Spattergroit Epidemic


 * Spattergroit was a highly-contagious wizarding disease caused by an infectious fungus.
 * Spattergroit caused the skin of those infected to break out in purple pustules.
 * Once healed, these blisters could leave scars, particularly on the face.
 * Sufferers were rendered unable to speak once the infection reached the uvula.
 * The disease could leave people bed-ridden for several months.
 * Contact with individuals suffering from spattergroit was avoided as much as possible due to the extreme contagiousness of the disease.
 * Cerebrumous Spattergroit was a particularly virulent sub-strain of the infectious fungus spattergroit. In addition to the regular symptoms of the disease, such as the formation of purple pustules on the skin, it caused severe confusion and memory loss.