| Spell Description | |
| Caster Level(s) | Cleric 3, Druid 3, Wizard/Sorcerer 4 |
| Innate Level | 3 |
| School | Necromancy |
| Descriptor(s) | Disease |
| Component(s) | Verbal, Somatic |
| Range | Touch |
| Area of Effect / Target | Single |
| Duration | Instant |
| Save | Fortitude Negates |
| Spell Resistance | Yes |
| Additional Counterspell(s) | Remove Disease |
| Dispel | No |
| Description | The target creature is struck down with one of the following debilitating diseases, randomly chosen: Blinding Sickness, Cackle Fever, Mind Fire, Red Ache, Shakes, or Slimy Doom. |
| Spell Scripts | |
| Main | nw_s0_contagion |
| Changes/Updates for Thain | |
| Script Change | Custom ResistSpell function |
| Before | Checks for Absorbtion (Spell mantle), Immunity and SR |
| After | Same as before, just a wrapper for easy later change |