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|image = [[File:ChaunceyOldridge.png|200px]]
|name=Dragon pox
 
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|name = Dragon Pox
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|provoked = Interaction with [[Peruvian Vipertooth]]s<ref name="PM-illness"/>
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|symptoms = *Green-and-purple rash or lasting greenish tinge to skin<ref name="dh2"/><ref name="DP"/>
|symptoms=*Bumps that can leave scars.
 
 
*Sparks from nostrils with sneezing<ref name="DP"/>
*Green-and-purple rash or lasting greenish tinge to skin.
 
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|treatment = *[[Dragon pox cure]]<ref name="COSG"/><ref name="PM sorting">{{PM}} - [[Hogwarts sorting quiz]]</ref>
*Sparks from nostrils with sneezing.
 
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*Immersing nose with ice cold [[water]]<ref name="DP"/>
|treatment=Cure invented by [[Gunhilda of Gorsemoor]]
 
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|infected = *[[Chauncey Oldridge]]<ref name="COSG"/><ref name="JKRS"/>
|infected=
 
 
*[[Howland Coopey]]<ref name="DP"/>
|first=''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
 
 
*[[Gunhilda Kneen]]<ref name="QTA3"/>
|latest=''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
 
 
*[[Elphias Doge]]<ref name="dh2"/>
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*[[Tulip Karasu]]<ref name="HM718hm"/>
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*[[Goldstein sisters' father|Mr]] and [[Goldstein sisters' mother|Mrs Goldstein]]<ref name="fb44"/>
 
*[[Abraxas Malfoy]]<ref name="HBP9"/>
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*[[Fleamont Potter]]<ref name="Potter"/>
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*[[Euphemia Potter]]<ref name="Potter"/>
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*[[Unidentified Dragonologist]]<ref name="HM721">{{HM|7|21|Dragon Pox}}</ref>
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*[[Eldritch Diggory]]<ref name="PM-ministers"/>
 
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{{Quote|I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|school]], and while I was no longer contagious, my pockmarked visage and greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me.|[[Elphias Doge]]'s account of having Dragon Pox|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
'''Dragon pox''' is a potentially fatal contagious disease that occurs in [[Wizards|wizards and witches]]. Its symptoms are presumably similar to [[Muggle]] illnesses like [[Wikipedia:Smallpox|smallpox]] and [[chicken pox]]. However, in addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox causes a lasting greenish tinge.<ref name="dh2">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch 2</ref> Simpler cases present with a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezes.<ref>''[[Daily Prophet Newsletters]]''</ref>
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'''Dragon Pox'''<ref name="PM QWC">{{PM}} - [[Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014]] (Archived)</ref> was a potentially [[Death|fatal]] contagious disease that affected [[Wizardkind|wizards and witches]].<ref name="HBP9"/> Muggles could also contract the disease, but it was prevented under the Statute of Secrecy. Its symptoms were presumably similar to [[Non-magic people|Muggle]] illnesses like [[chicken pox]]. In addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox caused a lasting greenish tinge.<ref name="dh2">{{DH|B|2}}</ref> The symptoms of simpler cases included a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezed.<ref name="DP">{{DP|N|3}}</ref>
   
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==History==
The first person known to have died from dragon pox was [[Chauncey Oldridge]] in [[1370s|1379]].<ref>[[Chocolate Frog Cards|Famous Wizard Card]] (Chauncey Oldridge)</ref> Two centuries earlier, in the [[1100s]], [[Gunhilda Kneen]] was recorded as only having to forgo playing [[Chaser]] in a [[Quidditch]] match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.<ref>''Quidditch Through the Ages</ref>
 
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{{Quote|Occasionally they would catch snatches of advice on how to treat dragonpox, and once a few bars of “A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love.|[[Wizarding Wireless Network]]|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows}}
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The first cases of Dragon Pox were [[Wizardkind|wizards]] working closely with [[Peruvian Vipertooth]]s;<ref name="PM-illness">{{WW|illness-and-disability}}</ref> In the [[1100s]] [[Gunhilda Kneen]] was recorded as having to forgo playing [[Chaser]] in a [[Quidditch]] match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.<ref name="QTA3">{{QTA|R|3}}</ref> The first person known to have lethally succumbed to dragon pox was [[Chauncey Oldridge]] in [[1379]].<ref name="JKRS">{{JKRS}}</ref><ref name="COSG"/>
   
