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[[File:Nyssa_sick.jpg|thumb|right|Nyssa infected with Lazar's disease. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'')]] | [[File:Nyssa_sick.jpg|thumb|right|Nyssa infected with Lazar's disease. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terminus (TV story)|Terminus]]'')]] | ||
'''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 | '''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 only affect [[human]]s or [[humanoid]]s. | ||
:''Though the [[Fifth 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 the [[Fifth 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.'' | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* While the most obvious real-world parallel to Lazar's disease is [[wikipedia:leprosy|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. | * While the most obvious real-world parallel to Lazar's disease is [[wikipedia:leprosy|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. | ||
[[Category:Diseases and illnesses]] | [[Category:Diseases and illnesses]] | ||
