~Diseases~
~Lycanthropy:
A blood disease, contractable from lycanthrope attacks while in animal form or by a bad batch of lycanthropy serum.
Depending on the species, lycanthropy can be very contagious or very hard to catch. Generally, infection comes from an attack of some kind - specifically, when claws or fangs enter the blood stream. However, lycanthropy can also be contracted from a 'bad' vaccination.
Among the benefits of this 'disease' are heightened senses and healing capacity, as well as the ability to change into the form of an animal.
Among the downsides are an animalistic attraction to blood, the constant need for vigilance and control, the need to shift every full moon (and the possibility of shifting without warning when under stress), and of course, public discrimination.
~Mowgli Syndrome:
A risk for a fetus when the mother has had sex with a lycanthrope in animal form.
While not fully understood at this time, Mowgli's Syndrome seems to make the fetus take on certain qualities of the breed of the father - specifically, the gestation period. This can have severe ramifications for the mother, as it often leads to sudden, rapid development and premature birth.
The effect on the child is still unknown, but it has been theorized that the child would be born with lycanthropy.
This syndrome can be detected through an Amniocentesis.
((Please note that this is not to be confused with the non-diagnosive term Mowgli Syndrome.))
~Lycanthropy:
A blood disease, contractable from lycanthrope attacks while in animal form or by a bad batch of lycanthropy serum.
Depending on the species, lycanthropy can be very contagious or very hard to catch. Generally, infection comes from an attack of some kind - specifically, when claws or fangs enter the blood stream. However, lycanthropy can also be contracted from a 'bad' vaccination.
Among the benefits of this 'disease' are heightened senses and healing capacity, as well as the ability to change into the form of an animal.
Among the downsides are an animalistic attraction to blood, the constant need for vigilance and control, the need to shift every full moon (and the possibility of shifting without warning when under stress), and of course, public discrimination.
~Mowgli Syndrome:
A risk for a fetus when the mother has had sex with a lycanthrope in animal form.
While not fully understood at this time, Mowgli's Syndrome seems to make the fetus take on certain qualities of the breed of the father - specifically, the gestation period. This can have severe ramifications for the mother, as it often leads to sudden, rapid development and premature birth.
The effect on the child is still unknown, but it has been theorized that the child would be born with lycanthropy.
This syndrome can be detected through an Amniocentesis.
((Please note that this is not to be confused with the non-diagnosive term Mowgli Syndrome.))
