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- God of disease. A478
- End of world to come at disease and death of snake encircling the world. A1082.3.1
- Origin of disease. A1337
- Disease caused by the gods. A1337.0.1
- Disease caused by ghosts. A1337.0.2
- Disease caused by witchcraft. A1337.0.3
- Disease caused by menstrual blood. (Cf. D1003.) A1337.0.4
- Disease as punishment. A1337.0.5
- Disease to prevent man enjoying himself too much. A1337.0.6
- Leviathan casts up gorge which spreads disease. B16.4.1
- Sea-beast: when it belches landward, it causes disease; upward it kills birds; downward, fishes and sea animals. B16.4.1.1.2
- Magic mouse causes disease. B183.1.2
- Death from specific disease for breaking tabu. C929.2
- Particular disease caused by breaking tabu. C941
- Magic object controls disease. D1500
- Magic book controls disease. (Cf. D1266.) D1500.0.1
- Magic object heals diseases. D1500.1
- Ghoulish magic object cures disease. (Cf. D1278.) D1500.1.6
- Parts or products of human body cure disease. D1500.1.7
- Magic head (of saint) heals diseases. (Cf. D992, D1500.1.13.) D1500.1.7.1.1
- Magic amulet cures disease. (Cf. D1070.) D1500.1.8
- Magic jewel cures disease. (Cf. D1071.) D1500.1.9
- Magic sapphire cures disease. D1500.1.9.1
- Magic pearls cure disease. D1500.1.9.2
- Sacred objects cure disease. (Cf. V150.) D1500.1.10
- Magic statue cures disease. (Cf. D1268.) D1500.1.12
- Magic statue of brazen serpent cures disease. D1500.1.12.1
- Saint's possessions cure disease. (Cf. V221.) D1500.1.13
- Saint's bell cures disease. (Cf. D1213.) D1500.1.13.3
- Saint's mallet cures disease. (Cf. D1209.4.) D1500.1.14
- Magic weapon cures disease. (Cf. D1080.) D1500.1.17
- Magic sword cures disease. (Cf. D1081.) D1500.1.17.1
- Magic musical instrument as cure for disease. (Cf. D1210.) D1500.1.27
- Parts or products of animal cure disease. D1500.1.33
- Fish head cures disease. (Cf. D1011.) D1500.1.33.5
- Magic object wards off disease. D1500.2
- Saint's bell wards off disease. (Cf. D1213, V221.) D1500.2.1
- Magic picture prevents disease. (Cf. D1266.2, D1586.1.) D1500.2.3
- Magic circle prevents disease. (Cf. D1272.) D1500.2.4
- Eating magic pig prevents disease. (Cf. B184.3.) D1500.2.5
- Magic girdle prevents disease. (Cf. D1057.1.) D1500.2.6
- Snake liver prevents disease. (Cf. D1015.4.) D1500.2.8
- Magic object transfers disease to another person or thing. D1500.3
- Charm shifts diseases to another person. (Cf. D1273.) D1500.3.1
- Disease transferred to saint's bell. (Cf. D1213.) D1500.3.2
- Magic object causes disease. D1500.4
- Magic drink causes disease. (Cf. D1242.2.) D1500.4.1
- Magic breath causes disease. (Cf. D1005.) D1500.4.2
- Magic pond causes disease. (Cf. D921.) D1500.4.3
- Magic tank causes disease. (Cf. D921.4.) D1500.4.3.1
- Gloves thrown after ship cause disease. (Cf. D1066.) D1500.4.5
- Magic bed causes disease. (Cf. D1154.1.) D1500.4.7
- Magic object cures particular diseases. D1502
- Magic object cures urinary disease. D1502.6
- Charm for urinary disease. (Cf. D1273.) D1502.6.1
- Viper body cures skin disease. (Cf. D1010.1.) D1502.9
- Charm for diseased eye. (Cf. D1273.) D1505.11
- Magic object controls disease – miscellaneous. D1519
- Well of life and death. Situated on one hand, kills; on the other, protects against disease. (Cf. E82.) D1663.3
- Magic cure for specific diseases. (Cf. D2161.5.2.5, D2161.5.2.6.) D2161.1
- Cure by transferring disease to animal. (Cf. D1500.3.) D2161.4.1
- Disease transferred to object. D2161.4.2
- Saint transfers disease to his bell (bachall). (Cf. D1500.3.2, D2161.5.1.) D2161.4.2.2
- Disease transferred to tree. D2161.4.2.4
- Animal buried alive to cure disease. D2161.4.6
- Animal burned to cure disease. Especially for disease among animals. D2161.4.7
- Disease cured by same thing (person) that caused it. D2161.4.10
- Diseases cured at particular time. D2161.6
- All diseases healed at birth of Christ. (Cf. V211.1.) D2161.6.1
- Diseases cured in Messianic era. (Cf. A1095.) D2161.6.2
- Diseases cured at holy man's birth. D2161.6.3
- Magic control of disease. (Cf. D1500.) D2162
- Cures by transferring disease to dead. Ghoulish charm used for this purpose. E595
- Death and return to life rids man of disease. E598
- Life token: earth, water, or blood in footprint. Earth: dead by disease; water: drowned; blood: killed in battle. E761.1.3.1
- Fairies cause disease. F362
- Demon causes disease. F402.1.5
- Spirits of various kinds of disease. F493.1
- Witches cause disease or death of animals. G265.4
- Devil strikes man dead with disease. G303.20.4
- Eating cure becomes epidemic. A woman feigns periodic attacks of a sickness that can be cured only by eating a great number of delicacies. The husband feigns the same disease. J1511.3
- The priest administers to a man sick with infectious disease. Shows him the Host through window, and says: "Have hope and imagine you receive it." The man shows the priest a coin through the window, and repeats the same phrase. J1551.10
- Remedies worse than the disease. J2100
- Remedies worse than the disease – miscellaneous. J2119
- Imitation of the prescription. A peasant envying a doctor's fee for giving him a plaster and predicting a son, poses as a doctor. He predicts a son for a eunuch and gives a plaster for heart disease. J2412.3
- Flesh of certain animal alleged to be only cure for disease: animal to be killed. (The sick lion.) K961
- Disease to be cured by heart of monkey. (Cf. K544.) K961.1
- Flesh (vital organs) of certain person alleged to be only cure for disease. K961.2
- Brain of snake said to be only cure for monkey's disease. Monkey to be killed by snake when he goes to hole. K961.2.1
- Men tricked into bathing in "disease-water". K1077
- Men enjoy themselves too much: disease created. L482.5
- Diseases (plague) invoked to combat overpopulation. P721
- Healing of disease as reward. Q161.2
- Prostitute with venereal disease sent to lecherous king. Q244.3
- Punishment: death from unknown disease before end of three days for having obtained food by force from monastery. Q551.6.0.2
- Magic foul disease as punishment for persecution of Christians remitted. Q570.1
- Sacrifice as protection against disease. S276
- Diseased child exposed. S325
- Woman successfully prays for disease to repel lover. T327.2
- Queen's illicit passion for diseased man. T481.2