Another tick bite, ugh.
Another tick bite, ugh. My medical response experience has been stellar here in CT, no complaints. But not everyone is so lucky. I’ve been bitten by ticks 4 times in the last two years (I live in New Haven, not far from Lyme, CT, where Lyme disease took its name.) One of them was a […]
Brandon infectious disease, Lords of Pestilence, medical complaints, shared articles infectious diseaseFlying insects in hospitals carry superbug germs
British researchers trapped more than 20,000 flying insects at seven hospitals and found that 9 out of 10 carried potentially harmful levels of infectious bacteria such as E. coli, salmonella and staphylococcus. More than 50 percent of the bacteria were antibiotic resistant. Read the full story…
Brandon Lords of Pestilence, Uncategorized infectious diseaseLord of Pestilence Profile — Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA), the youngest group of S. aureus dragons, has learned to evade methicillin’s backup, vancomycin. The first VRSA army assembled in 2002, when a MRSA liege and a band of Enterococcus faecalis crossed paths in a nearby land. By way of an autonomous messenger, some of the E. […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, VRSALord of Pestilence Profile — Staphylococcus epidermidis
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Staphylococcus epidermidis are regular residents of Soma’s boundary wall. They are usually harmless creatures that live in small groups at peace with the locals. But when the Nodal Sentry is compromised due to the relentless attacks of the Pestilence armies, S. epidermidis can show its vicious side. And if they find […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Staphylococcus epidermidisLord of Pestilence Profile — Streptococcus pyogenes
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Streptococcus pyogenes are some of the greatest Pestilence threats to Soma’s existence. Though they are still no match for the classic warrior Penicillin, if their invasions are not caught early enough, S. pyogenes can quickly multiply their armies and unleash unparalleled devastation across the island. The skeletal Lords can infest the […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, Streptococcus pyogenesLord of Pestilence Profile — Vibrio cholerae
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Vibrio cholerae are poisonous Lords that excrete a potentially lethal toxin into Soma’s aqueduct, causing massive and frequent surges down the waterway. There are several types of V. cholerae that can induce such turbulence to Soma. They enter Buccal Bay free living in the water, as well as on the ships […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, Vibrio choleraeLord of Pestilence Profile — Neisseriea mengingitidis
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Neisseria meningitidis are cerebral sorcerers that target the residents of Sententia and their lines of communication that coordinate all of Soma. They can enter through Buccal Bay, but rather than continue down the aqueduct as do Pestilence agents that ride in with the aquatic life, N. meningitidis veer down the Pharyngeal […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Lord of Pestilence, Neisseriea mengingitidisLord of Pestilence Profile — Legionella pneumophila
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Legionella pneumophila are potentially fatal Lords who are quick to take advantage of Soma’s lush resources. They live and multiply within the protection of giant jellyfish-like creatures that live in the water surrounding Soma, and search for similar habitats upon entry to Soma. They allow themselves to be taken up by […]
nerdmed101 Lords of Pestilence, The Healing Blade Legionella pneumophila, Lord of PestilenceLord of Pestilence Profile — Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Description (Healing Blade Lore) Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) are some of the most feared Lords that haunt Soma. They evolved from their close cousins, Staphylococcus aureus, to evade the attacks of an entire legion of Apothecary warriors. And if those Apothecaries that can defeat the dreaded creatures do not act swiftly, MRSA have the power […]
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