Cold?

[ithildin]

I'm watching the ep where Anne comes to Paris, and she wants Duncan to put a coat on even thought he can't catch a cold, and he replies, 'we can catch colds, just not die of them.' I don't ever remember knowing that they could get any sort of illness?

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[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

And if they can get a cold, can they get other things?

[gwynfyd.livejournal.com]

Well, they are affected by things. They feel pain, can be poisoned, they bleed -- they even die. Duncan has died many, many times. But they survive. They recover, and their bodies go back to normal. So, I would imagine they could get a cold, but it would be over very fast.

[in-the-bottle.livejournal.com]

Yeah, like the plague... or maybe that's like the flu to them?

*ponders*

[eveningblue.livejournal.com]

Have you read Loch Ness's And Then Some? In it, Methos gets the plague, and he's had it before. And he dies from it. A couple of times, actually, before his body finally beats it.

It is canon that Immortals cannot regenerate limbs. I haven't seen any episodes yet about serious illness, so I guess that's up to us to interpret. I'd agree that Immortals do get sick, but that their bodies heal much more quickly than mortals' bodies do. Fanfic writers get to think about and decide just how quickly that would be, for various diseases.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't read it, but it sure sounds plausible IMHO. Since alot of my recent fic has been set either in present day hospitals or in the future, I've been wondering about alien diseases that affect humans. Like Rigellian Fever from Star Trek [g]

And here's a question: what about immunity? Would an immie who got smalpox be immune from it after? Or would their immie systems totally purge all remnants from their systems?

Worms!

[calime]

Worms! LOL, and then what about parasites, both internal and external?
*snickers* The amazing lice-free horsemen? Become immortal, never scratch again! *eg*

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

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