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'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a human disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield plasma, such as from [[Plasma Grenade|plasma grenades]]. Symptoms include brain tumors, migraines and amnesia. Without proper treatment, death commonly occurs. Effective treatment requires thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. Unconfirmed claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a [[Type-51 Carbine]] magazine is ejected and being around [[Plasma Grenades]]. | '''Boren's Syndrome''' is a human disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield plasma, such as from [[Plasma Grenade|plasma grenades]]. Symptoms include brain tumors, migraines and amnesia. Without proper treatment, death commonly occurs. Effective treatment requires thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. Unconfirmed claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a [[Type-51 Carbine]] magazine is ejected and being around [[Plasma Grenades]]. | ||
[[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] officially has Boren's Syndrome, | [[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] officially has Boren's Syndrome, supposedly contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]]. This story is a hoax used to hide that Avery Johnson could be a [[SPARTAN-I]], known as the Paris/BS Spoof. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]'', page 122</ref> However, it would not explain Johnson's immunity to [[Flood]] infection. | ||
Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, they hoped to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead|FENRIS Nuclear Warheads]]. | Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, they hoped to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead|FENRIS Nuclear Warheads]]. | ||