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At some point while the Goldstein sisters were toddlers, [[Goldstein sisters' father|Mr]] and [[Goldstein sisters' mother|Mrs Goldstein]] contracted this disease and died.<ref name="fb44">{{FB|S|44}}</ref>
[[Gunhilda of Gorsemoor]] developed a [[Dragon pox cure|cure]] for dragon pox,<ref>[[Chocolate Frog Cards|Famous Wizard Card]] (Gunhilda of Gorsemoor)</ref> but the disease has not been completely eradicated, as is evidenced by the fact that it is still treated by the [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries#Second_Floor - Magical Bugs and Diseases|Magical Bugs ward]] at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries|St Mungo's]].<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'', Ch 22</ref> Potentially to address this, [[Albus Dumbledore]] possibly worked on his own version of the cure around [[1991]].<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> [[Elphias Doge]] got dragon pox shortly before he started at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in September [[1890s|1892]].<ref name="dh2" />
 
   
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In the [[16th century|16th]] or [[17th century]], [[Gunhilda de Gorsemoor|Gunhilda of Gorsemoor]] developed a [[Dragon pox cure|cure]] for dragon pox,<ref name="COSG">{{COS|G}}</ref> but the disease had not been completely eradicated. It was still treated by the Magical Bugs ward at [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]] on the second floor.<ref name="OOTP22">{{OOTP|B|22}}</ref> [[Elphias Doge]] got dragon pox shortly before he started at [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] in September [[1892]].<ref name="dh2" /> At some point in her youth, [[Tulip Karasu]] was admitted to St Mungo's with dragon pox.<ref name="HM718hm"/>
Elderly patients are apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. [[Abraxas Malfoy]] died of it as recently as the second half of the 20th century.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', Ch 9</ref>
 
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Elderly patients were apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. [[Minister for Magic]] [[Eldritch Diggory]] died of it in office in [[1747]].<ref name="PM-ministers">{{WW|ministers-for-magic}}</ref> Others who had died of it included: [[Abraxas Malfoy]],<ref name="HBP9">{{HBP|B|9}}</ref> and [[Fleamont Potter|Fleamont]] and [[Euphemia Potter]].<ref name="Potter"/> They died of it recently, in the second half of the [[20th century]].
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[[Howland Coopey]] wrote to the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' with symptoms that [[Professor]] [[Helbert Spleen]] diagnosed as Dragon Pox, although he did state that it would go away of its own accord, rather than recommending that Mr Coopey go to St Mungo's to get the Dragon Pox cure.<ref name="DP"/>
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The [[Moldovan National Quidditch team]] could not participate in the [[2014 Quidditch World Cup]] due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.<ref name="PM QWC" />
   
 
==Known sufferers==
 
==Known sufferers==
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{{Quote|I was sorry to hear he had died, although of course it wasn't unexpected, dragon pox at his age....|[[Horace Slughorn]] regarding [[Draco Malfoy]]'s grandfather [[Abraxas Malfoy|Abraxas]]|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince}}
*[[Howland Coopey]]
 
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*[[Elphias Doge]]
 
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*[[Gunhilda Kneen]]
 
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! scope="col" |Wizard(s)
*[[Abraxas Malfoy]]
 
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*[[Chauncey Oldridge]]
 
