The Red Pox is a disease that ravaged many mag'har orcs in the years following the rise of the Horde. The Pox's main symptoms were red pustules welling up on the skin, seeping a watery red fluid, and also the vomiting of blood. The disease was debilitating and affected many remaining "brown orcs".Template:Cite Its origin is unknown.
When Kargath Bladefist arrived at a Mag'har village in Nagrand - likely the modern town of Garadar - he found many, including Garrosh Hellscream, son of Grom, affected by this disease. Nagrand had by that time become the home of the sick and weakened, but remained the most vibrant place on the otherwise-dying world of Draenor. The Shattered Hand chieftain sneered at them for their "weakness" and made his way back to the battle.Template:Cite
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It would appear that the Red Pox is the reason for the mag'har and Nagrand escaping corruption; the other clans were likely to have given the afflicted a wide berth, thus they were never exposed to warlock magic. Though not clearly stated, Jorin Deadeye, Saurfang the Younger and most mag'har appearing in-game were probably also afflicted by the disease. The Red Pox has apparently been cured by the time of World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.