I can do my best, but I'm not a doctor or an expert. I might get stuff wrong. Onni may be able to tell you more?
[ He's doing his best to answer abstractly, not think about Tuuri at all. But... he isn't succeeding. ]
I don't know the difference between what's bacterial and what's viral. I know the Illness is contagious. People can be infected for a few days or a week before they show any signs, but they can still infect other people with breathing and touch and stuff. In the Silent World, the two of us who weren't immune had to wear breathing masks when there was a possibility of contagion. And you can get infected if you get injured and it gets in your blood.
[ Like what had happened to Tuuri. Hardly a foot away from him. No, not thinking about it. ]
The first sign is a rash. That's the thing to look out for. There's other symptoms later. Vomiting I think. Fevers? Mikkel said something about growths on bones and joints but I don't know how you'd see that from the outside. And you can keep an eye on how cats are responding. They can sense anything nearby that is infected and they freak out. So people keep cats around for safety.
[ Was that how Tuuri had known for sure? Had Kisa hissed at her? Reynir feels like he can remember that, but he's not sure. Had she had a rash yet? Were her bones aching, did she feel warm? How many signs had there been before she'd made her resolution? ]
Sorry I don't really wanna talk about this anymore right now. Maybe ask Onni.
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Onni may be able to tell you more?
[ He's doing his best to answer abstractly, not think about Tuuri at all. But... he isn't succeeding. ]
I don't know the difference between what's bacterial and what's viral.
I know the Illness is contagious. People can be infected for a few days or a week before they show any signs, but they can still infect other people with breathing and touch and stuff. In the Silent World, the two of us who weren't immune had to wear breathing masks when there was a possibility of contagion. And you can get infected if you get injured and it gets in your blood.
[ Like what had happened to Tuuri. Hardly a foot away from him. No, not thinking about it. ]
The first sign is a rash. That's the thing to look out for. There's other symptoms later. Vomiting I think. Fevers? Mikkel said something about growths on bones and joints but I don't know how you'd see that from the outside. And you can keep an eye on how cats are responding. They can sense anything nearby that is infected and they freak out. So people keep cats around for safety.
[ Was that how Tuuri had known for sure? Had Kisa hissed at her? Reynir feels like he can remember that, but he's not sure. Had she had a rash yet? Were her bones aching, did she feel warm? How many signs had there been before she'd made her resolution? ]
Sorry I don't really wanna talk about this anymore right now. Maybe ask Onni.