Talk:List of fictional diseases

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Requests: Add information about Irumodic syndrome (Picard, ST:TNG) or fix redirect to this page

[edit] Dammit

Damnit, I thought I was helping by making a table for the fictional diseases. But it turns out the table ends up on the bottom of the page.

I'm terribly sorry, guys.

(EDIT) I (finally) created an account and already tackled the problem.

Maverick Hunter 07:49, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Sonic Diarrhea

It can be said that Sonic Diarrhea (which Turanga Leela is made to sign a waiver for in the second episode of Futurama) is not a fictional disease; it can be associated with the infamous brown note, with exaggerated (in this case, deadly) results. Kewlio 03:04, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Red Water

Red Water Poisoning from Fullmetal Alchemist is a poison, not an bacterial/viral disease. It was already listed in the list of fictional toxins, so I removed it.

[edit] Caleb09

ahh i messed the page all up I was trying to add the vampire disease thingy from the elder scrolls games

[edit] Rom65536

Should also contain a listing for "Beaver Fever", from the "Ren and Stimpy Show" episode "The Great Outdoors". It was a water-borne disease that caused those afflicted to turn into beavers. Typically caused by drinking water in which "beavers do their business". Not the same as the real disease "Beaver Fever".

[edit] Black Breath?

Wasn't this a sort of illness? From Lord of the Rings, Éowyn and Merry both have it until Aragorn heals them. Is this something that could be added? Morhange 04:50, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Never Nude

Tobias, from Arrested Development does NOT have a fictional disease, he has Gymnophobia... Gymnophobia is an irrational, abnormal and persistent fear or anxiety about being seen naked, and/or about seeing others naked, even when it is socially acceptable. Gymnophobes may experience their fear of nudity before all people, or only certain people.

[edit] Bulgaria

In an episode of Married... with Children, Kelly Bundy pretends she is ill having caught the disease Bulgaria. __meco 00:17, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Footballitis

During the 2002 FIFA World Cup, there were commercials by Adidas featuring this new 'disease' called footballitis. Would this be considered for this article, even though it is just from a television commercial? Any thoughts? Eclipsed soul 19:24, 9 October 2006 (UTC}

[edit] Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Wouldn't this be a possible candidate for this article? Maria Robotnik from Sonic the Hedgehog series has this syndrome. Even in her article, it states it's a fictional illness. Eclipsed soul 19:24, 9 October 2006 (UTC}

[edit] Sexual Interations?

In the S.T.O.R.M.S. entry, I don't think there's any such phrase as 'sexual interations.' ... I think the gist of what they intended has to do with gradual cross-breeding between robots, mutants, etc.

[edit] Antiheat

The effect of a human cold virus on members of Heat Blast's fire-based species. Changes their fire powers to ice. Not actually named in the episode.

Where is it named Antiheat in the list, then? If there's another valid source for the name that's fine, I just want to avoid fan creations. JayMars 15:42, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

I think it should be renamed "Common cold," but I'm a lazy man. Teflon Don 08:45, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Bloaty Head, Invisibility, Alien DNA, King Complex

Fictional diseases from Theme Hospital - added to the list. There's a whole swathe of diseases in this game that would apply here, each with their own description: especially "Slack Tongue", caused by "chronic overdiscussion of soap operas" which causes the patient's tongue to swell... LudBob 00:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New categories

I'm noticing a lot of diseases in the wrong categories (Flictonic Clipple Waver Syndrome comes to mind). Moreover, quite a lot of diseases on this list come from Star Trek, Star Wars, and other space-opera type shows. I'm considering reorganizing this list in order to clean up the first issue; in the process, I think I might make another category for extraterrestrial diseases. Does anyone have any objections? It's not like I'd do this tomorrow or anything; just when I feel like it. Teflon Don 08:54, 11 November 2006 (UTC)

I also have noticed the seemingly random placement of Star Trek diseases. ʐ

[edit] Ever17

There are two diseases in the Ever17 visual novel, Teif Blau and Cure Virus. I think those would be appropriate to add to the list. Jon Fawkes 16:52, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Why reduced?

I would vote for not deleting this page, considering it useful: I could not find similar information anywhere on web. Fictional elements (persons, creatures, stories etc. and so diseases) have the influence on this world and form the common cultural knowledge and cognitive background. For this fictional elements, including fictional diseases, should have its place in Wikipedia.

I could find this page in google's archive with much more information about many diseases, but now the current version of the page is dramatically reduced. Why? Could we get back to the previous version? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.42.206.230 (talk) 20:36, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I have to agree. The "anticruft" edits made over the past few days appear to be far too sweeping in scope, and many removals don't seem to jibe with the introduced comments into the article template with respect to reasoning. D. Brodale 21:18, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Well-intended efforts to appease AfD concerns. If content fits the article guidelines then go for it, if not you may want to wait until after AfD has resolved and then sort out how to re-add material. Benjiboi 21:38, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

I grasp that, but there is such a thing as throwing the baby out with the bathwater. D. Brodale 22:00, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Completely agree but sadly other editors decided to AfD article despite our concerns so the process has to play out. Benjiboi 22:48, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Literature section

It would be a bit better if the author's of each work could be added to the source rather than in the symptoms section. Benjiboi 09:28, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

Done, looks better. Benjiboi 00:30, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] post AFD "to be added" v. To Do list

Assuming article survives AfD a "to be added" section should probably not be reintroduced in favor of the to do list I put at the top of the page. Simply add and remove items as needed. Benjiboi 00:34, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ugh...the other format was better

I think the other format was better, where it was organized on how it was created, i.e, evolved, engineered, etc. Not only that, but like more than half of the diseases are gone. I'm just wondering who decided to be king and remove all of them... Eridani 03:56, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

I liked the other format better as well (mostly because it was my idea and I implemented it). But I understand the rationale for using this format: one of the biggest problems with fiction-related content on Wikipedia is that it's written in-universe. Categorizing these diseases by their source material as opposed to their fictional origin is a way to combat that issue here. I am glad that a lot of minor diseases were removed from this list, as the "important" ones were starting to get lost in the mess. A lot of diseases were in the wrong categories, too. Perhaps we can start adding some of the removed-but-important diseases...responsibly. Teflon Don (talk) 23:57, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot 11:04, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rage Virus

Rage virus is a mutation of Ebola not rabbies —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.202.7.166 (talk) 22:51, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "cleanup"

this page was screwed up, not "cleaned up". It is nothing like the other "list of fictional..." on this site. Bioform 1234 18:38, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Heroes

What was the name of the virus in the tv series Heroes? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.253.64.213 (talk) 23:39, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

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