Characters may get diseases. A disease has the following characteristics:

Attribute	Description
Level	Disease Level (Gravity)
Diffusion	Percentage of characters in the same region that will be infected
HP malus	How many HP takes away at each check for infection/effect.
Check interval	Interval for infection/effect check.
Strength malus	Malus on str (how many points are subtracted)
Dexterity malus	Malus on dex (how many points are subtracted)
Intelligence malus	Malus on intel (how many points are subtracted)
Constitution malus	Malus on const (how many points are subtracted)
Carmalus	Malus on carisma (how many points are subtracted)

How a character is infected?

A character may be infected by a game mechanics or another character, or eventually a NPC.

What happens to a character that is infected with a disease?

When is the time to complete the cyclic action:

The effects are applied (for example the HP Malus, -5 HP are taken off).
A percentage (diffusion) of players in the same region are infected
The action reschedules itself accordingly to the parameter checkinterval plus a random value
Character is warned (example:You suddenly feel sick and vomit. And what are those strange bluish pimples on your arm? ( x HPs lost).

The following effects applies:

Status	Apply disease effects	Can be infected?	Can Infect?
Character is in prison	YES	YES	NO
Character is moving	YES	NO	NO
Character is being cured	NO	NO	NO
Character is in meditation	NO	NO	NO
Character age is <= 60	NO	NO	NO
Character is banned	YES	YES	YES
Character is recovering	NO	YES	NO
Character is healthy and had the disease less than 15 days ago	N.A.	NO	N.A.