Chinese Viral Prefrontal Encephalopathy (Canton Madness)

Chinese Viral Prefrontal Encephalopathy, better known by the traditional name "Canton Madness" (Traditional Chinese; 豬發燒, German; Kanton-Fieber, Spanish; Animales Plaga, Japanese; Fune-no Shi) is a viral disease that primarily effects the functioning of the prefrontal lobe of the brain. The disease is partially zoonotic (i.e., transmitted by animals), affecting certain families of the class Mammalia.

Signs and Symptoms
Symptoms of CVPE in humans have been greatly studied and in the past have been subjects of intense scrutiny by both the scientific and religious community. After being infected, the patient will typically have a three to four hour window of opportunity to make peace with their God while suffering excrutiating pains below their tongue and in their throat; during this period the virus has hijacked the salivary glands and is using the cells within to produce billions of copies of itself. After this relatively asymptomatic period (during which speech becomes more difficult), the virus launches a full assault on the Prefrontal lobe of the Brain. As higher thinking and reasoning are lost to the patient, the virus forces the brain cells of the Medulla Oblongata to replicate rapidly and unevenly. The resulting growth of the Medulla typically results in a vicious bloodlust that sends the now mentally incapacitated patient into an endless maddening rage. The patient will usually seek to attack anything that moves at this point; as he is mentally incapable, his main method of attack is his teeth. As the saliva is already loaded with CVPE viruses, the cycle continues.

The Medulla Oblongata seems to play an extremely important role in the infection; that area of the brain mutates in semi-predictable manner, shaping the patient's life post-infection.

Fortunately uncommon, there are some variations on the behavior of the patient depending on random growth patterns of the Medulla. Occasionally, the virus produces not a blood lust, but a hypersexual horror; the growth of the Medulla in some areas can lead to extreme sex drive instead of a rage, or the Medulla is effected in a way which causes the patient to feel extreme gnawing hunger. These variations are due to the Medulla's influence on the brain's baser instincts. As the Medulla becomes twisted and swollen, the pituitary glands of the patient may produce excessive amounts of various hormones, twisting and distorting the body.

Types of Infected

 * Standard Infected, or "Zombie": Most people who survive the initial infection become the standard Infected. The Medulla mutates in a way that drives the victim long insane with rage; in hard times, the infected may even tear bits of flesh off its own body for sustenance.
 * Bruiser or Gulper: The Medulla mutates in a way that causes the pituitary to become hyperactive, sending