Virulence

by D.J. Cockburn

Tony is a British virologist monitoring what he thinks is a local outbreak in the Philippines. He wasn't expecting to find himself at the beginning of a global pandemic that will leave him stranded a long way from home. Now he's trying to gather information the world can use to protect itself. He has a solid understanding of immunity to a virus, but he's about to learn that immunity can be as behavioural as cellular. As his worldview warps to protect him, Tony has to fight to be the man he believes himself to be.

(5,200 words)

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 5, 2014

About the author

I'm a writer currently based in London, after having spent most of the last twenty years meandering around the world teaching or doing science of one sort or another. I've lived in a number of countries in Asia and Africa, though I remain incorrigibly English.

Please visit my website, Cockburn's Eclectics, which has links to all of my stories, including several available for free.