Symptoms

• Nausea: Irritated stomach lining leads to discomfort. Slight chance of infection when kissing.
• Coughing: Chance of infection by spreading pathogen into surroundings, especially in high density, urban areas.
• Rash: The skin becomes blistered and painful, slightly increasing infectivity.
• Insomnia: Inability to sleep makes people irritable and less productive.
• Cysts: Painful lumps containing pockets of the pathogen. Slight chance of bursting which can spread disease.
• Anaemia: Decrease in red blood cells or haemoglobin in the blood can lead to hypoxia in the organs.
• Vomiting: The expulsion of infected material through projectile vomiting increases the risk of infection.
• Pneumonia: Serious fluid build and discharge from the lungs. People in cold climates especially vulnerable.
• Sneezing: Fluid discharge through sneezing greatly increases infection rates.
• Sweating: The loss of fluid through sweating also increases infection rates due to poor hygiene. More dangerous in cold countries.
• Paranoia: Irrational delusions and mental symptoms. Victims distrust of others makes them unlikely to seek treatment or cooperate with others.
• Hyper sensitivity: Increases likelihood of allergic reactions which can distract the immune system. Rich regions particularly vulnerable.
• Abscesses: Pockets of infected flesh are painful and act as breeding grounds for the pathogen, increasing infection rates when burst.
• Haemophilia: Immune system produces inhibitors that destroy factor VIII, preventing blood clotting. Infectivity increased.
• Pulmonary Oedema: Potentially fatal heart abnormality causes breakdown of respiratory system, releasing pathogen into the air.
• Fever: Increase in temperature, contagiousness and severe dehydration, which can be fatal.
• Inflammation: Inflammation obstructs bodily processes. Swelling can obstruct breathing and be fatal.
• Tumours: Pathogen disrupts cell growth pathways, causing uncontrolled, eventually fatal tumour growth.
• Diarrhoea: Pathogen active in digestive tract, causing infection through faeces and potentially lethal dehydration. Poor countries v. vulnerable.
• Pulmonary Fibrosis: Scarring of the lungs causes shortness of breath and extreme coughing. Can be fatal when combined with intense exercise.
• Immune Suppression: Pathogens attach to lymphocytes, suppressing immune system and allowing significantly greater freedom of mutation.Can be fatal.
• Skin Lesions: Breakdown in the epidermis causes large open wounds which significantly increase infectivity.
• Seizures: Random blackouts and fits reduce the patient's ability to function independently. Can be fatal.
• Paralysis: Pathogen destroys motor neurons to cause paralysis. Significantly harder to cure and can be lethal.
• Systemic Infection: Pathogen affects multiple organ and tissue types, causing body-wide infections that spread fast and can be fatal.
• Internal Haemorrhaging: Arterial membranes break down, causing rapid internal bleeding and death.
• Dysentery: A complete breakdown in the digestive system causes infected sewage, dehydration, starvation and death.
• Insanity: Neuropathic action of the pathogen in the frontal cortex causes severe emotional and behavioural abnormalities. Significantly harder to cure.
• Necrosis: Large swathes of infected tissue lose blood supply and become fatal sources of gangrene. Decomposed bodies remain a vector of transmission.
• Hemorrhagic Shock: Severe loss of blood volume causes oxygen deprivation, loss of consciousness and death.
• Coma: Neuropathic effects in the brain stem cause loss of consciousness and sometimes death. Significantly harder to cure.
• Total Organ Failure: Catastrophic cell death of multiple tissue types causes body-wide organ failure and rapid death.