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Medical Officer's Log, Stardate 62818.6
My continued research into the disease that plagues Fleet Admiral
Janeway does not go well. While I have isolated the illness, I have yet
to determine its cause or a way to cure it with any definition. While I
cannot name specifically what it is she suffers from, it can best be
described as a type of white blood cell overload. All the white blood
cells of her body seem to be in a state of hyperdrive, their production
level way above normal. At a first glance, one would think this
increase indicative of a bacterial or parasitic infection, but at this
point I believe there to be more to it than that. I believe, that after
the initial infection, the bacteriophage responsible for that inital
stage may have altered the nuclear DNA of her WBC's sending them to this
hyperactive state. Normally they would have returned to baseline
levels, but this disease seems to thrive in the mass numbers.
There are a few things that concern me: One is her eosinophil count.
Eosinophils are responsible for responding in the event of a parasitic
invasion, so they would naturally be the first ones infected. This of
course would explain their high numbers, but now the percentage of
Eosinophils in her blood have risen to dangerous levels, and I cannot
stop it. The average human eosinophil count is about five percent, but
hers is currently fourteen percent. This high percentage is
troublesome, simply for the fact that upon degranulation of eosinophils,
they release an array of cytotoxic cationic proteins that damage the
surrounding tissues. Too many of these could lead to her death.
Another thing that bothers me is her NK or Natural Killer cell count.
These cells are normally the regulators, making sure to control cell
production by killing the cell before it becomes a problem.
Unfortunately, I can find no NK cells in the Admiral's body, and this
lack of cells is extremely troubling. Somehow, I must find a way to
stimulate NK cell production without continuing to stimulate the
production of her other WBC's, and I must isolate the bacteriophage or
parasite responsible for the original infection or else my work would be
for nothing.
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