![]() The boy's fate was ultimately unknown, though it's unlikely he survived. The boy was eventually taken to intensive care at the local hospital. He managed to flee to a general store some distance away, where he was bitten by a mentally handicapped young boy named Dennis who thus became infected via exposure to Bert's blood. He also discovered a previously unnoticed bloody sore on his belly. Shortly afterward, the rashes degraded into bloody sores like Karen's and the flesh of Marcy's calves degraded and peeled away.īert was the third to drink the tainted water and began coughing up blood the following morning. It was actually during this sexual encounter that Marcy's first symptom, painful rashes on her back, developed, though neither of the lovers noticed it at the time. She later had unprotected sex with Paul through which she passed the disease to him. Marcy was the second to be infected when she ingested the water in a cup of tea, but she was actually the third to exhibit symptoms. Karen was the first to become sick through drinking tainted water and developed her first bloody sore about 8 hours after infection. The drinking water of the cabin, unbeknownst to the students, thus became infected. The students survive the altercation without contracting the disease, but unfortunately in an effort to extinguish himself the burning hermit ran into the nearby reservoir where he subsequently died of his injuries. The students scare the hermit out of the car before he can drive off and while trying to defend themselves with a burning stick, accidentally set the man on fire. While the students argue about how to help the sick man without exposing themselves to his sickness, the hermit attempts to steal their car. By this point he is severely ill and covered in gruesome, bleeding sores. The hermit comes upon a small cabin being occupied by 5 vacationing college students, Karen, Paul, Bert, Marcy and Jeff. It is later revealed that somehow the livestock at a local pig farm had also become infected around this time. Outbreak Timeline Events Leading to OutbreakĪt some point a dog is infected with a volatile flesh-eating virus and dies, sometime later its owner (a hermit) tries to wake the dog up and finds himself exposed to the infected blood as a result : this causes the hermit to stagger into the woods where he becomes heavily infected. It is unknown whether kissing alone can spread the disease, although it is highly probable that it can. The disease can also be transmitted sexually. The virus can also be passed into a water supply and subsequently to anyone who is exposed to the water in a similar manner. It is a blood-born disease that can be contracted by having infected blood exposed to one's own bloodstream via a wound, ingestion or through an orifice like the eyes. The virus is a multi-species disease, known to infect pigs and dogs (at the very least) as well as humans. They may also lapse in and out of consciousness. Within 24 hours of initial exposure the victim will usually be practically immobile due to tissue degradation and massive blood loss. Some victims have been know to merely cough up small volumes of blood before their other symptoms become particularly severe. Later symptoms of the disease include difficulty breathing and projectile vomiting of blood. Evidence suggests the process can be accelerated by physical trauma, such as firmly squeezing previously unaffected flesh. ![]() It is possible for the process to go faster in some areas of the body than others. It's bond with the surrounding flesh and bone is so weak that large tracts of flesh have been known to peel away with as little pressure as a person uses when shaving with a razor.ĭuring this process, other areas of skin on the body become symptomatic and begin to degrade as well. By this stage the flesh below and around the affected area is already dead and partially decayed. As this process continues, the wounds open deeper and severe bleeding ensues. Within roughly an hour, the affected skin will begin to peel, exposing the underlying dead flesh as dark scabby pits as the "rash" rapidly expands. This is because the disease was aggravated by her lover squeezing her back while they had sex. Marcy's back is probably the most detailed example of the disease progressing from rash to bleeding pits. The initial rash can take anywhere between 8 to 18 hours to develop after initial infection. The earliest distinct symptom of the disease will be one or more rash-like areas of tender red skin. When they do occur, they may do so as early as a few hours after initial infection. However, many known victims of the disease didn't report either of these symptoms, so their occurrence seems to vary from case to case. The earliest symptoms of the disease may be sensations of nausea, drowsiness or both.
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