[ Hilbert receives a hefty amount of data to his inbox with medical notes and studies. It may take a while to get through, but in (brief, simplified) summary;
The contagion started in one of the science labs after the crew were testing some samples from the nebula - mainly dust and gases. Patient Zero was SCI_B_Andreyev, who later found red hives on his body despite following all standard decontamination procedures.
24 hours later, most of science and engineering were having the same symptoms. 36 hours after first infection, 7 out of 30 crew members were dead.
Symptoms of the disease start with deep red hives of different shapes and sizes, mainly originating on arms and then spreading to the neck and then all over the body. Fever follows, as well as problems swallowing and limb weakness. As the hours progress, the fever rises to over 104 and the hives start to swell, the cells going out of control and creating tumors at worrying speeds and size. In some cases, flesh and muscle may split due to the rapid growth. Breathing issues follow as the lungs are under pressure, as well as a severe drop in blood pressure. Last stages include further respiratory issues, sometimes resulting in the patient's death. If provided with oxygen by other means, the patient may survive for a few hours longer, but eventually there's total organ failure.
Autopsies show that the body's system is heavily drained from creating these tumors, to the point of de-ossification on bone. Attempts to keep infected alive even after the complete organ failure show hints of even further drainage of bone and tissue cells to feed the tumors growth.
Time between infection and death has been seen between 9 and 40 hours. It took six days for every single crew member to be showing symptoms, and only one doctor remained alive of the Medical crew. MED_M_Devi had localized the cause of disease - an alien amoeba-like lifeform - and was making several attempts to create a vaccine by taking the amoeba and inactivating it via [redacted]. Although he intended on testing it on himself at first, his symptoms worsened before he was able to and he instead offered it to the captain in case it at least did something.
17 crew members were still alive at the activation of the sterilization protocol. L3TH3 used a specialized UV energy field in all rooms, which immediately killed all organic life. As a backup, the AI waited until the bodies decomposed enough for another round, which left nothing but the desiccated corpses found all over Mnemosyne.
There is a sample of the amoeba in the Science Lab, but only command crew has access. ]
[ As for his question about the captain's symptoms, his began the same way, but with the attempted vaccine, the tumors have become more symbiotic rather than draining. They're have grown out of control to the point where Captain Drake is now unable to move. Both lifeforms now feed from each other, creating a horrible ouroboros of survival outside of the captain's control. ]
[ Lastly, the chain of command is broken in L3TH3's systems, but the captain suggests appointing the next most seasoned commander upon his passing, and follow the same rule in the emergency crew if command is needed. ]
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The contagion started in one of the science labs after the crew were testing some samples from the nebula - mainly dust and gases. Patient Zero was SCI_B_Andreyev, who later found red hives on his body despite following all standard decontamination procedures.
24 hours later, most of science and engineering were having the same symptoms. 36 hours after first infection, 7 out of 30 crew members were dead.
Symptoms of the disease start with deep red hives of different shapes and sizes, mainly originating on arms and then spreading to the neck and then all over the body. Fever follows, as well as problems swallowing and limb weakness. As the hours progress, the fever rises to over 104 and the hives start to swell, the cells going out of control and creating tumors at worrying speeds and size. In some cases, flesh and muscle may split due to the rapid growth. Breathing issues follow as the lungs are under pressure, as well as a severe drop in blood pressure. Last stages include further respiratory issues, sometimes resulting in the patient's death. If provided with oxygen by other means, the patient may survive for a few hours longer, but eventually there's total organ failure.
Autopsies show that the body's system is heavily drained from creating these tumors, to the point of de-ossification on bone. Attempts to keep infected alive even after the complete organ failure show hints of even further drainage of bone and tissue cells to feed the tumors growth.
Time between infection and death has been seen between 9 and 40 hours. It took six days for every single crew member to be showing symptoms, and only one doctor remained alive of the Medical crew. MED_M_Devi had localized the cause of disease - an alien amoeba-like lifeform - and was making several attempts to create a vaccine by taking the amoeba and inactivating it via [redacted]. Although he intended on testing it on himself at first, his symptoms worsened before he was able to and he instead offered it to the captain in case it at least did something.
17 crew members were still alive at the activation of the sterilization protocol. L3TH3 used a specialized UV energy field in all rooms, which immediately killed all organic life. As a backup, the AI waited until the bodies decomposed enough for another round, which left nothing but the desiccated corpses found all over Mnemosyne.
There is a sample of the amoeba in the Science Lab, but only command crew has access. ]
[ As for his question about the captain's symptoms, his began the same way, but with the attempted vaccine, the tumors have become more symbiotic rather than draining. They're have grown out of control to the point where Captain Drake is now unable to move. Both lifeforms now feed from each other, creating a horrible ouroboros of survival outside of the captain's control. ]
[ Lastly, the chain of command is broken in L3TH3's systems, but the captain suggests appointing the next most seasoned commander upon his passing, and follow the same rule in the emergency crew if command is needed. ]