Disease

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Disease is a Dispel Type that can be inflicted by some bosses and mobs. They do only exist as Debuffs, not as Buffs. Disease debuffs tend to inflict various negative effects to attributes as well as Damage over time, and tend to be long-lasting effects (normally between 5 and 30 minutes). Mobs that cause disease are usually only those with some indicating word in their name, like "diseased", "rabid" or "tainted". Many Undead creatures cause disease.

Additional note: Apart from the Undead Priest's racial [Devouring Plague], there is currently no player ability in the game that causes a disease. In Wrath of the Lich King, however, some Death Knight abilities will include disease effects.

See Category:Disease debuffs.

List of Diseases applied by Players

Currently Death Knights and Priests are the only class which can apply diseases.

Death Knights

• Frost Fever
• Blood Plague
• Crypt Fever (Turns into Ebon Plague with [Ebon Plaguebringer] talent.)

Priests

• [Devouring Plague]

List of Disease-removing abilities

Diseases are curable by many methods, including class spells and items. Of the healing classes, Druids are the only class that cannot cure disease.

Paladin

• [Cleanse]
• [Purify]

Priest

• [Abolish Disease]
• [Cure Disease]

Shaman

• [Cure Disease]
• [Disease Cleansing Totem]

Dwarf

• [Stoneform]

Item

•  [Jungle Remedy]
•  [Purification Potion]
•  [Restorative Potion]