The fever is spreading, temperatures are rising. This virus is transmitted easily through sharing the air, touching an infected person and may even be carried in the saliva from overly friendly pets. There is no known cure and the symptoms are difficult to ameliorate but some of the hysteria can be diminished through sedatives or a judicious sip of medicinal spirits. Babies seem to be immune as their appetites and temperatures remain steady even when their parents’ systems are in escalating distress. Many senior citizens were infected years before but there is little evidence that antibodies were created to vaccinate them from the current infection. The cycle for the recurrence of such a potent virus remains maddeningly unpredictable and defies all efforts to be ready to aggressively treat each new wave. Manufacturers have stretched the capacity of factories to produce the gear to be worn by all infected people. Thousands of suits of personal...