The fact that there is an incurable and extremely dangerous Claufer disease, Russia learned on November 27, 2012. On that day, search engines “exploded” from a flurry of search queries. But the more people searched for the symptoms of Claupfer's disease , the more panic seized them - there was no information on this disease. Uncertainty fueled panic. The number of requests grew, probably ahead of even the main topic of the day about Rasul Mirzaev.
How the earth was rumored with rumors ...
It started right after watching the 27th episode of Univer. According to the plot, Kuzya, who has bungled a fake certificate, becomes terminally ill in the eyes of friends. Claupfer's disease, which was diagnosed and appeared due to the fiction of the scriptwriter, was incurable.
Epidemic interest was recorded throughout Russia. The search engines, which refuse to give out information on a strange virus, have already entered the most advanced queries, such as “Clauffer’s disease, photos, videos, symptoms, signs”, etc. The Internet was silent. Meanwhile, the most cunning online publications aimed at attracting visitors were preparing the placement of "medical" articles with details of the description of the "incurable neurodegenerative disease" caused by prolonged watching TV. The appearance of the first "ducks" was greeted with a bang. Fresh information was reprinted and distributed. Probably only physicians kept calm.
Signs of Claupfer's disease
Probably, it would be worthwhile to use quotation marks, but let me still maintain the intrigue ...
So, in those very “scientific” materials that were bungled into a quick hand, Klaufffer’s syndrome was really described. We must pay tribute to the resourceful author for an excellent sense of humor. In the first risk group, among those who could get a terrible ailment, there were “students with a low IQ”. For those who have not yet understood the trick, the sequel followed: “the risk of infection is low,” but “the disease is practically incurable, with brain damage.” Among the signs of the disease were indicated “lethargy, apathy, decreased ability to work, memory impairment, periodically arising irritability and drowsiness,” and one of the causes of the disease was “prolonged sitting in front of the TV and at the computer”.
Humor was not understood by everyone. Some readers who discovered clear signs of this disease went to the clinic. Some wanted to be examined, while others ... demanded exemption from classes (by reference). Perhaps the Internet resources that noted that Klauppfer’s disease affects primarily low-intellectual people were right ...
Neurodegenerative diseases
By the way, they do exist, and they are serious, with rather severe pathologies. They are provoked by a decrease in neurons with changes in the metabolism of neurotransmitters. Such diseases usually relate to many systems and organs, but the disease proceeds without obvious clinical manifestations (almost asymptomatic). The latent period can last for decades. Progression begins after weakening of the protective and compensatory functions of the body. So, Klaupfer’s illness can very well become a collective name for such ailments as
Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic sclerosis, cerebellar ataxia, etc. Although sometimes on websites in correspondence between users it happens to see a new expression: “Alzheimer!”, Which, probably with someone’s very light hand replaced not only the word "fool", but also all its existing synonyms.
Why was such a cinematic move needed?
Perhaps the creators of the series "Univer" came up with Claupfer's disease purely for the sake of "revitalizing" the picture. But there may be another, more interesting side - a custom-made cinematic move. No one now claims that there was an agreement. But she is not excluded? Of course, attention to the series itself is unlikely to increase, but, for example, readers have added to the Global Network. In principle, cinema is designed to shape the worldview of citizens. And the myths here are not the last thing. Some still believe that videos with a 25th frame can not only heal, but also zombie (mesmerize, control). Before the myth was discovered, experts from the field of advertising, politics and medicine managed to make excellent money on this belief.
After watching the next series with the sounded name of the disease, there was really a surge in activity on the Internet and the number of requests for medical help increased sharply. By the way, the same picture was observed by American researchers after watching the picture "House MD". Most of the series are not only aimed at entertaining the viewer. And it's not even a matter of hidden (and sometimes even frank and intrusive) advertising. A gullible viewer “dresses” the situation for himself and at that moment he is really manageable.
Post scriptum ...
Claupfer's disease is unlikely to go into medical encyclopedias. But since it is human nature to believe in the myths presented and seasoned by the media, we can soon learn about a new, previously unknown disease. By the way, at the suggestion of Dusmukhametov (screenwriter, producer), such jokes slipped in the Interns. True, then the “Movsesyan hemangioma” caused the audience only laughter. If the former doctor Dusmukhametov has unlimited imagination, then the new diagnoses will not stay ...