#rabies infection

[otiksimr]

For @avianreptiles

[localpizza-bot]

Pardon the proportion inconsistency

Toadette posting

[blackkatdraws]

Venom has a point y'know

[centers-for-disease-control]

Alright, due to popular request, I bring you the break down of the Taiwan Disease Personifications. Also, just so y’all know, the official explanations for the designs are not easy to find, so a lot of this is just from what I notice and what I know about the diseases

To start off, we have everyone’s favorite disease: COVID-19

So, this is one of the designs where I could actually find the artist explanation, so I will be including that information plus a couple things I noticed and how I think it fits the disease. So let’s start with to crown. The reason for the inclusion of the crown is the reflect the name coronavirus, corona being the Latin word for crown. The face is partially obscured because of COVID’s tendency to hide itself. The bean bag chair that they are sitting on has many protrusions signifying the spike proteins. The different digital devices represent how the world went virtual during the pandemic and the news channels behind them represent the media’s freak out when COVID was at its height. The floor has an outline of the world because everywhere was affected by the pandemic. Also, if you look closely, they are wearing little Covid earrings.

Next up, we got Zika:

I could not find an official artist statement for this design, so take my explanation with a grain of salt. So first off the red waist band reminds me of the red stripe that goes down the abdomen of the mosquito species that spreads Zika after it has fed. Also, the white markings on the black are also a characteristic of this species of mosquito. In fact, the design is the stripes on the chest look like the markings these mosquitoes have on their back. She presents female because it’s the female mosquitoes that bite and spread diseases. Her sleeves look like mosquito wings once again a reference to mosquitoes being the primary vectors of Zika. The area behind her has palm fronds to represent that Zika is a disease typically found in tropical climates.

Next up we have: Hansen’s Disease (aka Leprosy)

This is one where I could find the artist statement due to it being a pretty recent one, however, I will say that at least the translation was a bit lacking in describing the reasoning of every detail. She is a mask maker because leprosy changes how people perceive those who are infected but it is something that can easily be removed with modern antibiotics. She has different accessories like the lion and crocodile headpiece that implicate the divine involvement because leprosy has been historically thought to be a punishment of the gods. The scales on her arm look like an allusion to the scaling pattern scars that those with leprosy would develop.

Next up: Rubella

After a lot of digging I found the official profile for this design but it didn’t really explain the design choices so we are going to do more analysis on my end. So the pomegranate and the red dots represent the red rashes that come with rubella infections. The glasses I assume are to show how Rubella can lead to Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) which can occur in children if their mother had rubella while pregnant. One of the symptoms that comes with CRS is cataracts.

Next up: the plague

I found the explanation on this and it just confirmed my own suspicions for certain design choices. So her design is very focused on death and mysticism because of how the Black Plague led to a lot of cultural focus on these two ideas. Behind her are old coins because of the economic impact the plague had on the civilizations of its time. The references to death are the skeletal pattern on her dress, and the scythe behind her and on her belt. The references to mysticism include the tarot cards she is holding and the crosses on her hat. On the tarot cards are designs referencing the three different forms the plague takes (bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic) as well as a posey which was used to try to ward of the plague in old times. On her hat is also a collection of plague doctor masks which is pretty self explanatory as to how that connects.

Next up: Ebola

I couldn’t find the official explanation for this disease, so this is mostly speculation based on my analysis. Her outfit is red because of the hemorrhaging that comes with the disease. Specifically he lips are red because one of the more unique characteristics of Ebola is hiccuping up blood. The accessories seem to be inspired by central and western african traditional jewelry. There appear to be tribal masks on the necklace, I am not well versed in African art unfortunately, so any deeper meaning of these accessories are unfortunately lost on me. There are bats on the headdress because of bats being the natural host of Ebola. Her design is rather demonic because Ebola was so terrible for the areas affected, that people thought it could be caused be some great evil. The skulls are because of the extremely high death rate that comes with ebola. The leaves and fruits shown come from the African jungles which is typically where Ebola outbreaks start.