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|[[Chauncey Oldridge]]
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|First known victim.<ref name="COSG"/><ref name="JKRS"/>
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|[[Howland Coopey]]
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| rowspan="3" |Survived the illness.<ref name="DP"/>
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|[[Gunhilda Kneen]]<ref name="QTA3"/>
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|[[Elphias Doge]]<ref name="dh2"/>
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|[[Tulip Karasu]]<ref name="HM718hm">{{HM|7|18|hm}}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |Admitted to [[St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]]; survived.
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|[[Unidentified Dragonologist]]<ref name="HM721"/>
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|[[Eldritch Diggory]]<ref name="PM-ministers"/>
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| rowspan="3" |Died from the illness.
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|[[Goldstein sisters' mother|Mrs Goldstein]]<ref name="fb44"/>
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|[[Goldstein sisters' father|Mr Goldstein]]<ref name="fb44"/>
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|[[Abraxas Malfoy]]
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| rowspan="3" |Died from a combination of old age and the illness.<ref name="HBP9"/><ref name="Potter">{{WW|the-potter-family}}</ref>
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|[[Fleamont Potter]]
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|[[Euphemia Potter]]<ref name="Potter"/>
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|}
   
 
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*{{PS|G}} {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{COS|G}} {{1st Mention}} {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{POA|G}} {{FWC mention}}
*''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' {{Mention}}
 
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*{{OOTP}} {{Mention}}
*''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]''
 
*''[[Pottermore]]'' {{Mention}}
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*{{HBP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{DH}} {{Mention}}
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*{{FB|S}} {{Mention}}
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*{{FB|F}} {{Mention}}
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*{{QTA|R}} {{Mention}}
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*{{DP}} {{Mention}}
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*{{JKRS}} {{1st}}
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*{{PM}} {{Mention}}
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*{{WW}} {{Mention}}
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*{{HPLE|G}} {{Mention}}
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*{{HM}}
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
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Latest revision as of 02:27, 24 February 2024

"I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while I was no longer contagious, my pockmarked visage and greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me."
Elphias Doge's account of having Dragon Pox[src]

Dragon Pox[14] was a potentially fatal contagious disease that affected wizards and witches.[10] Muggles could also contract the disease, but it was prevented under the Statute of Secrecy. Its symptoms were presumably similar to Muggle illnesses like chicken pox. In addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox caused a lasting greenish tinge.[2] The symptoms of simpler cases included a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezed.[3]

History

"Occasionally they would catch snatches of advice on how to treat dragonpox, and once a few bars of “A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love."
Wizarding Wireless Network[src]

The first cases of Dragon Pox were wizards working closely with Peruvian Vipertooths;[1] In the 1100s Gunhilda Kneen was recorded as having to forgo playing Chaser in a Quidditch match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.[7] The first person known to have lethally succumbed to dragon pox was Chauncey Oldridge in 1379.[6][4]

At some point while the Goldstein sisters were toddlers, Mr and Mrs Goldstein contracted this disease and died.[9]

In the 16th or 17th century, Gunhilda of Gorsemoor developed a cure for dragon pox,[4] but the disease had not been completely eradicated. It was still treated by the Magical Bugs ward at St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries on the second floor.[15] Elphias Doge got dragon pox shortly before he started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1892.[2] At some point in her youth, Tulip Karasu was admitted to St Mungo's with dragon pox.[8]

Elderly patients were apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. Minister for Magic Eldritch Diggory died of it in office in 1747.[13] Others who had died of it included: Abraxas Malfoy,[10] and Fleamont and Euphemia Potter.[11] They died of it recently, in the second half of the 20th century.

Howland Coopey wrote to the Daily Prophet with symptoms that Professor Helbert Spleen diagnosed as Dragon Pox, although he did state that it would go away of its own accord, rather than recommending that Mr Coopey go to St Mungo's to get the Dragon Pox cure.[3]

The Moldovan National Quidditch team could not participate in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.[14]

Known sufferers

"I was sorry to hear he had died, although of course it wasn't unexpected, dragon pox at his age...."
Horace Slughorn regarding Draco Malfoy's grandfather Abraxas[src]
Wizard(s) Notes
Chauncey Oldridge First known victim.[4][6]
Howland Coopey Survived the illness.[3]
Gunhilda Kneen[7]
Elphias Doge[2]
Tulip Karasu[8] Admitted to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries; survived.
Unidentified Dragonologist[12]
Eldritch Diggory[13] Died from the illness.
Mrs Goldstein[9]
Mr Goldstein[9]
Abraxas Malfoy Died from a combination of old age and the illness.[10][11]
Fleamont Potter
Euphemia Potter[11]

Appearances

Notes and references