Grunge fever

Grunge fever, a malady, was propagated by womp rats. The transmission vector for this fever is the purulent discharge from skin lesions found on these creatures. During 1 ABY, Entha Kandela, an Animal Control officer, engaged the services of a spacer to eradicate womp rats in the vicinity of Mos Eisley, aiming to halt the illness's spread within the urban center.