Posted by Lieutenant Greve Shaidi (Chief Medical Officer) in Main Sim - Sickbay (tag Medical)

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

Posted by Commander Bryson Erin (XO) in Main Sim - Sickbay (tag Medical)
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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

“A little,” Ayla said, though she was obviously a bit more comfortable than before. At the moment she was more glad she could be of help in her rather helpless sate. “Remind me to hold my head high next time I enter the bridge,” she she, grimacing slightly. “I know it’s not exactly anything we could do anything about, but it’s a rather embarrassing sort of illness to get so… publicly.”

Lt. Sharise, CNS

“Hun, you’re ill. If you’re holding your head high, and acting as if nothing is wrong, than you’re being an idiot. If nothing else, embracing the pain is far more effective than ignoring it.” Greve shook her head, “I understand. It is difficult to seem.. Weak, I suppose, on the bridge of a starship. Although, one would doubt anyone viewed you in such a light, Ayla. They’d ve a fool to think you’re anything but strong.”

“Excuse me a second, Counselor.”

The blood results from the Vulcan officer showed that the Vulcan officer was experiencing a different type of discomfort but not one that was pronounced in a human officer. It was not, located in the same part of the body, but the effects were similar. In both cases, the body failed to detect the viral bacteria combination as a threat and didn’t know how to effectively deal with it. Neither the Vulcan officer or the human officer data showed a fever had been induced.

GM

Crossing the room, in order to view the results of the scans, she studied them for several moments. She wondered if, by inducing a fever, that the body might be able to naturally weaken the virus, as a fever would tell the body there is something clearly wrong. Although, she worried the cells might attack something that wasn’t of concern. Considering the option, she inquired to the computer, as to whether or not there was a probable chance it could work.

Dr. Shaidi
CMO

Hitting the comm on the arm of his chair, the captain called down to sickbay. =^=Bridge to Sickbay. Dr. Shaidi, is dere any progress getting rid of dis nasty bug yet?=^=

Boudreaux (CO)

The computer simulation estimated a 80% success rate, and indicated the 20% unknown factor attributed to the same concerns Dr. Shaidi had.

GM

=/\=Working on it, sir. I’ve found the possibility of inducing a fever on the virus, to see if it might weaken it.. But there is a 20% chance that it might attack another area of the body, rather than just the virus itself..=/\=

Dr. Shaidi

If only the transporters could remove this thing.... The XO thought to himself as he stared off into ‘space’. “How much of the crew is infected?” Commander Erin asked, turning his attention from the wall over to the CMO.

Erin (XO)

A nurse asked the computer for an answer to the first officer’s question.

“Internal sensors register 89.5% infection rate. 98.2% of all human crew members have been infected,” chirped the computer.

GM

Ahearn came through the door to sickbay and looked around for Shaidi. Seeing her, he walked over and said “Beware of Irishmen bearing gifts.” and handed the case to her. Looking around, he mumbled “And looks to be just in time. Can I help in any way, Doctor?”

Ahearn, CSO

Shaidi saw Ahearn and sighed in relief, “An Irish saviour, I’ll say.” She muttered, sarcastically. “Thank goodness for these,” She held the case, as if it were the most precious thing in that Sickbay. In her mind, in this instant, the surely were. “I’d like to run one last series of scans on the two patients, to see if the virus has changed any, since we began looking into the antiviral-biotics –man, that’s confusing– that way, we can see if we can give them this treatment. I’ve got an additional tricorder by their beds, two heads will be better than one on this– and a whole lot faster.” She gestured with her head for Ahearn to follow.

Dr. Shaidi

“So you’re going to give us a fever?” The Commander asked as the pair ventured closer to him and the Counselor. The XO didn’t know much about medicine beyond the basic first aid, but he wondered what would happen if the body wasn’t able to beat off the fever either.

XO

“Yes. Don’t worry, we will be monitoring you very closely for any changes in your vitals, beyond what is normal.” She smiled, reassuringly to the man, in hopes of keeping him calm. “Trust me, Commander.” It was hard saying those words when she was uncertain of the outcome, but this was the patient and she had to make him feel as safe as possible.

As Dr. Shaidi would discover, applying the medicine resulted in the expected fever and eliminating the bacteria and viral combination. Now it was to see if the fever would reduce itself over time.

GM

“Shall we?” She turned to Ahearn, once the scans had been run. Her back turned to the patients, her gaze seemed now apprehensive and uncertain. However, she would not let either of the others see that.

Dr. Shaidi
CMO

“Let’s.” Ahearn replied, a smile sweeping across his emerald green features even though he shared the CMO’s trepidation. “Perhaps, and hear me out for a second before telling me to stay in my lane Doctor,” he said with a wink, “… a rapid cooling of the patient would induce a faster and larger production of cortisol? At least in human patients? I ask because that is sometimes used on live subjects in biological experimentation.”

Ahearn, CSO