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Doc. AC89: Stages of the Rott
0 - Non-affected
A perfectly healthy human, non-holder of the virus
stage duration: virtually forever until infection or termination
1 - Affected
Visually indistinguishable from an healthy person, these people are holder of the rott virus. They usually don’t know themselves that they are infected as at this stage no symptoms or visual cues are present.
stage duration: 7 to 90 days
2 - Emergence
Despite the first signs of infection being there, a lot of infected people are initially oblivious to their conditions as the small reddish emergence spot can easily be mistaken for a rash or be out of view, however the spot quickly spreads leaving no room for misdiagnosis.
stage duration: 1 to 2 days
3 - Expansion
This stage only consist of the blotches spreading all over the being’s body.
stage duration: 10 to 30 days
4 - Stabilized
Following the spreading the Rott will eventually stabilize and stop. The Rott can cover up to 80% of the subject’s skin. Negative symptoms and side-effects may apply.
stage duration: virtually forever until termination
5 - Scorching Rott
In some cases the Rott my not stabilize after expansion and evolve into a violent strand or the disease. The rashes becomes much darker and painful for the disposable. Part of the darkened skin may fall off exposing the raw tissues underneath.
stage duration: virtually forever until termination
For more information as to what is the Rott, how you may contract it, it’s full list of effects and where it came from, please refer to Document AC88