M embers ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Provin cial ▁Legisl ature ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Sea ▁star ▁was ting ▁disease ▁or ▁star fish ▁was ting ▁synd rome ▁is ▁a ▁disease ▁of ▁star fish ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁e chin od erm s ▁that ▁appears ▁sp or ad ically , ▁causing ▁mass ▁mort ality ▁of ▁those ▁affected . ▁There ▁are ▁around ▁ 4 0 ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁sea ▁stars ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁affected ▁by ▁this ▁disease . ▁The ▁disease ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁associated ▁with ▁raised ▁water ▁temper atures ▁in ▁some ▁places , ▁but ▁not ▁others . ▁It ▁starts ▁with ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁les ions , ▁followed ▁by ▁body ▁fragment ation ▁and ▁death . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁it ▁was ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁disease ▁is ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁single - str and ed ▁DNA ▁virus ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁sea ▁star - associ ated ▁dens ov irus ▁( SS a D V ); ▁however , ▁sea ▁star ▁was ting ▁disease ▁is ▁still ▁not ▁fully ▁understood . ▁ ▁Sym pt oms ▁Typ ically ▁the ▁first ▁sympt om ▁of ▁sea ▁star ▁was ting ▁disease ▁is ▁ref us al ▁to ▁accept ▁food ▁followed ▁by ▁list less ness ▁for ▁weeks ▁and ▁then ▁white ▁les ions ▁that ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁star fish ▁and ▁spread ▁rapidly , ▁followed ▁by ▁decay ▁of ▁t issue ▁surrounding ▁the ▁les ions . ▁Next ▁the ▁animal ▁becomes ▁lim p ▁as ▁the ▁water ▁v asc ular ▁system ▁fails ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁able