a viral airborne and contact strain that wiped out most of the human race leaving only 1 in 500 immune to the virus. in humans it developed symptoms including sneezing, headache, sore throat, fever, vomiting, red eyes, coughing and finally death. the virus later mutates and causes temporary bleeding from the nose and mouth and degenerates most humans into a more caveman-like state by making them lose their ability to speak and making them less intelligent. in great apes it increases their intelligence beyond that of a normal human, makes their irises green, gives them a more human locomotion, such as extended upright walking and usage of primitive weapons in a human manner and alters their vocal cords to that of a humans, granting them the power of speech. sp-43 derailed (2002) sp-43 is a modified form of smallpox (variola) that has an extremely short incubation period. its development is part of the back story, which is not completely clear, but given the fact that it appears to have been stolen in slovakia and is being transported to munich by a nato agent, it appears to have been developed by the czechoslovak government or some other eastern bloc country during the cold war. space herpes the ice pirates extremely dangerous. in its dormant form it can be activated by heat and moisture. there is no known antibody. space rabies howard the duck disease howard claims to have in order to intimidate would-be attackers and make an escape. he claims it causes "agonizing death in fifteen seconds". st. mary's v for vendetta a biological weapon engineered and released by the norsefire party as a means of clandestinely gaining control over their own country. synaptic/neuro overstimulation syndrome (sos/nos) repo! the genetic opera a disease of unknown origin that killed roughly ten million people at the beginning of the 21st century in the repo!-verse. it creates massive organ failure and apparently has no cure, though it can be treated by organ transplants. synaptic seepage johnny mnemonic caused by downloading too much information into the brain. causes cerebral haemorrhage and data corruption. it kills in approximately three days, and causes intermittent seizures. temporal dysplasia stitchers a condition in which a person could not sense the passing of time - akin to tachypsychia trixie the crazies, the crazies (remake) a highly contagious "rhabdoviridae prototype" biological weapon. causes those exposed to it to become homicidal. thing cells thingthe thing triangle-pyramid viruses that makes up thing monsters. if it enters another animal, it fuses with every cell of the host, possessing the host entirely. each infected cell becomes an individual life form with its own desire to survive. an infected cell will seek out other cells to infect with its virus, and will work together with other infected cells to imitate other life forms. because infected cells can rapidly duplicate and shapeshift, and because dislocated, pieces of an infected host will shapeshift and become separate entities. infected hosts can only be killed if every individual cell is destroyed. finally, hosts retain their knowledge and memories, allowing the virus to perfectly imitate any person and remain undetected. the only effective way of killing the thing monsters is through incineration, for instance with a flamethrower. tunguska spores metallica's "all nightmare long" music video extraterrestrial spores resembling armored worms that mimic other cells in a foreign organism helping the host and if the host is deceased the spores will proceed to revive the organism, however use of the spores results with unreasonable anger. wexler's curtain (autotoxic hematosa) short time "a progressive blood disorder in which the lymphatic system actually attacks the red blood cells, mistaking them for an invading virus. it is very rare. as the disease progresses, the lining of the cells become weakened to the point where they can no longer oxygenate the body, this of course, includes the brain." in television name source symptoms alice tetch virus gotham a virus extracted by jervis tetch from the blood of alice tetch, a patient at the indian hill facility underneath the arkham asylum. its symptoms are hallucinations, hearing voices, increasing muscle and bone power, reddened eyes and the reveal of a person's darkest secrets. amoria phlebitis the simpsons amoria phlebitis is characterized by sharp, stabbing pains in the stomach, a shooting pain in the arm and temporary loss of vision. airborne clown virus ben 10: omniverse a synthetic virus created by zombozo to turn all of bellwood into zombie clowns. barclay's protomorphosis syndrome star trek: the next generation a viral infection that causes an infected person to "de-evolve". caused by a synthetic t-cell which mistakenly activated introns in one's dna. named for lt. reginald barclay who first contracted the disease when he was administered the synthetic t-cell due to a genetic condition which when left on its own was inactive. said synthetic t-cell caused all dormant introns to activate rather than the defective t-cell. bendii syndrome star trek: the next generation a degenerative neurological illness that occasionally afflicts some elderly vulcans. symptoms include a gradual loss of emotional control and a telepathic influence on non-vulcans to exhibit similar emotional volatility. ambassador sarek of vulcan is diagnosed with this illness, so he preserves his memories through a mind-meld with captain picard. sarek later dies from this illness while picard is deep in romulan space in search of his friend's son, spock. days after breaking the news to spock of sarek's passing, spock and picard meld so they can share sarek's memories. big death jeremiah a supervirus which affects everyone on earth over the age of puberty. it spreads quickly and is almost 100% fatal, although there are apparently some carriers who do not develop the disease. after the disease has run its course it disappears, allowing those then reaching puberty to survive, although there is a constant threat of it returning. bliss virus doctor who: gridlock appeared around five billion years into the future on new earth. it began when new earthlings developed a new mood-drug called bliss. the world became addicted to it and, in novice hame's words, "a virus mutated inside the compound and became airborne. everything died. even the virus in the end. it killed the world in seven minutes flat." blue shadow virus star wars: the clone wars a lethal virus capable of killing a planet's entire population. eradicated prior to the clone wars, it was recreated by the insane separatist scientist dr. nuvo vindi as a weapon against the republic. can only be cured with the root of the reeksa plant. symptoms include muscular weakness, cough, and fainting, and if not cured in time, the victim will die. in its original liquid-bound form, it could kill a life-form almost instantly. bone-itis futurama in the "future stock" episode, "80's guy" has bone-itis and cryogenically freezes himself in order to sustain his life until a cure is found (having gutted a pharmaceutical company that came close to developing a cure for a profit of $100,000,000). upon waking up, however, he neglects to have it cured, and dies suddenly as his bones contort horrifically. not to be confused with osteitis. bonerplasia saturday night live in the october 4, 2008 episode, bonerplasia is a fictional condition which is allegedly a kind of chronic priapism. a man (played by jason sudeikis) used it as a fake explanation for why he constantly got erections around a woman, amber (played by anne hathaway), he was secretly attracted to though claiming to be gay. however, she honestly believed him, because she "read the bonerplasia article on wikipedia", only for the man to then reveal "i actually wrote that article". bonus eruptus the simpsons a likely made-up condition described by dr. nick riviera in "22 short films about springfield" where the victim's skeleton tries to leap out of the body through the mouth and run away. bowden's malady firefly a degenerative disease that affects the bone and muscle, the only known treatment being a drug called pescaline d. the disease is considered a "quirk" of planetary terraforming – the result of underground air mixing with a mine's ore processors. bs arrested development a disease which causes paralysis and eventual death, fabricated by maeby fünke to explain the terminal illness of her (also fictitious) twin sister. when questioned by her cousin george michael bluth about what the initials "bs" stood for, she replied, "i don't know. it's bs." chen-7 doctor who: the girl who waited an airborne infectious disease that only infects species with two hearts. also referred to as the 'one day plague', because its victims die within a day. chickenitis wow wow wubbzy ("woozy walden") this a fictional disease in which walden "clucks" like a chicken when he tries to talk. chickenpox codename kids next door ("operation: m.a.u.r.i.c.e.") this is a fictional strain of common chickenpox; it is spread by contact with live chickens, and the boils on the victim's skin resemble live, cackling chicken faces. otherwise, it is the same as regular chickenpox. circusitis futurama (proposition infinity) circusitis is a disease that affects "children of all ages." circusitis' symptoms include red nose, swollen feet, orange hair, extremely pale face, and sneezing handkerchiefs which make all look like a stereotypical clown. cluckitis the muppet show a victim of this highly contagious disease turns into a chicken; victims retain their true voices and mannerisms, but some develop chicken-like habits, like building nests. after almost every muppet catches it, guest star roger miller (who claims to have had it once) assures kermit that it goes away by itself in a few days. also, because gonzo doesn't catch it, and he tends to hang around chickens a lot, he likely has developed an immunity to it. condiment dysfunction soyracha (tv commercial) condiment dysfunction is the inability to salivate due to a lack of flavor. cordilla virus 24 the cordilla virus was a type 3 immuno-pulmonary virus that is similar to the hantavirus. the incubation period of the virus was initially 14 hours but decreased significantly as a result of a weaponized variant added. the symptoms of the virus were nose-bleeds, hemorrhaging, skin abscesses and eventually death. cosmic rust transformers a disease which affects cybertronians and possibly other mechanical lifeforms caused by a micro organism that feeds on metal. if left untreated an infected transformer eventually crumbles into a pile of rust. cova épidémie a disease caused by an eponymous coronavirus, carried by ferrets. the disease caused an outbreak in quebec, largely affecting montreal's homeless inuit population, what caused social stigma and the appearance of a nickname, "inuit disease". it is also possibly present in mexico.the symptoms include a fever, a shortness of breath, coughing and dizziness. some of the patients also exhibited heart problems. one of the patients, a vet who traveled to mexico, had a rare gastrointestinal form of the disease, which caused diarrhea.gs-49, a medication produced by a company located in boston, massachusetts, turned out to be an effective treatment against cova. however, counterfeit gs-49 was sold online and caused at least one death; turmeric tea was also advertised as a cure, even though it had no effect on the infected. croatoan virus supernatural a virus that is demonic in origin. it creates an unnatural murderous rage in infected people. cutie pox my little pony: friendship is magic a magic-borne disease that causes ponies to sprout cutie marks all over their body and uncontrollably act out the talents that they represent. it disappears on its own, but can be quickly cured by consuming a flower sprouted from the seeds of truth. apple bloom accidentally infected herself with cutie pox when she used a magic plant called heart's desire to create a potion that would give her a cutie mark; she confessed to stealing the heart's desire from zecora in order to sprout the seeds of truth and gain the cure. cybonic plague transformers: prime a virus developed by megatron as a biological weapon. optimus prime falls victim to the plague, and bumblebee persuades megatron to give him the formula, allowing ratchet to develop a cure. dave's syndrome black books a condition which is known to affect manny, it is triggered by being exposed to a temperature of at least 88°f (31°c). while the exact effects of the disease are not described, a scene at the end of the episode shows the results