The Sickness

The Sickness, sometimes called Keeper Sickness, is the name given to an apparent sickness consisting mostly of coughing fits and coughing up blood, along with occasional nausea, paranoia, vomiting, and extreme exhaustion due to an encounter and being stalked by the Keeper. Many have also had bloody noses, fever, and sometimes amnesia. It is experienced mostly by those stalked by The Keeper. One theory is that the sickness is directly caused by Sigma Radiation, or radiation in general, which has a long history of inclusion in theories regarding The Keeper and its powers. This may mean the sickness is a form of radiation poisoning. However, many symptoms are also similar to symptoms of various chemicals entering the body system.

The theorized order of illness is as follows:

Stalked: First Encounter: More than five (5) sightings:
 * Nose bleeds with fever like the common cold, mild amnesia
 * Nosebleeds, exhaustion, nausea, strong cough, vomiting, amnesia, slight signs of radiation poisoning, aches and pains, slight trauma of the eyes (i.e. bloodshot, visual popping etc...), deja vu is commonly seen at this point.
 * Coughing up blood, blood in vomit, many signs of radiation exposure, painful breathing, difficulty in swallowing, violent convulsions and major amnesia.