Taros Fever is a highly contagious, but ultimately harmless disease that infects starships crew around outlying spaceports in the Rim. Inoculation is possible, but the effect is limited without repeated treatments.

There is no known cure for the disease once it set in, but there are number of treatments that can help alleviate the symptoms.  Untreated Taros Fever leaves the subject incapacitated for several days, followed by a longer period (1-2 weeks) of general fatigue, weakness and dizziness.

Taros Fever has been eliminated in more civilized areas through strict quarantine measures and inoculation programs; which is why most major worlds and spaceports will not allow a fevered crew to land.