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9-1-1 Recap: The Hot Zone
The 118 encounters “Ebola’s nastier cousin,” and I think I’d be happier not knowing about any of this.
Thankfully, Bobby has enough of a death wish to run back and grab the baby, nearly dying in a massive explosion before triumphantly walking out of the smoke carrying the chillest infant I’ve ever seen. There’s even scarier news awaiting the team as they arrive and Banting informs them that the fire is on the level where researchers are studying CCHF, a virus that Hen identifies as “Ebola’s nastier cousin.” It’s very contagious and very fatal, with people usually dying from uncontrollable bleeding. That would probably be fine, if not for two big problems — Hen has been crushed in the explosion and now has a collapsed lung that needs medical intervention within the next ten minutes, and Chim’s mask was blown off, so he’s been exposed to the virus.
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