The Plaras Outbreak

"It could cause massive casualties?" Callum's voice was tight with dread.

Sadie nodded. "Yes. It's just like the pandemics we've seen—this virus attacks all kinds of organs, triggers brutal symptoms: persistent high fevers, raw throats, loss of taste, relentless coughing, lung damage, trouble breathing. The worst is ‘white lung,' and that's almost always fatal.

"In the old world, we had advanced m