Boren's Syndrome: Difference between revisions

'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a [[human]] disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] or 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 exposed to [[Plasma Grenade]] radiation.

[[Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] supposedly has Boren's Syndrome, said to have been 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> though 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. However, their status is unconfirmed, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by [[Howard Graves]] in an attempt to capture[[Spartan-II]]s.

* Despite Sergeant Johnson's supposed immunity to the Flood it is possible to see him infected through a [[Life_After_Death|glitch]] that allows him to survive the cutscene. Johnson also comments during the infection&nbsp;"aren't I supposed to be immune to this?".