Next up: Novel Influenza A Virus Infections

I actually found the artist explanation for this design! As a disease closely associated with birds, there are many elements linked to birds. There are many bird shadows, the hair that looks like feathers, and the beak shaped mask, feathers on his tie and a feather tattoo on right arm, and the “H-N” pin (H and N proteins of the influenza virus).

Next up: Dengue Fever

Another one with an artist statement! Since only female mosquitoes bite, the character is set as a female. Her dark red lips represent mosquito’s instinct to bite, and she is holding a poisonous thornapple flower. She has mosquito wings tattooed on her back and thornapple flower tattooed on her arm. I have spent a long time looking into how the thornapple flower relates to dengue, but I haven’t had a lot of luck. From what I have seen is that the roots, seeds, and leaves are used in some traditional medicines, including treatments for malaria, but I have not had luck finding how it is connected to Dengue specifically.

Next up: Japanese Encephalitis

I found the artist statement for this disease as well. The disease is visualized into three characters that form a pop group, with their names reflecting the 3 main Culex mosquito species that spread Japanese encephalitis in Taiwan, which are Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Three), Culex annulus (Ring), and Culex fuscocephala (Shiro). They wear black and white, like the colors of the Culex mosquitoes. Red accessories represent their love for blood. I don’t have much to add outside of the artist explanation.

Last one for now is: Rabies

I found the explanation for this one, but it is not descriptive at all, so I am going to be going into every detail because this is Rabies. The spikes on the jacket and pant legs represent the protein spikes rabies uses to infect nerves. The blue jacket and gloves are representing water as one of the unique characteristics of rabies is hydrophobia (physical repulsion to water). The claw marks on the shirt show the animalistic tendencies the virus brings out. The violin players in the animal mask show how the virus can hide in these animals. The personification of rabies is holding a conductor’s wand showing how rabies controls those who are infected. The teeth necklace shows how it spreads through bites and they are standing on the brain because that is what rabies infects. He has a chain with mammal skulls once again tying back to rabies being a fatal mammalian disease. The belt buckle has a bone on it as bone are associated with bones and rabies is associated with dogs.

[makerscockandballs]

reaver problems :/

[Image ID: Three-panel comic about Dragon Age Inquisition. In the first panel, The Iron Bull holds a battle axe and excitedly asks “Hey Boss, can I come along to the dragon fight?”. In the second panel, male Inquisitor Lavellan says “Promise you won’t collapse after 30 seconds again?” to which Iron Bull nods and grins warmly with his eye closed. In the third frame, Iron Bull is shown lying on the ground in the “Family Guy death pose” amidst fire and his weapon. Far away in the background, three stick figures representing a mage, archer and warrior fight a fire-breathing dragon. /.End ID]

[bon-is-gone]

Fluttershy?...

So yeah, I made an mlp infection AU-

[buggaboizz]

I'm making an Octonauts infection au!!!!

It's pretty much just rabies with some changes here or there. But I made art!!! So I'll be showing you guys that here along with talking about it :D

//TW: Illness, implied violence, open wounds, blood, depictions of dead bodies, bite marks//

Viewer discretion is advised!

Stage 1, Incubation

Has been bitten

No symptoms show

Can last from 3 weeks to 5 years

The very start! In this stage the victim would never know if they have the infection. This is where the victim can potentially be cured, if only they knew...

Stage 2, Prodrome

General flu-like symptoms

Anxiety

Fatigue

Insomnia

Hydrophobia

Lasts 2-5 weeks

This is when the infection becomes apparent, though they might not know what the sickness truly is. As soon as symptoms start appearing, their fate is sealed.

Stage 3, Acute Neurological Period

Frothing from the mouth

Hallucinations

Aggression

Encephalitis

Muscle spasms

Trouble breathing

Lasts 1-3 weeks

This is where the characteristic "rabies behavior" begins! At this point they are FAR beyond saving and a true danger to those around them. They are in a constant mental battle as they slowly slip away from their own mind and body as it is taken over by the infection.

