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[[File:Nyssa_sick.jpg|thumb|right|Nyssa infected Lazar's disease. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'')]] | [[File:Nyssa_sick.jpg|thumb|right|Nyssa infected Lazar's disease. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'')]] | ||
'''Lazar's disease''' was a contagious and eventually fatal disease. | '''Lazar's disease''' was a contagious and eventually fatal disease. Its victims were referred to as '''Lazars'''. It could be transmitted through the air or by casual contact. It appeared to affect only affect [[Human]]s or [[Near-Human]]s. | ||
:''Though [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kari]] and [[Olvir]] all were in a similar situation while on [[Terminus]], only [[Nyssa]] was infected. Anecdotally, this would suggest that the infection rate is about 1 in 6.'' | :''Though [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]], [[Vislor Turlough|Turlough]], [[Kari]] and [[Olvir]] all were in a similar situation while on [[Terminus]], only [[Nyssa]] was infected. Anecdotally, this would suggest that the infection rate is about 1 in 6.'' | ||
When infected, the victim became exhausted and confused before taking on a pale and haggard appearance, often with disfiguring lesions, and | When infected, the victim became exhausted and confused before taking on a pale and haggard appearance, often with disfiguring lesions, and becoming even more weakened. The disease could drag on, with the Lazar becoming even weaker and more sickly, until they eventually died. | ||
Lazar's disease could be staved off with repeated doses of [[hydromel]] or cured with massive, controlled doses of [[radiation]]. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') | Lazar's disease could be staved off with repeated doses of [[hydromel]] or cured with massive, controlled doses of [[radiation]]. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. ([[DW]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'') | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 3 June 2011
Lazar's disease was a contagious and eventually fatal disease. Its victims were referred to as Lazars. It could be transmitted through the air or by casual contact. It appeared to affect only affect Humans or Near-Humans.
- Though the Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Kari and Olvir all were in a similar situation while on Terminus, only Nyssa was infected. Anecdotally, this would suggest that the infection rate is about 1 in 6.
When infected, the victim became exhausted and confused before taking on a pale and haggard appearance, often with disfiguring lesions, and becoming even more weakened. The disease could drag on, with the Lazar becoming even weaker and more sickly, until they eventually died.
Lazar's disease could be staved off with repeated doses of hydromel or cured with massive, controlled doses of radiation. The later remedy, for obvious reasons, entailed more risk to the infected person. (DW: Terminus)
Behind the Scenes
- While the most obvious real-world parallel to Lazar's Disease is leprosy (both in the phonetically similar name and in the practice of isolating the infected), its treatment can be compared to cancer, which often features a treatment course that is sometimes as severe or injurious as the disease itself.
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