Symptoms (Neurax Worm)

Main Symptoms

Neurax Symptoms — Map of Neurax Worm symptoms (click to enlarge)

Symptom	Description
Neural Breach	Breach the blood/brain barrier to allow access to the host brain. Causes dystonia - rapid eye blinking
Cerebral Tendrils	Tendril production in the cerebral cavities begins. Enables increased control over host brain
Frontal Mesh	Tendrils mesh with frontal lobe - the conscious thought centre - and gain ability to mentally manipulate host
Perceptive Jolt	Tendrils increase brain pressure, resulting in fever which disrupts host priorities and decision making
Perceptive Shift	Worm grows to significantly increase intracranial pressure, severely disrupting host risk/reward analysis, resulting in risky, unsafe and impulsive decisions
Cognitive Scrambling	Electrical activity from tendrils causes mild seizures which completely scramble host decision making abilities
Occipital Mesh	Tendrils mesh with occipital lobe - the visual processing centre. Hosts less likely to notice worm infections
Akinetopsia	Host struggles to perceive motion making them more likely to collide with others / objects
Hallucinations	Occipital lesions created, causing severe hallucinations. Lack of awareness increases transmission chance as well as risk of injury
Schizophrenia	Inflamed dopamine receptors fragment mental processes and increase infectivity. Can cause fatal fevers
Blindness	Primary visual cortex disconnected causing blindness. Significantly reduces awareness and causes fatal accidents
Immaturity	Hormone production altered which causes reduction in maturity. Lower levels of hygiene increase infection
Mania	Excess serotonin production triggered. Manic episodes lead to increased contact with others and inability to focus
Aggression	Hypothalamic tap causes irrational hatred and violence, especially towards authorities and uninfected
Acute Encephalitis	Multiple inflammatory lesions in the brain triggered. Causes neurological damage resulting in death
Obsession	Severe damage to orbital cortex triggers OCD - forcing host to obsess over a specific worm related task
Insanity	Neuropathic manipulation causes severe emotional and behavioral abnormalities, increasing infectivity. Can be fatal
Confusion	Dopamine production stimulated to cause bouts of confusion in host. Harder to concentrate on complex work
Memory Loss	Neuritic plaques deposited on grey matter significantly impact memory and learning. Very hard to cure
Apraxia	Bruised tissue causes inability to execute certain movements. Reduces infectiousness but is extremely hard to cure
Aneurysm	Tendrils feed off blood vessels in the brain which causes aneurisms, can be lethal and hard to accurately diagnose
Aphasia	Bruised tissue causes language impairment. Makes developing a cure significantly harder
Coma	Mature Tendrils constrict the brain stem and cause a loss of consciousness in the host. Potentially fatal and significantly harder to cure
Brain Haemorrhage	Tendrils digest brain matter for nutrients causing complete degeneration and rupture of the cerebral tissue
Adrenergic Constriction	Beta-receptor blockers released, dampening anxiety in the host and lessening severity of allergic reactions to the worm
Anxiolytic Infusion	Mass synthesis of neurotransmitter, gamma-aminobutyric acid, significantly reduces anxiety in the host and minimises severity of reactions
Psychosis	Tendrils tweak dopamine receptors, inducing occasional states of psychosis and personality shifts to better accommodate worm
Despair	Altered serotonin levels impact mood regulation, induce feelings of despair in the host and lessen self preservation instinct
Suicide	Tendrils release neurotoxins which cause severe disorientation and suicidal impulses in the host
Adoration	Surges of testosterone and estrogone hijack host emotions and create desire to spread infection
Devotion	Surges of Dopamine and Serotonin compel the host to constantly think about the worm and triggers intense rushes of pleasure
Transcendence	Overdose of oxytocin and vasopressin forces host into a permanent state of worship / acceptance - treating the Neurax Worm as an eternal god