Initial symptoms presented as mild in the affected humans. General complaints of itching or tingling at the sight of contact, accompanied by what appeared to be a slight rash, which faded over the next 24 hours. The biological compound, referenced as QIR134, transferred from the wraith entered the bloodstream transdermally, once the compound crossed the blood brain barrier (typically 2 to 4 hours,) the more severe symptoms set in.
~ excerpt from Medical Diagnostics of Interplanetary Infectious Diseases and Blood Born Pathogens by Dr. Janet Frasier, Dr. Carson Beckett , Dr. Carson Beckett (II), Dr. Jennifer Keller, May Faraday RN et al. Mandatory reading for all Stargate Medical Staff
Faraday checked Ronon over, his vitals were steady, but he had a nasty knock to the head. With a pen light Faraday checked for signs of pupil dilation, confirming the warrior had a concussion and would be unconscious for a few hours. She issued commands to her team to get Ronon down to the infirmary for observation.
“Dr. Faraday,” called one of the technicians kneeling over the wraith. Faraday walked over, kneeling to look over his shoulder at the wraith. The creature’s breathing was rapid and his eyes darted wildly beneath his closed lids. It was difficult to tell with the wraith, but it seemed as though his skin was more slick than usual. “His breathing is rapid and shallow and his heart rate is almost double any reading we’ve gotten from a wraith before.”
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“Allergic reaction maybe,” Faraday murmured, wondering what you even gave’ a wraith for allergies. The idea was almost laughable. She leaned down closer to the wraith, reaching a hand to touch the wraith and read his pulse himself, but a hand on her shoulder stopped her. She looked up to see First Lieutenant Cadman with a worried look on her face.
“Maybe you shouldn’t ma’am,” she said respectfully. She gestured at the spilled plants on the ground, “when, all this started, the first thing he said was not to touch him. I thought it was posturing, but it might have been a warning.”
“Lieutenant?”
A rueful expression crossed her face. “I took his pulse after we stunned him. I didn’t think anything of it at the time, but my fingers are tingling a little. Maybe not enough to be anything serious, but maybe…”
Her voice trailed off.
“Best be safe. Good on you to let me know.”
She turned to the technicians, “Avoid any further skin to skin contact. Get him down to the medical observation room. Treat this as a full biological threat until we have confirmation otherwise. Anyone who made contact with the wraith this morning needs to be brought to the infirmary for a check up as well.”
There was an immediate bustle of medical personnel with serious expressions gearing up for contact with a potential contaminant. There wasn’t much she could do for the wraith until they got him into the medical isolation chamber.
“Let me see your fingers, “ she held out her hand for Cadman’s. She held it out and Faraday examined her fingertips. “Aye, there’s some slight swelling and redness on the tips of your fingers. You said they tingle?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“How are you feeling otherwise?”
“I little antsy, I guess. It’s probably just adrenaline kicking in.”
“All the same, I want you down to medical for a full exam.”