In Native American folklore there is the Acheri. A vengeful spirit, said to dwell on mountain sides and hill tops, waiting for night, so that she may travel into the valleys and spread disease among the children of a tribe.
The Acheri is a Chippewa legend. She was a young girl who died in a very unpleasant manner, from an unknown disease. Her spirit rose and became a plague upon the living.
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