Med-Library/Anomalies

Medical Anomalies of the Star Trek Universe

The following pages contain most of the information needed to complete the
MAQUIS ACADEMY: College of Medicine
Alien Medicine Specialty examination.

I hope you find this information both educational and enjoyable.

Adm Robert J McCoy, MD

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Medical Anomalies and Maldies

Disease	Description	Episode
Altarian encephalitis	A retrovirus that incorporates its DNA directly into the cells of its host, making them pyrexic, comatose and suffer from widespread synaptic degradation.	Future Imperfect
Anchilles fever	A deadly disease capable of spreading rapidly and causing widespread and painful deaths.	Code of Honor
Andronesian encephalitis	A disease transmitted by airborne particles	The Dauphin
Aphasia virus	A Bajoran-created virus that disrupts the brain's ability to process audio and visual stimuli	Babel
Arethean flu	A malady for which The EMH Doctor was working on a treatment	Eye of the Needle
Asinolyathin	A pain-killer that Dr. Bashir gave to O'Brien after he suffered radiation poisoning	Visionary
Ba'ltmasor Syndrome	A disease that afflicts Klingons, which requires regular treatments given by injection	The Drumhead
Barclay's Protomorphosis Syndrome	An airborne disease created by a synthetic T-cell that mutated and caused victims to "de-evolve" into primitive versions of their respective species. Also known as the intron virus	Genesis
Bendii Syndrome	A rare disease that affects elderly Vulcans, causing gradual loss of emotional control	Sarek
Blight	A genetic plague created by the Jem'Hadar to punish certain populations	The Quickening
"Cardassian virus"	A virus that Admiral Kennelly contracted	Ensign Ro
Cartalian fever	A disease that can reach plague proportions	Nor the Battle to the Strong
Cholera	Acute infectious enteritis, common on Earth in the 19th and 20th centuries	Times Arrow, Parts I and II
Coleibic hemmorahage	Cause of death of the infamous Cardassian Gul Darhe'el	Duet
Correllium fever	A disease that struck the planet Nahmi IV	Hollow Pursuits
Darnay's disease	A deadly ailment that attacks the brain and nervous system of its victims	The Schizoid Man
Dorek Syndrome	A very rare Ferengi disease	Body Parts
Enantiodromia	Psychological term that literally means conversion into the opposite	Hero Worship
Eosinophilia	An abnormally high count of serum eosinophils, a type of humanoid white blood cell	The Host
Forrester Trent Syndrome	A very rare degenerative neural disease that when untreated causes paralysis and even death	Bloodlines
Hemocythemia	A malady that afflicted Ensign Wildman's baby upon birth	Deadlock
Hesperan Thumping Cough	A flu-like affliction	Angel One
Holodiction	Not a real disease, but rather a psychological condition where someone becomes so caught up in the holographic simulations that the real world becomes unimportant	Hollow Pursuits
Hyperacceleration	A biochemical condition that causes the victim to experience one second as if it were an hour	Wink of an Eye
Iresine Syndrome	A very rare neurological disorder in humanoids that causes them to fall into a sudden coma	Violations
Irumodic Syndrome	A degenerative disorder that causes progressive deterioration of synaptic pathways. If left untreated it can cause senility and even death. There are treatments but no cure for the disease	All Good Things . . .
Iverson's disease	A chronic disease that causes fatal degeneration of muscular functions in humans	Too Short a Season
Kalla-Nohra Syndrome	A chronic pulmonary disease found only in individuals exposed to the mining accident at Gallitep	Duet
Lacunar Amnesia	A type of amnesia that occurs when a patient witnesses an act of violence so terrible that the patient rejects the reality of the situation	And the Children Shall Lead
Larosian virus	A mild disorder that Dr. Bashir once feared that Dax had contracted	If Wishes Were Horses
Lavodian flu	A 29-hour virus that the Holographic Doctor simulated in himself to experience being sick	Tattoo
Lobar pneumonia	A disease from which Elias Sandoval suffered as a child	This Side of Paradise
Mendakan pox	A childhood ailment that Ensign Kim once had	Favorite Son
