Talk:Grausen/@comment-85.165.54.149-20150622135353/@comment-25862208-20150701222510

Yeah, with a Wældreór it's a fine line. There's definitely a disease at play, but the disease itself is related to Dengue fever, and it turns canid Wesen into what has been known as a Wældreór, which is the inspiration for the Chupacabra legend. The Grimm diary excerpt speaks of the Wældreór as being "half-Wesen," or having Wesen origins in a sense. I think what it comes down to is that unlike other diseases where the affected victim is still recognizable, a Wældreór is totally unrecognizable in its woged form, like it has literally been turned into something completely different. For instance, when Bélem Hoyos saw her husband as a Wældreór, she was telling Nick and Hank that it wasn't her husband at all, and unlike Kallikantzaros, becoming a Wældreór isn't just a phase that will resolve itself after a few days.