Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome (NIDS:先天性免疫不全症候群 Senten-sei Meneki Fuzen Shōkōgun?, lit. "NIDS: Neuro Immunodeficiency Syndrome") is a fictional, incurable and fatal disease.
Description
Over fifty years ago, Maria Robotnik was diagnosed with Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome, much to her granfather's worry, and was expected not to recover from it. Medical treatment research for the sickness was conducted aboard the Space Colony ARK, but they were unable to yield a cure.[1] New hope for this research came however when Professor Gerald Robotnik accepted from the President of the United Federation to lead Project Shadow to discover an "immortality formula." Gerald hoped that he could this immortality research to develop a cure for Neuro-Immune Deficiency Syndrome as a byproduct. As such, he and his colleges began work on creating an ultimate life form endowed with immortality and the potential to create such a cure. However, the project ultimately failed when the military forcibly shut it down, eliminating those who were involved.
Based on its name, it is most likely a disease that affects the nervous system while also weakening the immune system, to the point of being unable to resist illness, as is evidenced by its name ("neuro" comes from the Greek word "neuron," meaning "nerve" and in medical terms, refers to the brain and nervous system; immunodeficiency implies a weak immune system). It is said that medical treatment for it was difficult to provide fifty years ago.<ref name=SA2J>
Appearances in Other Media
Archie Comics
In Archie Comics, it is known as Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AKA N.I.D.S.). Others have tried to cure N.I.D.S. in recent years; Dr. Ivo Kintobor in particular, who has successfully made a special suit, the Omega Care Unit, that stops the disease from progressing, but forces the victim to stay in the suit.
Buns Rabbot suffers from the disease in the comic series.
Trivia
- This disease could be based on AIDS, a real-life disease.
References
- ↑ Rouge's report in the Japanese Sonic Adventure 2 strategy guide.