This new disease presented symptoms unlike any seen before; milder cases involved red rashes on the body, which, depending on the person's constitution, could multiply. The affliction did not only cause external rashes but also damaged the body's barriers.
As is well-known, the human body's barriers consist of more than just the skin.
Some rashes that formed near the trachea could compress the trachea, leading to breathing difficulties, and those that erupted on the walls of various organs could impair their functions. With a weakened immune system, if the condition became severe and one did not care for themselves properly, catching other diseases or viruses, or having pre-existing health issues, what originally would not be life-threatening could potentially cause fatal harm.