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    What disease causes its victims' organs to liquefy?

    Question #115587. Asked by star_gazer. (Jun 27 10 6:01 PM)


    cheney11

    		ebola

    Jun 27 10, 6:05 PM
    looney_tunes

    		also Dengue fever

    http://hollywoodteen.net/hot-celebrity-gossip/dengue-fever-strikes-florida-could-spread-death

    Here's a reference, not terribly authoritative, for ebola and other haemorrhagic fevers.

    http://www.andrewgray.com/essays/diseases.htm



    Jun 27 10, 6:15 PM
    Zbeckabee

    		And from the Sci-Fi world:

    Radiant Plague/Radiant Death -- Finally, in seven of nine humans, and five of eight hirros and stonies (untreated), constipation and bloating occur as internal organs liquefy, leading ultimately to the victim’s death.

    http://rabiki.com/fargoth/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=1499&p=9667

    Jun 27 10, 6:32 PM
    queproblema

    		I've seen dengue fever, though not dengue hemorrhagic fever, and nobody's organs liquified. I can't find anything from reputable sources that suggest either dengue fever or ebola would do that.

    http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/Fact_Sheets/Ebola_Fact_Booklet.pdf

    https://health.google.com/health/ref/Dengue+fever

    I think this exists only in fantasy.



    Jun 27 10, 9:58 PM
    star_gazer

    		This site is much better.

    The virus goes through blood vessels and replicates throughout the body infecting organs as the virus grows. Other animals can carry the virus but the virus hurts only humans and monkeys. The cells die and the viruses move on to continue the cycle killing organs. It hits liver cells harder than it hits others for some reason. The virus in rare cases has been seen to liquify the organs of its host.

    http://slavirusportfolio.wikispaces.com/Ebola-Evett+and+Zachary

    Jun 27 10, 11:14 PM
    queproblema

    		"The ‘liquefaction’ of internal
    organs sometimes attributed to the virus is
    fictional."
    http://courses.bio.indiana.edu/Z620-Hardy/Ebola%20virus/Ebola%20virus.pdf

    (Demure, lovely little Zb--pretty or dowdy?) :-)

    Jun 27 10, 11:57 PM
    star_gazer

    		Good research QP!

    Jun 28 10, 4:24 AM

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