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[[File:IFYOUWANTBLOOD.COMP.jpg|thumb|250px]]'''''The Sickness''''', sometimes called '''''Slender Sickness''''', is the name given to an apparent sickness consisting mostly of coughing fits and coughing up blood, along with occasional nausea, paranoia, vomitting, and extreme exhaustion due to an encounter and being stalked by the Slender Man. <span style="font-style: normal; ">Many have also had bloody noses, fever, and sometimes amnesia.</span> It is experienced mostly by those stalked by [[Slender Man]].

==Known Victims==
The sickness has been observed in [[MarbleHornets]]' [[Alex (MH)|Alex]], [[Tim]], [[Brian]], [[Jessica]] and [[Jay]]; in [[TribeTwelve]]'s [[Noah Maxwell|Noah]] and [[Milo Asher|Milo]]; [[EverymanHYBRID]]'s [[Evan]] and [[MLAndersen0]]'s [[Michael Andersen|Michael]]. It is a common [[Slenderseries Trope]].
==Cause==

One theory is that the sickness is directly caused by [[Sigma Radiation]], or radiation in general, which has a long history of inclusion in theories regarding [[Slender Man]] and its powers. This may mean the sickness is a form of radiation poisoning. However, many symptoms are also similar to symptoms of various chemicals entering the body system.
==Symptoms==
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:'''<span style="color:red;">We are not Doctors, we cannot help you or diagnose you.</span>'''

The theorized order of illness is as follows:

Stalked:
*Nose bleeds with fever like the common cold, mild amnesia
First Encounter:
*Nose bleeds, exhaustion, nausea, strong cough, vomiting, amnesia, slight signs of radiation poisoning, aches and pains, slight trauma of the eyes (i.e. blood shot, vesial popping etc...), deja vu is commonly seen at this point.
More than five (5) sightings:
*Coughing up blood, blood in vomit, many signs of radiation exposure, painful breathing, difficulty in swallowing, violent convulsions and major amnesia.

: '''<span style="color:red;">NOTE: If you have these symptoms, instead of yapping about it to us and freaking out, see a doctor. Many of these symptoms apply to non-Slender Man related illnesses, some of which are serious. If you really have these symptoms, seek medical help.</span>'''

: '''<span style="color:red;">We are not Doctors, we cannot help you or diagnose you.</span>'''

==Other Resources==
*'''[http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptom-checker/select-symptom/itt-20009075 Mayo Clinic Symptom Checker]'''
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