Editing Boren's Syndrome

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'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a [[human]] disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] or electromagnetic radiation, such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]]. Symptoms include brain tumors, migraines, and amnesia. Without proper treatment, death commonly occurs. Effective treatment requires thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. Unconfirmed claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a [[Type-51 Carbine]] magazine is ejected and being exposed to [[Plasma Grenade]] radiation.

[[Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] supposedly has Boren's Syndrome, said to have been contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]],<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' page 243-245</ref> though this story is apparently a hoax (known as the Paris/BS Spoof) used to hide that Avery Johnson could be a [[SPARTAN-I]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]] - [[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref> 

Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s they had in stock. However, their status is unconfirmed, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by [[Howard Graves]] in an attempt to capture[[Spartan-II]]s.

==Long Term Effects==
Untreated or unsuccessfully treated, Boren's can be fatal or debilitating. While some effects, such as migraines, can be managed with medication, the tumors involved in the disease usually, or possibly always, become malignant. Because of this, treating Boren's Syndrome invariably means treating cancer, a process that can be debilitating. The only way to cure Boren's syndrome is an intensive regimen of Chemotherapy lasting for thirty weeks.

According to theory, some combination of the disease's (apparently) multiple pathologies discourages [[Flood Super Cell]]s. This would explain why Sergeant Avery Johnson could not be infected when he and his squad were ambushed by the [[Flood]] on [[Installation 04]], leading Master Chief to his moral dilemma. Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Catherine Halsey]] guesses that there'd be a billion to one chance that Johnson's condition could be reproduced.

Technically, there is no explicit proof that Boren's Syndrome discourages Flood. It may be that the nervous system of someone with the disease simply cannot support Flood. One hypothesis is that an infection form attempting to latch on to a host with Boren's Syndrome would recognize the characteristic neurological disturbances as "irreparable damage," thus rendering the sufferer immune. However, it is highly likely that if this condition did in fact prevent Flood infection the [[Forerunner|Forerunners]] would have found it after hundreds of years of research into Flood prevention.

== Trivia ==
 
[[File:51181474-Full.jpg|thumb|Half-Infected Johnson, before revival to full infected.|200px]]
* Despite Sergent Johnson's supposed immunity to the Flood it is possible to see him infected through a [[Life_After_Death|glitch]] that allows him to survive the cutscene. Johnson also comments during the infection&nbsp;"aren't I supposed to be immune to this?". 
*Since Johnson is programmed to revive after being killed, stopping an infection midway will result in momentary death, suddenly changing to a marine infected model and getting up.

