Consumption

Consumption, formally known as phthisis, is a deadly infectious disease which is commonly found in Cattle but can infect all mammals.

Symptoms
Early symptoms include coughing and a loss of appetite. As the disease progresses, drops of blood start being expelled with the cough and infected creatures lose weight and become weaker. Fever is also common.

Transmission
Consumption is transmitted through air as well as bodily fluids.

Treatment
Consumption patients are taken to sanatoria away from dense population centers to limit the spread of the disease.