Metremia	A disease that afflicts those who were exposed to the Metrion Cascade	Jetrel
Microvirus	A genetically engineered virus designed to kill only people with a specific DNA sequence	The Vengeance Factor
Nitrogen Narcosis	An affliction that affects deep sea divers. It is caused by the replacement of oxygen in oxyhemoglobin with nitrogen. It produces disorientation, hallucinations and lack of judgment	Timescape
Orkett's disease	A malady that afflicts Bajoran children	State of Flux
Parinisti measles	A malady that the Holographic Doctor found an inoculation for	Heroes and Demons
Phage	A deadly affliction that has decimated the Vidiian race, forcing them to harvest organs from other beings in order to survive	The Phage
Phyrox Plague	A disease that broke out on the planet Cor Caroli V	Allegiance
Plasma Plague	A group of deadly virus types	The Child
Polycythemia	An affliction that causes an abnormal increase in red blood cells	Basics, Part I
Pottrik Syndrome	A disease similar to Kalla-Nohra Syndrome that is even treated by the same medication	Duet
Psi 2000 virus	A water-based disease that causes the suppression of inhibitions and is transmitted through sweat	The Naked Now
Regulan fever	A disease that once afflicted Neema, the daughter of one of Dax's previous hosts	Nor the Battle to the Strong
Retrovirus	A Taresian virus capable of implanting Taresian DNA into an alien body which then "overwrites" itself upon the host DNA, thus transforming the host into a Taresian	Favorite Son
Rigelian fever	A deadly disease that resembles bubonic plague	Requiem for Methuselah
Rigelian Kassaba fever	A disease that McCoy once claimed that Spock suffered from, may or may not really exist	By Any Other Name
Rop'ngor	A disease that sometimes affects Klingon children, and is somewhat akin to terrestrial measles	Up the Long Ladder
Rudellian brain fever	A disease apparently native to Bajor that affects the brain	The Assignment
Rudellian plague	A disease that afflicted the Cardassian population on Pentath III	Rules of Engagement
Rushton infection	The disease that killed Jeremy Aster's parents	The Bonding
Sakuro's disease	An extremely rare disease that causes intense fever, weakness, and death if not treated	Metamorphosis
Synthococcus novae	A bacillus strain organism that is a by-product of modern technology, it is treatable	The Way to Eden
Symbalene blood burn	A virulent disease that can rapidly kill large numbers of people in a short amount of time	The Changeling
T'lokan schism	The breakdown of mental synapses in Vulcans caused by surfacing of repressed memories	Flashback
Tanzian flu	A malady that the Holographic Doctor once thought Lt. Paris had	Parturition
Tellerian Death Syndrome	A disease that causes cellular decay, symptoms include dizziness, blurred vision & palpitations	Genesis
Telurian plague	"A terrible disease"	A Matter of Time
Temporal narcosis	Delirium produced by exposure to a temporal disturbance	Timescape
Terrellian plague	A disease that afflicted Romulus in the anti-time reality	All Good Things . . .
Thelusian flu	An exotic but harmless rhinovirus	Unnatural Selection
Transporter psychosis	A rare medical disorder caused by a breakdown of neurochemical molecules during transport	Realm of Fear
Urudelean flu	A mild affliction to which most humans are immune, but not Lt. Barclay	Genesis
Vegan choriomeningitis	A rare and deadly disease with symptoms that include high fever and delirium	The Mark of Gideon
Xanthi fever	An affliction in mature Betazoids that causes them to project their emotional states onto others	Fascination
Xenopolycethemia	A disease characterized by an abnormal proliferation of red blood cells that cause various symptoms, including weakness, fatigue, enlarged spleen, and pain in the extremities	For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky
Yarim Fel Syndrome	A fatal disease that afflicts Cardassians	Ties of Blood and Water
Unnamed disease	An affliction that infected Janeway and Chakotay and forced them into quarantine on "New Earth"	Resolution
Unnamed virus	A virus that hides in humanoid brains by disguising itself as a memory engram	Flashback

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Rob J, IC

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