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⚫ | }}{{Quote|I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while I was no longer contagious, my pockmarked visage and greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me.|Description of Dragon Pox|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}'''Dragon Pox'''<ref name="PM">{{PM}} - [[Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014]] (Archived)</ref> is a potentially [[Death|fatal]] contagious disease that occurs in [[Wizardkind|wizards]] and witches. Its symptoms are presumably similar to [[Muggle]] illnesses like [[chicken pox]]. In addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox causes a lasting greenish tinge.<ref name="dh2">{{DH|B|2}}</ref> Simpler cases present with a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezes.<ref>''[[The Daily Prophet (real-world)|Daily Prophet Newsletters]]''</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Dragon Pox'''<ref name="PM">{{PM}} - [[Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014]] (Archived)</ref> is a potentially fatal contagious disease that occurs in [[wizards]] and witches. Its symptoms are presumably similar to [[Muggle]] illnesses like |
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⚫ | The first cases of Dragon Pox were wizards working closely with [[Peruvian Vipertooth]]s;<ref>{{PM}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The first cases of Dragon Pox were wizards working closely with [[Peruvian Vipertooth]]s;<ref>{{PM}}</ref> In the [[1100s]] [[Gunhilda Kneen]] was recorded as having to forgo playing [[Chaser]] in a [[Quidditch]] match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.<ref>{{QTA|R}}</ref> The first person known to have lethally succumbed to dragon pox was [[Chauncey Oldridge]] in [[1379]].<ref>[[Chocolate Frog Card|Famous Wizard Card]] (Chauncey Oldridge)</ref> |
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⚫ | [[Gunhilda of Gorsemoor]] developed a [[Dragon pox cure|cure]] for dragon pox,<ref>[[Chocolate Frog |
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⚫ | In the [[16th century|16th]] or [[17th century]], [[Gunhilda de Gorsemoor|Gunhilda of Gorsemoor]] developed a [[Dragon pox cure|cure]] for dragon pox,<ref>[[Chocolate Frog Card|Famous Wizard Card]] (Gunhilda of Gorsemoor)</ref> but the disease has not been completely eradicated. It is still treated by the [[Magical Bugs ward]] at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St Mungo's]] on the second floor.<ref>{{OOTP|B|22}}</ref> [[Elphias Doge]] got dragon pox shortly before he started at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in September [[1892]].<ref name="dh2" /> |
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⚫ | Elderly patients are apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. [[Eldritch Diggory]] died of it in [[1747]] |
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⚫ | Elderly patients are apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. [[Minister for Magic]] [[Eldritch Diggory]] died of it in office in [[1747]].<ref name="PMministers">{{PM|ministers-for-magic}}</ref> Others who have died of it include: [[Abraxas Malfoy]], and [[Fleamont Potter|Fleamont]] and [[Euphemia Potter]].<ref>{{HBP|B|9}}</ref> They died of it recently, in the second half of the 20th century. |
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+ | [[Howland Coopey]] writes to the ''Daily Prophet'' with symptoms that Professor [[Helbert Spleen]] diagnoses as Dragon Pox, although he does state that it will go away of its own accord, rather than recommending that Mr Coopey go to St Mungo’s to get the Dragon Pox cure.<ref>''[[Daily Prophet]]''</ref> |
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The [[Moldovan National Quidditch team]] could not participate in the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]] due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.<ref name="PM" /> |
The [[Moldovan National Quidditch team]] could not participate in the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]] due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.<ref name="PM" /> |
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==Known sufferers== |
==Known sufferers== |
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Revision as of 03:15, 18 August 2019
- "I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while I was no longer contagious, my pockmarked visage and greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me."
- — Description of Dragon Pox[src]
Dragon Pox[1] is a potentially fatal contagious disease that occurs in wizards and witches. Its symptoms are presumably similar to Muggle illnesses like chicken pox. In addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox causes a lasting greenish tinge.[2] Simpler cases present with a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezes.[3]
History
- "Occasionally they would catch snatches of advice on how to treat dragonpox, and once a few bars of “A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love."
- — Wizarding Wireless Network[src]
The first cases of Dragon Pox were wizards working closely with Peruvian Vipertooths;[4] In the 1100s Gunhilda Kneen was recorded as having to forgo playing Chaser in a Quidditch match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.[5] The first person known to have lethally succumbed to dragon pox was Chauncey Oldridge in 1379.[6]
In the 16th or 17th century, Gunhilda of Gorsemoor developed a cure for dragon pox,[7] but the disease has not been completely eradicated. It is still treated by the Magical Bugs ward at St Mungo's on the second floor.[8] Elphias Doge got dragon pox shortly before he started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1892.[2]
Elderly patients are apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. Minister for Magic Eldritch Diggory died of it in office in 1747.[9] Others who have died of it include: Abraxas Malfoy, and Fleamont and Euphemia Potter.[10] They died of it recently, in the second half of the 20th century.
Howland Coopey writes to the Daily Prophet with symptoms that Professor Helbert Spleen diagnoses as Dragon Pox, although he does state that it will go away of its own accord, rather than recommending that Mr Coopey go to St Mungo’s to get the Dragon Pox cure.[11]
The Moldovan National Quidditch team could not participate in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.[1]
Known sufferers
Wizard(s) | Notes |
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Chauncey Oldridge | First known victim |
Howland Coopey | Survived the illness |
Gunhilda Kneen | |
Elphias Doge | |
Eldritch Diggory | Died from the illness |
Mrs Goldstein | |
Mr Goldstein | |
Abraxas Malfoy | |
Fleamont Potter | Died from a combination of old age and the illness |
Euphemia Potter |
Appearances
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pottermore - Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014 (Archived)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)
- ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ Famous Wizard Card (Chauncey Oldridge)
- ↑ Famous Wizard Card (Gunhilda of Gorsemoor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
- ↑ Writing by J. K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)
- ↑ Daily Prophet