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Kizetsu no kanmushi
気絶の肝虫
Translation: fainting liver worm
Kizetsu no kanmushi has big boggly eyes and a long blue body with black speckles.
Infected people experience a string of symptoms. First, they begin to lose their hair, which the kizetsu no kanmushi feeds upon. Then, they experience tunnel vision. Moments later, they suffer from shortness of breath. Finally, they collapse, appearing as if dead.
This infection can be cured with the herb gokō (Origanum vulgare; oregano).
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