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A '''disease of the week''' is an illness that serves as a plot device in a single [[Star Trek]] (or other SF series) episode. The existence of disease-based episodes that occur on Federation planets or bases is amusing in light of | A '''disease of the week''' is an illness that serves as a plot device in a single [[Star Trek]] (or other [[science fiction|SF]] series) episode. The existence of disease-based episodes that occur on [[Federation]] planets or bases is amusing in light of Federation claims to have eliminated disease. | ||
==Star Trek Examples== | ==Star Trek Examples== | ||
===TNG=== | ===TNG=== | ||
* "Code of Honor": A plague on Styris IV requires the [[Enterprise-D|''Enterprise'']] to retrieve a medical treatment from the non-[[Federation]] planet Ligon II. | |||
* "Too Short a Season": Admiral Jameson has a chronic case of Iverson's Disease. | * "Too Short a Season": Admiral Jameson has a chronic case of Iverson's Disease. | ||
* "Angel One": A virus that Wesley acquired during shore leave infects most of the crew of the ''[[Enterprise-D|Enterprise]]''. | * "Angel One": A virus that [[Wesley Crusher|Wesley]] acquired during shore leave infects most of the crew of the ''[[Enterprise-D|Enterprise]]''. | ||
* "The Schizoid Man": Dr. Ira Graves is dying of Varnay's Disease. | * "The Schizoid Man": Dr. Ira Graves is dying of Varnay's Disease. | ||
* "Sarek": Sarek is suffering from Bendii Syndrome, a disease that causes dementia in elderly | * "Sarek": [[Sarek]] is suffering from Bendii Syndrome, a disease that causes dementia in elderly [[Vulcan]]s. | ||
[[Category: Star Trek]] | [[Category: Star Trek]] | ||
[[Category: Disease]] | |||
Revision as of 21:24, 27 June 2017
A disease of the week is an illness that serves as a plot device in a single Star Trek (or other SF series) episode. The existence of disease-based episodes that occur on Federation planets or bases is amusing in light of Federation claims to have eliminated disease.
Star Trek Examples
TNG
- "Code of Honor": A plague on Styris IV requires the Enterprise to retrieve a medical treatment from the non-Federation planet Ligon II.
- "Too Short a Season": Admiral Jameson has a chronic case of Iverson's Disease.
- "Angel One": A virus that Wesley acquired during shore leave infects most of the crew of the Enterprise.
- "The Schizoid Man": Dr. Ira Graves is dying of Varnay's Disease.
- "Sarek": Sarek is suffering from Bendii Syndrome, a disease that causes dementia in elderly Vulcans.