Stage 4, Wandering

All higher function is lost

They wander aimlessly

Most senses are gone or ignored

Lasts 1-2 weeks

This is when the victim loses the battle and completely deteriorates. This is no longer the person you knew, it is nothing more than a husky of its former self. They may still be violent if provoked, though.

Stage 5, Coma

The infected falls into a coma

They will never wake up

Death is imminent

Lasts 3-5 days

This is when the body finally gives up. It has done all it can to just stay alive, but it can no longer do that.

Stage 6, Death

The infected finally succumbs to their fate

The body is still contagious if eaten

From the Earth they rose, and to the Earth they returned. From the start, death was imminent, and this is when it finally arrives. After all these months or years, they can finally rest.

[grub-karkat-in-strange-places]

give him some friends. socialisation is important for any grub's development

[frostythievery]

I'm not immune to pony propaganda! The return of mlp horror has brought back my mlp phase, only I don't think it's a phase anymore. I've watched it before, but I could never get past season 1 lul

Naturally, my take on the infection begins with a miscommunication inside the gruesome Rainbow Factory. RF and Cupcakes are canon to this AU of mine, though they diverge from the stories. Scootaloo hasn't taken the flight test yet, and Pinkie pulled a different Pony's number.

Dash tries to keep this upset under wraps at first but it somehow got out in Cloudsdale. It mutates, going from the Pegasi, and starts to infect Unicorns and Earthponies.

I'm slowly working on 6 Special Infected, based after the Mane Six! I have three done so far, but I'll wait to post them when I finish the rest.

This whole au is also heavily inspired by Left 4 Dead!

Rainbow Dash facts: She was holed up in the factory for a while, attempting to direct her efforts into hiding the virus to keep the perfect image of the Pegasi. However, it gets out regardless and infects the employees and civilians of Cloudsdale. She takes her work to Twilight, who has her own suspicions on Dash and the origins of this disease.

She had to cut some of her tail to escape the Factory from those infected.

Rainbow Dash's Main Items:

Cattle Prod, meant for the Flight Test Failures. It can hook to the loop on her flank. It still triggers the muscles inside those infected.

Secret Files. She was lucky enough to grab them before they got ruined. Typically something only for her eyes, but she has no other choice but to head to Twilight for added help.

Pigment Samples, infused with the infection. The glass vials are strong, and won't break easily.

CONTENT WARNING UNDER THE CUT:

Bite Marks

Gore

Horror & Blood

Eating Disorder Mentioned

Here's the infection sheet for the Horde aspects!

[sp1resong]

yknow what. re: this ol' post--

[dilfsisko]

‘Oh there are no rabies in Australia I’ll take the bat’ FALSE. While it might not be rabies proper Australia has its OWN lyssavirus, Australian Bat Lyssavirus.

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

I'm watching Quarantine (2008) tonight and like despite the fact that I chose this movie I genuinely do not know if I will be able to make it through it

[lostryu]

hey, unfriendly reminder to always vaccinate your pets for rabies bare fucking minimum. i don’t care about what you say otherwise. go to a shelter or a low cost vaccine clinic. if you can’t afford vaccines, don’t have a pet. i am begging you, please just fucking vaccinate your pets BARE MINIMUM for rabies. i don’t care if your dog or cat is indoor only. things happen, and when they do, your pet gets decapitated and you cannot get the body back. you don’t get the ashes back. trust me, just get a rabies shot for your pet.

[bonefall]

At least rabies doesn't exist in Britain...

For Now

[crimsonrainsoughtstrawberry]

y’all we’re like 🤏🏽 this close to seeing Qi Rong’s little sociopathic, goofy ass on screen 🤭

[majingojira]

Which Zombie Infection Type is scarier?