Just my luck!
Just two day’s ago, almost one percent of the DFW area had been infected by my mystery disease.
But, luckily the biologist had got a hold on me, on the substance. Its the source of the virus.
Then Derick got a hold of me saying he’s going to Atlanta to inform the CDC about this virus and before he left I told him what the biologist had told me, and it was problematic for sure, but thats not what worries me.
Derick said that if this virus did come from that tube, then it may not be something we can fight, or at least not easily.
So today is my my first day in a self admitted quarantine, too bad this is not going to be an easy thing with what’s about to happen.
I was working on one of my jobs(a bug fix.) When it happend.
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But what it felt like was my hearing suddenly blacked out and then it felt like water running up my head.
When my hearing came back, it was much clearer. But coming from the wrong point on my head.
When I felt for where my ears should have been. I found just a flat area of my head like I never had ears in the first place.
I ran to the bathroom to find out where my ears are…
What I saw made me blink, and then again. I could not believe what I was seeing.
The ears on the side of my head were gone, and on the top of my head were cat like ears, but unlike the ones on my cat, these were a bright orange.
I leapt towards my phone. Only one person knew about my self quarantine. So only Derick could come to see this possible symptom of the virus.
“Allen… Is anything wrong? You don’t normally call me when I’m at atlanta unless it’s important.”
“I think I’ve found a possible new symptom of the disease.”
“... Tell me… Is it lethal?”
“Non-lethal but very
"No," everything was coming out in just a groan of pain. I couldn't even move my head. All of a sudden I felt the world move from beneath me, and I felt warmth radiating off someone. I think Soda had given up and just decided to carry me to the car.
You woke up a week ago feeling odd. You were not sure what was wrong, but your body was full of aches, you felt hot to the touch, and you kept vomiting. Your mother told you to lay down and rest, hoping it was just a cold. After a few days, you began to feel better, well enough that you wanted to return to the river to watch the trade ships come in. Now, unfortunately, your symptoms have come back with a vengeance – your fever is back along with intense abdominal pain, your mouth is bleeding without being wounded, and every time you vomit, it appears black in color. Also, when you look in the mirror, your skin has changed from the sun-kissed color you have always been to a dull yellow hue. The doctor comes in to examine you; he makes many “tsk tsk” noises and hurries out of the room with a cloth over his face. The doctor mumbles to your mother that he believes you have Yellow Jack and there is nothing more he can do, you are going to die. Your mother weeps uncontrollably yet you cannot react because another horrendous pain in your head has doubled you over. Soon, as you stop shaking and begin to relax, the sounds of the doctor and your mother become white noise and your surroundings begin to dull until you prove the doctor right; another person fell victim to the infectious Yellow Fever virus.
One thing that must be noted is that contrary to popular belief, infectious agents such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc. are not desig...
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however, inoculations of mice with the patient's serum resulted in the isolation of a virus
Samples of tissue from patients infected with the mysterious disease were sent to the CDC Special Pathogens Branch for analysis. After a few weeks and several tests, the virologists linked the disease with an unknown type of hantavirus. Because other hantaviruses were known to be transmitted to people by inhalation or ingestion of rodent feces or urine, our next task was to collect as many species of rodent in the area as possible in order to pinpoint the source of the virus (AMNH). While trapping rodents, we decided that it was worth the risk to not wear protective clothing or masks so as to avoid alarming residents of "The Four Corners" region (CDC). After testing approximately 1,700 rodents we had found a link--the prevalent deer mouse carried the unknown type of hantavirus. But why was this mouse suddenly infecting people in this region? I was becoming frustrated, my years of work in medicine were failing me and I couldn't figure out why these people kept getting sick.
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I felt pressure on my body as if the air pushed it down and the blood fluid up to my forehead and ripped my veins, it is the most painful experience I’ve ever had. My face started twitching and my hands started shivering. That was all I remembered
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hearing loss, I have never associated Meniere’s disease to hearing loss. I now understand that
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As a result, my mom and I rushed to the doctor. The doctor said that I got a virus that only old men get. Then I asked the doctor how to fix it. The doctor said that the only way to get my hearing back was to go back and reverse the situation. I got happy I could actually get my hearing back. When I went back I was tired and depressed and I had to sleep. The next day I had to go to school. I got scared that my friends would make fun of me or something but I had to go. My mom told the teacher what
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caused me to slip and bang my head. When I awoke, I felt dazed, cold