Posted by Lieutenant Ayla Sharise (Counselor) in Main Sim - Sickbay (tag Medical)

Posted by Gamemaster Alfredo Linguini (GameMaster) in Main Sim - Sickbay (tag Medical)

Posted by Lieutenant Greve Shaidi (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Sickbay (tag Medical)
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“Better get me a bin!” The Commander called out as he heeled over and began dry heaving. Thankfully, the XO hadn’t eaten anything in the past few hours, so there weren’t any solids being expelled. Once Bryson finally sat back up, he looked over at the CNS.

Shaidi rushed over with a bin and a recorder, which had taken her a second. Handing it to the man, she quickly ran a scan, checking for two major questions:

1. Was this virus strictly in his stomach, or had it moved to the remainder of the digestive tract?

The tricorder scans showed it had spread to the digestive tract.

“Okay, that’s helpful.” She hummed, glad to know that the disease was capable of spreading, which gave her more information on how to treat it.

1. Was this a cross-species, or a hybrid of any kind, that could be told?

OOC: not sure of your question here…

OOC: Meaning, is it a combination of two different species, or is it completely original in its DNA structure. Sorry for the confusion!

Like the virus and bacteria combination that the Voyager crew dealt with, the bacteria was a host for the virus. The virus made the bacteria strong enough to resist antibacteria, and the bacteria protected the virus.

“Hanging in there?” He asked.

XO

Shaidi didn’t say anything, turning to get them both a glass of water, in case they needed the hydration. Which, with any vomitting, she knew they would.

Dr. Shaidi
CMO

Ayla was actually shaking from how ill she was feeling and just barely managed to roll on her side. Like Bryson, there wasn’t really anything to throw up, but the impulse was terribly painful and not only was she having to force herself to breath so she didn’t hyperventilate, the exertion was causing sweat to bead on her ridged forehead.

Lt. Sharise, CNS

Retrieveing a blanket, she quickly made her way over to Sharise, draping the cloth of her, and gently stroking her back for a second. There wasn’t much that could be done, until the antibiotic could be synthesized. Thus, until then, she could only treat it with general medicine.

Turning away, she retrieved an oral solution by the name of Emetrol. Once they had ceased dry heaving for a moment, she would offer them the oral tablets, which were intended to ease nausea and upset stomachs. However, she wasn’t certain how effective they might be on this bacteria.

Dr. Shaidi

The pain was much more tolerable but they only felt it occasionally. It helped managed the symptoms but it was still there.

GM

“When you’re both feeling a bit better, I want to get a few blood samples. Maybe we can get a better look into what we’re working with. All right?”

Dr. Shaidi

“Do what you need to to,” Ayala said softly. “The sooner it’s dealt with, the better.” She tried to focus on Shaidi, as it would hopefully help her ignore how terrible she felt. “What do you know do far?”

Lt. Sharise, CNS

Shaidi rested her hand on the bed beside Ayala’s, in case she wanted a hand to hold. “I don’t know much, right now. But I do knot that we’re dealing with a very annoying virus, who is more a nusiance than a disease. We know it is a bacterial agent that has roots to one on Voyager, which attacked the gel packs, and later the crew. Otherwise, we are trying to get as many samples as possible, to discover what is going on.” While she was talking, she got a quick sample of blood, which worked much the same as a reverse hypospray. “What I do know is: I’m not going to let any of you die.”

Dr. Shaidi
CMO

Ayla focused both on her breathing and what Greve was saying, which allowed her to ignore how ill she felt. “How… did Voyager… deal with it?” she asked, wanting to help, even if she did nothing more than prompt ideas.

Lt. Sharise, CNS

GM

“The infection was mostly in the gelpacks. So, they essentially heated them up, inducing what would be compared to a fever for a humanoid. The head acted much like a fever did, killing the bacterial agent. The only problem is, this is a strand which predates that agent. Meaning, the cure will be much different than the simplicity of Voyager’s.”

Dr. Shaidi
CMO

OOC: Bump

GM

“So, what about a combo? Would heating work at least partially, killing the bacteria? If so, then you would need to tackle the rest with an anti-viral, right?” Ayla siad, breathing through her discomfort.

Lt. Sharise, CNS

“Hmm,” Greve considered the option for a few seconds. “That might be something worthy to try. Heat is primary for killing a virus, not bacteria.. But if we can somehow trick the bacteria into accepting the antiviral as treatment, we would need the heat to destroy it completely.. Sharise, you may be onto something.” She grinned, gently clapping her shoulder. “Has the medicine kicked in at all?”

Dr. Shaidi
CMO