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'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a fictitious [[human]] disease supposedly caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] or electromagnetic radiation, such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]], but is actually a cover up [[ONI]] created to hide the identity of the [[ORION Project|Spartan-I]]s . 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. | '''Boren's Syndrome''' is a fictitious [[human]] disease supposedly caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] or electromagnetic radiation, such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]], but is actually a cover up [[ONI]] created to hide the identity of the [[ORION Project|Spartan-I]]s<ref>Halo Encyclopedia</ref>. 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 a hoax (known as the Paris/BS Spoof) used to hide Avery Johnson's status as a [[SPARTAN-I]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]] - [[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref> | [[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 a hoax (known as the Paris/BS Spoof) used to hide Avery Johnson's status as a [[SPARTAN-I]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]] - [[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref> | ||
