Lycanthropy

Disease: Henson’s Disease (Lycanthropy)
Type: Retrovirus, 1 type known, moderately mutagenic
Description: Hexagonal virus, unsheathed, <>

Symptoms: People affected with Henson’s disease exhibit increased physical attributes, including but not limited to: higher muscle to body mass ratio; realignment of muscle mass to the upper arm, abdomen, and upper leg; prolonged and protruded canines, from 4-7 mm; increased average speed; increased lung capacity; increased aggression; increased tolerance of high oxygen levels in the blood and muscle tissue; increased production of hair over the body and face. People affected exhibit sensitivity to the lunar cycle, including but not limited to: increased need to be part of a pack, mob mentality, increased aggression, high need to hunt by scent on foot, need to ingest raw meat.

First Documented Case: Historical accounts of attacks by people bearing typical symptoms of the disease around 300 b.c.

Cure / Vaccine: No known cure or vaccine

There are five strains of the virus currently recognized: Siberian, East Siberian, Russian, Ukranian, and Asian. See later posting on Lycanthropy Strains for further information.

Related Documentation: OFAR genes and traits

Three genes within the human genome cause exhibition of Henson-like symptoms, but bearers have no trace of the disease. The X-41 gene is an OPERON, turning on the OFAR gene, of which there are both dominant and recessive traits. The X-41 gene is also linked with high resistance to acquiring Henson’s Disease, as persons having the X-41 gene alone still have a high resistance to Henson’s disease.

Bearers of the OFAR dominant gene, or Fr gene, exhibit increased physical attributes, including: higher muscle to body mass ratio; realignment of muscle mass to the upper arm, abdomen, and upper leg; slightly prolonged canines, less than 3 mm; increased average speed; increased lung capacity; and increased tolerance of high oxygen levels in the blood and muscle tissue.

Bearers of the OFAR recessive gene, or fr gene, exhibit increased sensory stimulation, including: increased ability to see in the dark caused by changes in the percentages of rods and cones in the eye; increased sense of smell, more like that of a canine; and increased hearing, including a stronger ability to hear sub- and super-sonic tones. Bearers of the OFAR gene without the X-41 gene show no Henson-like symptoms or high-resistance to acquiring Henson’s Disease.