Wikipedia:List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/The Bierrum Effect

The Bierrum Effect encapsulates a multitude of phenomenon that can be seen in extreme environmental conditions. The Bierrum effect often only covers a small area somehow isolated from its environment and thus creating a small self-sustaining ecosystem.

Exanimus Alo-somnia also known as ‘the leopold sickness’ is a very reluctant disease and one of the Bierrum Effects most prominent afflictions on its inhabitants. Exanimus Alo-somnia stimulates the brain to produce large amounts of serotonin, this works as a potent sedative and reduces anxiety, it also prevents the body from releasing adrenaline into the bloodstream. Exanimus Alo-somnia is not a lethal disease, it usually does shorten the lifespan since normal reactions to danger are absent. Some scientists are convinced Exanimus Alo-somnia can be used to cure manic depression.

V.D.D. syndrome is not so much a disease as an inexplicable appearance in The Bierrum Effect. When scientists performed a series of biochemical endurance tests on rats extracted from The Bierrum Effect the rats were unnaturally resistant to high doses of poison, bacteria or viruses. Some local biologists devised a theory stating the extreme conditions in the area causes your Adaptive Immune System to grow and strengthen, much as your muscles would after long periods of flexing. Although the theory hasn’t been scientifically proven, percentages of highly contagious diseases such as Tuberculoses or even Sexually Transmitted Diseases such as Herpes are much less than normal. Statistics show organisms are 95% less likely to be infected by any form of sickness; this does not include genetic disorders.

Pyga Pactum Inflatio Virus or PIV for short is widely considered to be one of the Bierrum Effects most dangerous viruses. PIV affects the intestines and is situated in the exocrine pancreas. PIV attaches to the Notch receptor system making the Notch receptor system hyperactive to normal hormone stimulation. This triggers an extravagant portion of trypsin to be released. Trypsin predominantly cleaves peptide chains at the carboxyl side of the amino acids lysine and arginine. Abnormal quantities of trypsin as seen with victims of PIV, cause the amino acids to release Nitric Oxide. This is transferred into the bowel system and eventually departs the body as extreme flatulence. Nitric Oxide is a deadly gas and is dangerous to humans at only 10 ppm. Organisms with PIV can therefore be lethal in confined spaces and should be prohibited in any area smaller than 10 cubic meters.

The Bierrum Effect was first discovered by in 1993 by Dutch professor A.N. Dalusian. Dalusian made this remarkable discovery studying locally abandoned houses and other areas of extreme negligence. In these often isolated areas Dalusian noticed unusual behavior among remaining critters. After publishing his report in a local scientific paper he received a lot of skepticism about his theory, even today the theory is disputed among scientists.