you noticed at least 2 of the following symptoms in you or in someone
from your circle of acquaintances? - use of the word "white" more than 30 times a day, and in every languages - need to stroke everything white (clothes, snow, walls, ceiling...) - dressing in white (sometimes the sick person is trying to hide it by using only white underwear under normal clothes) - dreaming of white things, white life, or even of the concept of white itself - tendency to neglect all other colours than white (for instance by stroking only the white parts of a pet) - freezing while staring at something white for more than 5 minutes in a row - in some cases, denial of any obsession with white
If this is the case, you need to be assessed before you or your acquantaince loses control. Please refer immediately to your general practitioner.
A patient suffering from the White Disease, oblivious to the seriousness of his condition
There has been no proof yet that this disease is contagious. However, as we wait for more laboratory results and clinical information, we recommend that you keep your distances with every human being under suspicion of White Disease.
This document is an emergency communiqué from the World Health Organization