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[propulsion]

FORM: Enchanted books as well as loose leaf fliers left in key public spaces.
SENDER: Tony "Do I Have To Do Everything Myself" Stark
RECIPIENT: Hopefully all of you disgusting people.
NOTES: n/a

Comments

[sulahnan]

if your dick feels this bad you should see a doctor

[propulsion]

doctors haven't been invented yet
it's just nuns and witches all the way down

[sulahnan]

really?
then how do i know about doctors?
did you tell me about them?
or did i dream them

[propulsion]

that depends when i say doctor do you imagine a medical practitioner
or a leech

[sulahnan]

both?
one wielding the other.

[propulsion]

nope
so ok
you don't have too much blood or whatever in you, you have a virus
it can be transmitted from person to person
when you cough/sneeze/breathe grossly it becomes airborne through saliva/mucus particles
if a healthy person is exposed to said particles they can contract that virus
touching with hands do the same thing
that's why quarantine is fine so is isolation
so stay put and rest up and try not to die in there

[sulahnan]

what
what's a virus
where did i get it
i never got a receipt

[propulsion]

from someone being nasty near you
or maybe they drank from a cup and it wasn't washed properly and you drank from it too
or they wiped their face and used a handrail that you also used and then you wiped your face
no receipts, no boundaries
welcome to my hell

[sulahnan]

but what IS IT
WHERE is it
why can't i see it??

[propulsion]

too small to see with the naked eye
they are organisms kind of
and they are in you
which is fine because they'll die out when you hit a fever or something

[sulahnan]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN ME
TONATHAN
ARE YOU TRYING TO SCARE ME
BECAUSE ITS WORKJNG

[propulsion]

i just said it's fine

[sulahnan]

you also just said I have an organism in me
I don't like it I didn't say it could be here

[propulsion]

because you were super pumped about being sick before this moment

[okayimin]

Grippe is characterized by an overabundance/imbalance of phlegm.
Air contamination makes sense, but how is virus spread via touch when it's internal?
Additionally could you specify what you mean by greens?

[propulsion]

grippe causes overproduction of phlegm
it is not caused by an overproduction of phlegm

and by touch i mean another means of delivery/transfer. saliva/mucus on skin transferred to surfaces or other people. viruses can survive externally for a day or two.
greens like spinach. blueberries are good but i ran out of paper room. they boost your immune system.

[okayimin]

What are viruses specifically and what is this based on? Transference via surface implies a physical state rather than foul air/gas as can be found in Deep Roads.

Please expand on what you mean by immune system.

[propulsion]

[ Why Can't He Have Helped Himself and Just Rode This Out Silently, novel by Tony Stark.

Fortunately-- ]

it's called germ theory and the research division already has some notes on it from a previous Rifter who was obviously an expert in this field.
i can pass them along if you're interested.

short answers:
virus = microscopic organisms that need a host to live and replicate. it causes illness through cell disruption. runs its course over time.
immune system = general term for the biological processes of combatting illness on a cellular level.

[rathercommon]

Viruses are a bit like Darkspawn taint. They pass from the infected to healthy people. What's good, though, is that all people have the ability to fight them off, unlike the taint.

[ Helping!! ]

[propulsion]

[ Draws an arrow pointing to Kitty's words. ]

[okayimin]

By this analogy, the immune system would be something like the Grey Wardens then.

That's absolutely fascinating. There was always the assumption that the Taint was primarily confined in the Deep Roads, with the exception of Blights.

[rathercommon]

Yeah. I guess the difference is that the grippe happens every year, right?

[okayimin]

I would very much like to see whatever research we have on the matter. What is microscopic and cellular?

[propulsion]

Provost has em if you wanna cut out the middle man.

microscopic = very tiny and invisible to the eye without the use of a microscope which hasn't been invented yet.
cellular = referring to cells aka The Building Blocks of Life. the structures of which are microscopic but are what all living organisms are composed. of. take my word for it.

[okayimin]

I will, thank you.

What is a microscope and how are they made?