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I have recently encountered this paper, and decided to write on the differences between the variant they have identified, and the one I am aware of. I will be using their original text as reference, so go and check them out if you'd like to.

https://www.tumblr.com/jennywolfgal/725465545646931968/bestiary-werewolf?source=share

"Werewolves are large predators that're the result of a rabies derived virus dubbed TLV (Therianthropic Lupiform Virus) that overrides the afflicted host's genome into becoming a bloodthirsty killing machine, or kills them outright if proven too weak to survive."

The variant I have encountered seems to be rarely if ever cause death upon infected individuals. In fact it protects the host, repairing any damage to their tissue through rapid cellular regeneration. Patients have regrown entire limbs in the matter of months.

"Being facultative bipeds, they find it quite easy and comfortable switching to bipedal and quadrupedal forms of locomotion, what isn't as comfortable however is the agony of the transformation, which in contrast to folklore, myth, and pop culture, is gradual and permanent."

The variant I have experience with does not transition between locomotion modes while in canid form. Upon completing their metamorphosis, they resemble canis lupus completely. Transformation is painless and even pleasant, though initially terrifying. The metamorphosis is rapid (several minutes down to a few seconds) and temporary to a degree (the patient can transition at will, or instinctively during threat), while the patients experience lasting changes, those are never obvious and visible. This makes me believe the folklore myth might have been influenced by this variant.

"the furred coat of infected match the host's original hair color and some outlines of the head hair can still be visible"

No hair has been observed in canid form. The fur coloration is rarely determined by the host's hair color, but rather it is based on the genetic makeup bestowed by the condition.

"to the growth of a mesocephalic snout that looks superficially canine, save for the lack of whiskers, philtrum, and rhinarium."

The snout is virtually indistinguishable from that of a wolf, it has whispers, philtrum, and rhinarium.

"Obviously the laws of physics will demand for the infected to seek out copious amounts of protein to gain the mass for growth, often hoarding acquired unconsumed meats with them as they isolate themselves for later consumption to further complete their transformation."

The size of the variant in canid form matches that in hominid form. They are known to hide food for later, but that occurs following the completion of the metamorphosis, and appears to be part of their natural carnivorous diet. They usually do not excavate the remains, as they prefer fresh kills and will rather take out another prey item. Their usual prey is extremely common, as they mainly predate upon "homo sapiens." This is a possibly cause of concern, as following their first transformation, there have not been any identified means to dispatch of, or even injure one. At least not available to humans, though they do appear vulnerable to interspecific conflict.

"Similar to Vampirism and the Human Zombic Virus, the transformation's facilitated by the infected going into a comatose state, though due to the more drastic changes induced to the host's form, occurs during the later stages."

No comatose has been observed, the patient is awake and conscious. While the transformation is painless, the victim often expresses extreme degrees of distress due to observing their body's metamorphosis.

"Despite their rabid bloodlust brought on by the virus and the high metabolic demands, thinking them all as mindless beasts can be proven a fatal error, especially for specimens that met and formed packs with other infected (whom they'll be neutral towards, even at recently infected who've yet to really undergo their transformation, passively ignoring them once sensing their condition, only lashing out if physically provoked or threatened), often displaying a frightening cunning such as targeting the wheels and engines of vehicles, or even power lines, satellite disks, and antennae."

This appears to be in agreement with my research. They are capable of luring out prey into ambushes.

"While there's no known cure for Lycanthropy, there's nothing short of treatments that can at least ease the pressure, if not outright staving off the transformation process for months or even over a year, such as wolfsbane/monkshood with its sedative properties and silver, both of which are ironically used to slay infected in the past due to monkshood's high toxicity and the Werewolf's allergic reaction to silver."

No means of dispatching the variant have been identified.

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