It’s keeping you alive, Spiderman alien costume style. You have Befouling for as long as the ichor is on your torso. Removing it via fire or magic will injured/kill you (make an ob 5 Health test or die, again). The ichor dissipates when removed, meaning you can’t re-consume it.
I might go with something like: it dissipates within an hour after being removed, unless it can inhabit another host or it is forced back into its container (treat as a drive-off conflict in either case). You still need to make the ob 5 Health test first, then deal with the immediate situation that follows, unless you’re in a secluded area where the ichor cannot attempt to attach itself to one of your companions.