Spasm Freeze

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Description
This disease has originated in the northern snowy regions of Sverige (Chill Ridges, Ice Forest, Frozen Plains), where it appears at random times due to a particularily rare type of snowfall. It is contracted by ingesting a strangely greyish snow that is produced during this type of weather. Fortunately, this unique snowfall generally lasts only a short while, but for 5 days after, the snow that lingers around is infective. Any animal can contract the disease by lapping up the snow. It can be deadly if not promptly treated.

Symptoms
The symptoms are mild ticks and seizures (uncontrollable muscle spasms that can affect paws, tail, ears, or legs), the shivers, being unnaturally cold, and sharp prickles of pain near the paws/legs as circulation worsens. As the disease progresses, the animal is in extreme  pain and may become unduly aggressive due to it. Their inner temperature will also drop, they will be unable to stay warm, which will lead to tissue death in the extremities (and possible loss of toes, tip of the tail, etc) due to a lack of proper circulation. This disease will at first be pretty mild in the first few days, and will only make its appearance in the final and middle stages of its short lifespan. The longest a wolf can live (untreated) with this disease is about two weeks or so.

Treatment
This disease can only be treated by healers whom have found a newly discovered plant named  Burn-Stem. This plant causes the body's inner temperature to rise, and will normally cause extreme fatigue. It was originally thought of as a poison due to its fever causing and sleep inducing properties, but has been discovered to be the only cure for Spasm Freeze. Simply give the infected wolf a mouthful of this herb twice a day, and treat the lack of circulation and cold by keeping them as warm as possible, massaging the areas. They will also need to potentially restrain the patient as they will still have to make it through the spasm part of the disease naturally. More medication will be needed if the disease is in its later stages, but is most easily treated in its middle stages. It can take up to a full week to treat if treated early to up to two weeks if treated in later stages.

Outbreaks
This disease has recently begun to show itself in Fall of Year Five, originating in the areas of the Chill Ridges, Ice Forest and Frozen Plains. These are the only locations that the disease shows itself at the moment as they are the only ones with snowfall year-round.

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