Blackwater fever

Blackwater fever is a form of malaria caused by protists carried by some insects or bred in stagnant pools in the Deepwoods. All of Twig's crew were killed by the fever after drinking tainted water, and Twig himself was made seriously ill.

Behind the scenes

The disease "Blackwater Fever" also exists in real life.

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