Highly
addictive and potentially dangerous
disease. Known to strike at extremely
inopportune times. Can be
transmitted through
vocal or even
visual means, and once transmitted, both the
carrier and the
infected patient can actually worsen each other's situation (see
The Giggle Loop.)
Usually the infection begins as a combination of two things:
- A humorous joke, sight, situation or comment.
- A situation where laughing loudly (the antidote) is frowned upon or simply inappropriate.
The two times I become highly infected with the giggles are:
- The hairdresser, when I'm getting my hair washed.
- Getting a massage, on certain parts of my back.
Some people, including myself (as you can note from the case study above) seem to have giggle transmitters in
bizarre locations on their
body, that can be set off only at certain times or by certain things. However, no
medical proof has been documented for these causes and so there remains no
vaccine currently. Patients use temporary relief aids such as
breathing exercises and
visualization of
dead puppies.