Med-Library/Anomalies
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Medical Anomalies of the Star Trek Universe
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Alien Medicine Specialty examination.
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Adm Robert J McCoy, MD
Medical Anomalies and Maladies
Contents |
A - E
| 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 |
E - L
| Disease | Description | Episode |
| 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 |
M - R
| Disease | Description | Episode |
| 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 |
S - Z
| Disease | Description | Episode |
| 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 |
| Zanthi fever | A contagious desease carried by Lwaxana Troi that spread about DS9 that causes people to become instantly attracted to others. | DS9 |
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