Kelly D.
December 1, 2014
Causes & Symptoms of Monet’s Virus
Possible Causes:
- Contact with the monkeys he had always been affectionate about
- In the story, he is described as a person who is caring for animals proven by his actions of feeding them and touching them. These actions might have been a possible cause of his sickness.
- Unknown contact with an object in the forest
- It is stated in the story that he lives alone near geographical areas such as forests and rivers. He also visits them often.
- This also leads to a possibility of consumption of contaminated water. There could have been something dangerous lurking in the water.
- Unknown virus in the zoo
- On the trip to the zoo, we have no clue if he came in contact with some type of virus there
- Unknown virus lurking in his work area
- Contact with monkey’s bodily fluids
- While feeding the monkeys, there is a possibility that he came in touch with their saliva or other liquids.
- Contact with monkey guano
- On his trip, he touched the green slime, guano, with his hands.
- His trip to the cave
- During the trip, it was coated in black guano and he could have come in contact with the ooze.
- Food he consumed during the trip
- Contact with crows
- Volcanic dust from Mount Elgon
- Contact with germs on women he paid (prostitutes)
- While being with these women, some type of virus could have been transmitted to his body.
Symptoms:
- headaches worsening each day
- Severe backaches
- red eyes
- throbbing pain behind the eyes
- paralytic eyes
- Bursting capillaries
- fevers
- his expressionless appearance
- he seemed “zombie-like”
- damage of nervous system
- Vomiting blood with black dots
- Yellowing skin
- Strokes
- Bleeding nose
- His personality changed. He had become sullen, angry, and resentful and it seemed as if he had no memory.
- head turning to blue and black
- mass of bruises
- coughing blood
- nausea
- hemorrhage
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