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'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a [[human]] disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] (and/or high-energy Electromagnetic radiation), such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]]. 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]] (and/or high-energy Electromagnetic radiation), such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]]. 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, and this later saves him from the flood. Supposedly contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]] | [[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] officially has Boren's Syndrome, and this later saves him from the flood. Supposedly contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]],<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' page 243-245</ref>, this story is apparently a hoax (known as the Paris/BS Spoof) used to hide that Avery Johnson could be a [[SPARTAN-I]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]] - [[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref> | ||
Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s they had in stock. | Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s they had in stock. | ||