Some diseases for someone to work up

[pmulcahy11b]

I'm not good at working up diseases, but there are two I think would be quite common in T2K, but are underrated and I don't think anyone has done: Cellulitis and Cystic Acne. Both start out as seemingly minor annoyances, but can turn nasty.

Cellulitis is basically an infection of the connective tissue of the skin. It usually starts out as a minor scratch, scrape, or burn, but under dirty conditions can quickly turn into a major, debilitating infection that spreads into the fat cells and can be quite debilitating. Troops undergoing Ranger, Special Forces, and SEAL training are quite familiar with Cellulitis. Here's a link to start you out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulitis

Cystic Acne -- well, it's just a lot of zits, right? No. Cystic Acne is common acne's big, ugly, mean, nasty brother, and while the propensity for Cystic Acne is largely genetic, bad nutrition and dirty conditions definitely exacerbate the condition. Cystic Acne covers the shoulders, chest, back, and of course the face and neck of the person in large, painful pustules and boils, and they hurt and itch, almost constantly. At the very least it's a distraction that may affect a person's alertness; at its worst, it can keep a person from sleeping, which would affect Fatigue Levels in T2K terms. The constant scratching can cause severe skin infections, and it's really hard to treat without the proper medication and cremes. Here's another link to get you started:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystic_acne