[17th consult; voice]

[dr_conscience]

[Wilson's voice is notably weaker than it was in his previous entry.]

In hospital. No improvement... definitely related to the outbreak...

Headache, joint and back pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, red eye, nosebleeds.

It's... not one of the usual infections...

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[worksmart.livejournal.com]

And a sudden compulsion to dictate the whiteboard. It must be serious.

House hasn't got any ideas?

[dr_conscience]

I just know how the team works.

Not that I've heard.

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

No rash?

[dr_conscience]

Red throat and palate, but no external rash.

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

Did Doctor House examine your body for tick or flea bites?

(ooc; CCHF, right?).

[dr_conscience]

It was a tick... found the bite the day after the symptoms started.

(ooc: Thaaaat's the one. XD)

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

Do you have the tick, Doctor Wilson? I want to analyze it. No rash certainly rules out most of the normal diseases, there are options left...

(ooc; *WINZ*).

[dr_conscience]

I did... House might have it now, though.

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

Oh goodness, I'll wait for the laboratory results to be more certain.

[dr_conscience]

Of course. Looking forward to them myself.

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

What do they say? It isn't bacterial, is it?

(ooc; *REMOVES that from latest post XD*).

[dr_conscience]

I don't think so... it doesn't seem to be.

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

It can't be a toxin. Viral, then? Virus isolation attempts would help to determine the source.

[dr_conscience]

Probably... I'm not sure what House has got so far...

[holymadonna.livejournal.com]

I am sure he is doing a good job.

[dr_conscience]

He always does... I'm just about as informed as any of his patients are.

[somekindofsin.livejournal.com]

Do take care. I can't think of any illness that encompasses all of those symptoms and might effect a number of people simultaneously, but I'm no doctor. Typhus, perhaps? That would make sense, what with the number of parasites about. I suppose it could be Lyme disease or spotted fever or something along those lines...

I certainly hope your condition improves soon, regardless.

[dr_conscience]

They do seem to be insect-borne, but... several different diseases... not sure which one I have yet.

...thank you, though.

[somekindofsin.livejournal.com]

Of course! May I recommend resting rather than typing, though?

[dr_conscience]

I've been doing little other than resting for a couple of days, and I am still in bed.

There... is some truth to doctors being horrible patients, isn't there?

[somekindofsin.livejournal.com]

True enough. Carry on, then!

I suppose so. I haven't met all that many ill doctors, but you certainly lend the statement credibility. Given the foul mood of one of your colleagues, however, I imagine the temptation to misbehave is overwhelming.

[dr_conscience]

I might lose my mind if I didn't. Turns out the hospital is fairly uneventful on this end. At least, when I'm conscious.

You must be talking about House... and really, under the circumstances, I haven't got the strength to do much to bother him. That says nothing of the temptation to do so, of course.

[somekindofsin.livejournal.com]

As dull as it is, being conscious is a good sign, isn't it?

Is that his name? He's absolutely terrifying. I hope you'll be well enough to make his life difficult before too long.

[dr_conscience]

Hopefully. Either it's not that severe of a case, or it's not that severe yet... I'll hope for the former.

Absolutely terrifying? Yes, I think we're probably talking about the same doctor. I can only assure you that as soon as I am better, I'll make his life as difficult as possible.

[somekindofsin.livejournal.com]

I'll join you in that hope.

You're a good man.

[dr_conscience]

I appreciate that.

Well, it really is for the best. I think he'd be bored if things were any other way.

[vicodincrutch.livejournal.com]

Hands off the whiteboard. I'll do the writing. You keep showing symptoms. You should know the order of things by now. Maybe forgetfulness should be up too.

[dr_conscience]

I'm not writing anything.