Unexpectedly, just as he returned, his grandmother was admitted, and several other patients with similar symptoms were admitted alongside her. They were all feverish without explanation, in tandem with various other symptoms, which were rapidly developing. Most troubling of all, the illness seemed to be contagious.
Gu Ning took a seat and the Dean then presented some information. "We have discovered a new virus in your grandmother and several other patients. We've never seen this before. The virus has a rapid onset and we have uploaded it to the Beijing virus database for study. The study should yield results soon, but the patients are deteriorating so rapidly that we fear time may not be on our side. Please think about any possible causes. If we can find the source, we can treat it more effectively."
Gu pulled his thin lips tightly. He didn't know. He had just returned from a mission in the border rainforest. Not long after his return, these incidents had begun to unfold.