Triangulum Measles

"It would've eaten every inch of your skin away until it was gone. And then it would have started on your muscles, organs, eyes, and brain. You'd have lived about five more weeks, and then all that would've been left are bleached bones."

- Rommie

Triangulum Measles are a fictional medical condition featured in the 2000-2005 science fiction television series Andromeda. They were first represented in the series' pilot episode "Under the Night" where the character of Seamus Harper suffered from the condition. Further information about Triangulum Measles was revealed in the second episode of season one, "An Affirming Flame".

Triangulum Measles was a protozoan infection of the skin, which, if left untreated, would eat away at an individual's skin and internal organs, leaving nothing but bleached bones. In the days of the Systems Commonwealth, the condition was easily treatable, but if left undiagnosed, prolonged treatment would prove necessary. A combination of radiation therapy and antibiotic ointment was required for treating Triangulum Measles with a recuperative period of up to three weeks.

Seamus Harper contracted a case of Triangulum Measles and, unaware of what the condition was, allowed it to develop into an advanced state. Fortunately, the artificial intelligence known as Rommie was able to provide Harper with an ointment as well as special instructions on how to apply it.