==Sources==
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-'''Boren's Syndrome''' is supposedly a [[human]] neurological condition.<ref name="fs">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 243-245''</ref> The disease was most notably used as a cover-up by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to keep the identity of the [[ORION Project]]'s candidates classified.<ref name="hgn">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''' - ''[[Halo Graphic Novel Pg122|page 122]]''</ref> Since the best documented incidence of Boren's Syndrome is the cover story, it is unclear whether the condition is actually genuine, with the ORION augmentations only causing similar symptoms, or if it was entirely fabricated as part of the cover-up.
-== Summary ==
+'''Boren's Syndrome''' is a [[human]] disease caused by prolonged exposure to high-yield [[plasma]] or electromagnetic radiation, such as from a [[Plasma Grenade]]. Symptoms include brain tumors, migraines, and amnesia. Without proper treatment, death commonly occurs. Effective treatment requires thirty weeks of intensive chemotherapy. Unconfirmed claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a [[Type-51 Carbine]] magazine is ejected and being exposed to [[Plasma Grenade]] radiation.
-Boren's Syndrome supposedly causes tumors and migraines, and is believed to be caused by exposure to certain types of radiation. Claims as to the cause of the disease include inhaling the gases released when a {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}} magazine is ejected{{Ref/Site|Id=bnetcarbine|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3carbine|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Type-51 Carbine|D=16|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present#Type-51 Carbine}} and being exposed to radiation from [[plasma grenade|plasma grenades]].{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} Several [[Insurrectionist]]s on [[Victoria]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in exchange for some [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s they had in stock. However, their status was false, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by General [[Howard Graves]] in an attempt to capture the [[Spartan-II]]s of [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', Chapter 1, ''pages ??''</ref> Notably, [[John Forge]]'s father died of Boren's Syndrome.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
-=== ORION Project ===
+[[Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] supposedly has Boren's Syndrome, said to have been contracted when he used an entire crate of plasma grenades to hold off [[Covenant]] forces on [[Paris IV]],<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' page 243-245</ref> though this story is apparently a hoax (known as the Paris/BS Spoof) used to hide that Avery Johnson could be a [[SPARTAN-I]]. <ref>''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]] - [[Halo_Graphic_Novel_Pg122#Boren's_Syndrome_Hoax|Boren's Syndrome Hoax]]'', page 122</ref>
-The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] used Boren's Syndrome to cover up the side effects experienced by the surviving subjects of the [[ORION Project]] once the program was discontinued and the augmentees (retroactively designated "Spartan-Is") had been dispersed back to the [[United Nations Space Command]] armed forces at large.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}
-ONI falsified the medical records of at least one of the Spartan-Is, [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]], to describe him as a sufferer of Boren's Syndrome. He was said to have contracted the disease on [[Paris IV]] after absorbing a dangerously high amount of radiation originating from a crate of captured plasma grenades.{{Ref/Reuse|fs}} This cover-up (known to ONI as the "Paris/BS Spoof") was likely used as a means of deterring any investigation into his altered DNA and physiology, which would have revealed him as a Spartan-I.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}
+Several members of the [[United Rebel Front]] claimed to have this condition, hoping to bargain with the [[UNSC]] to gain treatment for the condition in trade for some [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s they had in stock. However, their status is unconfirmed, as the bargain was revealed to be a trap set up by [[Howard Graves]] in an attempt to capture[[Spartan-II]]s.
-==Gallery==
+==Long Term Effects==
-<gallery>
+Untreated or unsuccessfully treated, Boren's can be fatal or debilitating. While some effects, such as migraines, can be managed with medication, the tumors involved in the disease usually, or possibly always, become malignant. Because of this, treating Boren's Syndrome invariably means treating cancer, a process that can be debilitating. The only way to cure Boren's syndrome is an intensive regimen of Chemotherapy lasting for thirty weeks.
-File:BORENS 1.png|Partial transcript of two ONI agents discussing the subterfuge.
-File:BORENS 2.png|Proof of data query.
-</gallery>
-==List of appearances==
+According to theory, some combination of the disease's (apparently) multiple pathologies discourages [[Flood Super Cell]]s. This would explain why Sergeant Avery Johnson could not be infected when he and his squad were ambushed by the [[Flood]] on [[Installation 04]], leading Master Chief to his moral dilemma. Dr. [[Catherine Elizabeth Halsey|Catherine Halsey]] guesses that there'd be a billion to one chance that Johnson's condition could be reproduced.
-*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
-*''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]''
+Technically, there is no explicit proof that Boren's Syndrome discourages Flood. It may be that the nervous system of someone with the disease simply cannot support Flood. One hypothesis is that an infection form attempting to latch on to a host with Boren's Syndrome would recognize the characteristic neurological disturbances as "irreparable damage," thus rendering the sufferer immune. However, it is highly likely that if this condition did in fact prevent Flood infection the [[Forerunner|Forerunners]] would have found it after hundreds of years of research into Flood prevention.
-**''[[Halo Graphic Novel, Page 122|Page 122]]'' {{Mo}}
-*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
+== Trivia ==
-*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
+[[File:51181474-Full.jpg|thumb|Half-Infected Johnson, before revival to full infected.|200px]]
+* Despite Sergent Johnson's supposed immunity to the Flood it is possible to see him infected through a [[Life_After_Death|glitch]] that allows him to survive the cutscene. Johnson also comments during the infection&nbsp;"aren't I supposed to be immune to this?".
+*Since Johnson is programmed to revive after being killed, stopping an infection midway will result in momentary death, suddenly changing to a marine infected model and getting up.
 ==Sources==
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 [[Category:Diseases]]