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'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a human disease caused by exposure to high-yield plasma, such as from [[Plasma Grenade|plasma grenades]]. It has several symptoms including brain tumors, migraines, and amnesia. Without proper treatment, it may also cause death. It is treatable by thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. | '''Boren's Syndrome''' is a human disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield plasma, such as from [[Plasma Grenade|plasma grenades]]. It has several symptoms including brain tumors, migraines, and amnesia. Without proper treatment, it may also cause death. It is treatable by thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. | ||
It is a condition that [[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] has, caused by exposure to plasma grenades. It was contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]]. | It is a condition that [[Sergeant Avery Johnson]] has, caused by exposure to plasma grenades. It was contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]]. | ||
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==The [[Flood]]== | ==The [[Flood]]== | ||
The condition has a curious side effect; it is the only known natural defense against the [[Flood]] organism. Boren's syndrome scrambles the neural synapses of a stricken person, which makes their physical processes too unstable for an [[Infection Form]] to control. | The condition has a curious side effect; it is the only known natural defense against the [[Flood]] organism. Boren's syndrome scrambles the neural synapses of a stricken person, which makes their physical processes too unstable for an [[Infection Form]] to control because the [[infection form]] controls a host by matching their neural electrical signals. | ||