured with gabby's medicine oil. space mumps red dwarf: justice an unsightly, disfiguring ailment that swells the affected's head with red and yellow mucus. resulting impression is that, on a double date with the elephant man, john merrick would be the looker. suggested treatment: after approximately three weeks the swelling will burst – so maybe an umbrella for those in the vicinity? spectrox toxaemia doctor who: the caves of androzani a fatal condition caused by touching the raw form of spectrox, a residue from the saliva of bats found on the planet androzani minor, that contained a chemical similar to nitrogen mustard. the lifespan of the affected person is then reduced to between two and three days; symptoms include a rash and/or cramp, followed by spasms, paralysis and finally thermal death point. the only known cure was the milk of the queen bats. spiderpox the grim adventures of billy & mandy (spidermandy) a disease that can be spread to humans from spiders and once they have it, they will become highly aggressive spider-like creatures with human heads sporting the spots seen in spider victims and they will become very hostile towards others. the cure is magic spider venom. spontaneous dental hydroplosion the office: "health care" a disease that makes one's teeth turn into liquid and then drip down one's throat. squid's disease spongebob squarepants (squiditis) a disease invented by squidward so he did not have to go to work, later became "true" (spongebob takes the fake disease literally) over the course of the episode. the suds spongebob squarepants (suds) the suds is an illness that only sponges can catch, causing constant sneezing of bubbles and whitened skin tone. it is essentially a common cold. the suds can be cured by washing the sponge and using it to clean various things, as shown in the episode "the suds." super aids south park a disease invented by mr. stotch to scare butters from being grounded. super diarrhea american dad! francine experienced this disease while on a good-will mission to india. tba arrested development standing for "to be announced", this disease was fabricated by the bluth family in order to explain the acronym "tba" being advertised as the reason for their annual fundraiser after they failed to decide on a cause, in order to go ahead with the fundraising anyway. symptoms were implied to include psychotic mania based on a video they claimed to depict a young boy suffering from the disease. thornburg virus psych a virus whose symptoms include headache, weakness, and bleeding from the eyes. thornburg virus is seen in the episode "death is in the air". thripshaw's disease monty python's flying circus from season 3, episode 10, a disease in which a person says words in the wrong order, or sometimes says the wrong words. three stooges syndrome the simpsons incredibly rare condition where the individual experiences every disease known to man (including diseases that are biologically impossible for the specific victim due to gender or age) and only survives because they all cancel each other out. mr. burns is the only known person with the condition. tooba-achoobas noonbory and the super 7 (tooba-achooba!) plant-based illness similar to a cold, but with the bizarre side-effect of the affected person losing their superpowers until cured. torsonic polarity syndrome (tps) south park a genetic condition which causes humans to be born with a set of buttocks over their facial organs. tps is seen in south park how to eat with your butt. over 11 people worldwide are affected of this condition. toxic junk food syndrome the grim adventures of billy and mandy (billy's growth spurt) a condition billy had developed from eating too much junk food. toxins developed into a parasite as a side effect of a home remedy from grim's grandmother that he suggested would have cured billy, the parasite eventually turning into a mini-billy. this in turn was intended to be cured by "heebee jeebee juice", also made by grim's grandmother, though the parasite detached itself from billy before he had to be made to drink it, in which case the parasite had to be tricked into drinking it to be destroyed. tree-rush one piece a virus which had almost destroyed the shandian tribe 400 years ago. the disease causes black spots to appear all over the victims body and eventually results in death. the disease was cured by montblanc norland by using a substance known as connie from the kona tree. tarellian virus star trek: the next generation a deadly and believed incurable plague that was believed to have completely wiped out the tarellian species until a ship holding survivors was discovered. details are unknown, but even brief contact causes infection, resulting in any known infected areas being interdicted. the rain a virus created by apollon. intentionally a cure for cancer, but later it was used as a deadly bioweapon instead, wiping out the population of denmark and south sweden. it seemingly causes seizures with convulsions and vomiting, and after that, an infected person dies, though not immediately. the virus was present in the rain for 6 years, but later the rain became safe again. in season 2, it is mentioned that the virus constantly mutates. it is now visualized as some sort of a black gas; it can infect plants and trees; hosts, such as rasmus and sarah, have connection with the infected plants, and the hosts can release the virus upon being irritated, angered, scared, or if there is a threat to the virus. virus is in symbiosis with the host, so if a host is cleared of the virus, he will die. turtle pox teenage mutant ninja turtles (1987) a disease the turtles have in "the making of metalhead". tumorsyphilisitisosis family guy, (if i'm dyin', i'm lyin') a fictional disease, the symptoms of which include the growth of extra nipples. it was made up by peter to defraud a charity organization. uromysitisis poisoning seinfeld: the parking garage a condition that occurs when one doesn't relieve themselves. if said person doesn't relieve themselves, they will die. vegimal pox the octonauts (the mimic octopus) an illness specific to the vegimals' species. the symptoms are red spots, sneezing, and bouncing. the cure is red algae. v virus bakugan: battle planet the v virus is able to infect humans, bakugan, and core cells and turn them into pure evil, humans emit a dark, shadow-like aura, red eyes, and an unbearable desire for destruction. bakugan are either completely covered in blobs of the v virus or emit a dark aura and partially covered in v virus blobs, loose control of themselves, and are willingly to obey tiko. core cells will turn from gold to dark violet, therefore turn said core cell into a faster way to transmit the v virus. wildfire virus the walking dead a viral disease of unknown origin. when a human is infected with wildfire, the disease will infect all cells and lay dormant until the host dies. after the victim's clinical death, the host will be reanimated and exhibit zombie-like behavior. however the disease will only activate lower brain function, mostly those controlled by the brain-stem, where feeding and motor functions are controlled. the host becomes a violent, mindless cannibal, and can infect other people with the active agent of the wildfire virus by biting or scratching, eventually resulting in the clinical death of the host. the symptoms that occur before the victim's clinical death include fever, headache, fatigue, confusion, hallucinations and paralysis. the disease has a very short incubation period of around 48 hours. the disease leads to society's collapse and results in a world stricken by a zombie apocalypse. worry warts the smurfs this disease, contracted by papa smurf in one episode, is caused by extreme stress. its symptoms include ugly green warts and the inability to make decisions. to cure the malady, a victim must speak a short incantation while touching the horn of a wart monger, which cures the decision-making problem completely and transfers the warts to the wart monger. xenopolycythemia star trek (the original series) from season 3, episode 10 (for the world is hollow and i have touched the sky), the uss enterprise's chief medical officer, dr. leonard mccoy, is diagnosed with this disease, which is rare, incurable, and fatal. a cure is eventually found (same episode) by the enterprise's first officer/science officer, spock, when he finds vast amounts of medical knowledge that had been preserved on an ancient fabrini computer. xenopolycythemia is also mentioned on star trek: enterprise, season 2, episode 19 (judgment) and was used as a ploy against the klingons when dr. phlox claimed that the disease was contagious. in video games name source symptoms player-controlled diseases plague. inc a playable pathogenic disease (chosen from a type of pathogen, like viruses or bacteria) that is capable of wiping out all of humanity. symptoms and abilities of the player pathogen can be selected