Okay, you’re right. I’m tired and slow tonight. My brain was not full of brilliances. PMS it is.
I’m not sure yet of pharmaceutical treatment, but there are a few definite NOs:
Any “light” beer or furren stuff like Stella Artois will only make it worse. Any lettuce found only in specialty grocers (arugula, raddichio, etc) is a no-no. Protein formulated solely from vegetables and molded into meat-like shapes...no.
Blood transfusions may be required if one is severely infected. O-POSITIVE is best.
I think for the most part chemical intervention will be unnecessary because the disease is so hot that it burns the host out too quickly to propagate effectively. Cerebral cognitive hemmorrhage is so precipitous and damaging that cognitive death is almost immediate and the virus dies with the host’s EEG. Fortunately, most people have such healthy immune systems that their T-cells and monocytes quickly recognize the foreign body and neutralize it by phagocytosis and anti-inflammatory processes. Many, many people carry some cross-immunity from BDS and so will quickly develop a hardened immune system. One can usually spot an immunized individual by the glazed look in their eyes and the smile playing around the corners of their mouth when they are in proximity to an infected, dying individual.
Also known as P4 (Piddle your Pants Palin Panic). It causes city slickers to make fools of themselves employing countrified phrases involving pigs.