timshel
𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙨𝙩
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The television warps with sudden bursts of static and noise, struggling to maintain a perfectly clear broadcast. A blond woman wearing too much makeup beams at the camera—the gut feeling is that such a gleeful expression is very out of place during times like these.
My name is [UNINTELLIGIBLE, static] with Channel News 28, where we pride ourselves with providing the truth and nothing but the truth. I’m here today reporting on the ongoing research for the novel lyssavirus. I’m at Stanford Medical School about to talk to the chief virologist spearheading the international effort to find a cure.
The entire screen is reduced to static for a few seconds. By the time it clears, cliche shots of a laboratory and scientists pipetting are rolling as the virologist speaks.
What people don’t understand is the severity of this thing. He’s middle aged and looks exhausted, but something in his voice sounds desperate. Typically, neurotropic viruses like these take ages to establish an infection in a patient and cause symptoms. That isn’t what we’ve seen with the cases in New York City or our mouse model—they enter the furious phase within days of an exposure. I haven’t seen anything like this in my career.
The newscaster begins speaking again as a clip of the two of them walking down a hallway rolls. Neurotropic viruses have the ability to infect nerve cells. Closely related to the rabies virus, this new lyssavirus is known for its dramatic aggressive symptoms, but like many things, it begins with nonspecific symptoms of fever, aches, and chills. Then come headaches, and the excessive salivation, followed by neurological symptoms.
Confusion, anxiety, and paranoia beyond the normal are common, the researcher explains. This then turns into aggression, which as we’ve seen with the subway attacks… [FADE TO SILENCE, WHITE NOISE TAKES OVER]
… But our research has shown this can be transmitted by most bodily fluids and fomites, or inanimate objects that an infected individual has coughed or sneezed on. We don’t know how long the virus can survive but [LOUD BLIP]
The television goes black and silent. Seconds later, all color and sound return, and the researcher and newscaster are siting across each other at his desk.
We need to be careful. If this lyssavirus gets out of control, it can send humanity back to the stone age.
My name is [UNINTELLIGIBLE, static] with Channel News 28, where we pride ourselves with providing the truth and nothing but the truth. I’m here today reporting on the ongoing research for the novel lyssavirus. I’m at Stanford Medical School about to talk to the chief virologist spearheading the international effort to find a cure.
The entire screen is reduced to static for a few seconds. By the time it clears, cliche shots of a laboratory and scientists pipetting are rolling as the virologist speaks.
What people don’t understand is the severity of this thing. He’s middle aged and looks exhausted, but something in his voice sounds desperate. Typically, neurotropic viruses like these take ages to establish an infection in a patient and cause symptoms. That isn’t what we’ve seen with the cases in New York City or our mouse model—they enter the furious phase within days of an exposure. I haven’t seen anything like this in my career.
The newscaster begins speaking again as a clip of the two of them walking down a hallway rolls. Neurotropic viruses have the ability to infect nerve cells. Closely related to the rabies virus, this new lyssavirus is known for its dramatic aggressive symptoms, but like many things, it begins with nonspecific symptoms of fever, aches, and chills. Then come headaches, and the excessive salivation, followed by neurological symptoms.
Confusion, anxiety, and paranoia beyond the normal are common, the researcher explains. This then turns into aggression, which as we’ve seen with the subway attacks… [FADE TO SILENCE, WHITE NOISE TAKES OVER]
… But our research has shown this can be transmitted by most bodily fluids and fomites, or inanimate objects that an infected individual has coughed or sneezed on. We don’t know how long the virus can survive but [LOUD BLIP]
The television goes black and silent. Seconds later, all color and sound return, and the researcher and newscaster are siting across each other at his desk.
We need to be careful. If this lyssavirus gets out of control, it can send humanity back to the stone age.
Novel Lyssavirus Fact Sheet
Information courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & the World Health Organization
This lyssavirus, unlike its relative, rabies, is highly contagious. Transmission of this virus can be achieved in multiple ways:
Information courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & the World Health Organization
- Infected saliva entering the bloodstream (ex: bite of an infected individual)
- Infected bodily fluids entering the body through mucous membranes: airborne droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected individual can cause disease if inhaled
- It is not known whether or not this virus can be transmitted via sexual contact.
- Contact with items that an infected individual has had contact with (fomites) have resulted in disease in laboratory studies
Progression of symptoms in an infected individual:
- 1-3 days following exposure: fever, chills, body aches, chills, coughing, sneezing
- 4-5 days: headache, excessive salivation, insomnia
- 5-7 days: anxiety, paranoia, aggression, and other behavioral abnormalities
- 7-21 days: demonstration of aggressive, often deadly, behavior towards others, extreme, insatiable hunger
- 21-??? days: paralysis, coma, death
Note that the facts provided above may be incomplete or proven inaccurate later on, as vital research on the pathogen is still in progress. For the latest information on the novel lyssavirus, be sure to check the CDC and WHO official websites regularly.
the family
status: 4/4 open.
Members: Josephine Dennis-Farrow (female, 61,
timshel
), Charlotte Dennis-Farrow (female, 59,
oxytocin
), Andrew Dennis-Farrow (male, 38,
nevermind.
), Dallas Kennedy-Farrow (female, 17,
yousmelldead
), & Faye Meyers (female, 17,
constellation
).
the trio
status: 3/3 open.
Members: Alexander Flores (male, 24,
Plutoni
), Leonas Thanh Vo (male, 25,
vxnilla
), & Beatrix Blythe (female, 24,
blackout
).
the pair
status: 2/2 open.
Members: River Calhoun (male, 24,
timshel
) & Algernon Baker (male, 42,
Macabre
)
the loner
status: 1/1 open.
Oliver Férez (male, 33,
bad wolf
)
Relationships
Josephine and Charlotte are very happily married.
Andrew is Josephine and Charlotte's oldest child. Both of his parents are incredibly fond of him.
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