Literature
Patient Zero: Thyroiditis Pestis
This is an official transcription of the note found among Patient Zero’s personal effects, located at the North End Military Hospital. My body hasn’t always been the most healthy. Somehow in creating me, the universe decided to pick from a buffet of genetic conditions for me and it didn’t really skimp out. From dislocating joints, to a mild seizure disorder; I would be a prime candidate for frequent flyer miles at any hospital. You can’t say I was terribly shocked when I started having weird symptoms; between the medical problems I knew about and the medications I was on, I figured feeling drained all the time was normal. The same feeling of expected normalcy hit when I started losing more hair, getting cold easily, being irritable, and even forgetful. A healthy body can only handle so much, so being aware of my body’s disadvantages it didn’t take me long to sweep my symptoms under the rug. That was until I was showering a few days ago, and found the lump in my neck. It wasn’t huge,