Vampire Parasites Attack

 

- Piano Steps - Mark Russell (show intro)

CASE 1

- Rain or Shine 2 - Adam Drake, Radhika Vekaria [Audio Network] (Shelton, Connecticut/Armando and Gloria Cora live with their 25-year-old daughter, Kassandra)

- Investigate - Murray Munro (Gloria and Kassandra run a fitness studio, while Armando is in the national guard and works as a captain in the Bridgeport Fire Department)

- Minor Threat (a) - Baxter Poe, Stan Hope (one summer night, Armando returns home from two weeks of training with the national guard feeling ill/Armando's temperature is 104)

- Hazard - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (that night, Armando sweats profusely)

- Clock Stab - Martin Lawrence (plays in between the previous and next track)

- Valley of Tranquillity - Chris Egan, Trystan Francis [Audio Network] (the next morning, Armando sees his primary-care doctor)

- Time & Motion 2 - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (back at home, Armando continues to get worse)

- Regime Change - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (three days later, Armando develops red bumps on his back)

- Underworld Drum - Anthony Phillips (Armando then develops a pain in his side)

- Exorcism - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (the next morning, Armando notices his face doesn't look right)

- Intuition - Mat Andasun [Audio Network] (explanation of jaundice)

- Subsonix - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] ("He looked so sick.")

- Threat Level - Matt Hill [Audio Network] (Gloria takes Armando to the E.R./doctors believe Armando has a U.T.I. (urinary tract infection))

- Head to Head - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network]; Tense Strings Rise - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Gloria loses it and demands to see a doctor)

- Storming the Armoury 3 - Christopher Ashmore, Benjamin Marks [Audio Network] (Internal medicine specialist Dr. Zane Saul takes on Armando's case)

- The Calling - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] ("A low red blood cell count can indicate a number of conditions, including anemia, kidney failure, and internal bleeding.")

- Critical Tension - Philip Guyler [Audio Network] ("At this point, it was very clear that he needed to stay in the hospital.")

- Apocalyptic - Daniel Weniger (cat scan reveals Armando's spleen is enlarged)

- Definitely Bad - Christopher Franke ("Armando Cora is in the hospital on the brink of death.")

- New Assignment - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dr. Saul learns that Armando has been through military-type training and lived in the woods)

- With Every Breath - Evelyn Glennie, Barrie Gledden, Chris Bussey [Audio Network] (Armando's blood test results come back)

- Crime Scene - Anthony Phillips (blood test results reveal babesiosis)

- In Pursuit - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase (the babesia parasites are attacking Armando's red blood cells)

- Mystery Killer - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] ("This man is sick...this man is very sick.")

- Spectroscope - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] ("Babesiosis can be difficult to diagnose, not only because it's so rare, but also because its symptoms resemble those of many other illnesses.")

- Definitely Bad - Christopher Franke ("For those that do survive, the parasite can cause long-term problems with blood pressure and organ function.")

- Sacrifice - Chris Blackwell [Audio Network] (Armando put on a course of antiparasitic medications)

- Blood Thirsty - Frederick Kron, Joanna Balloonknot ("But just as Armando reaches his limit...")

- Delicate Web - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (Armando finally improves)

- Reversed Reality - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (life cycle of the babesia parasite)

- Timeshift - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (Armando believes he got the parasite during his annual training out in the woods)

- Climbing Volcanoes - David Edwards (today, Armando is back home and getting on with his life)

- Cybertex 4 - James Brett [Audio Network] (how to avoid contracting the babesia parasite)

CASE 2

- Swat - Steve Everitt (case intro)

- Bosque - Christopher Slaski [Audio Network] (Corryton, Tennessee/Jesse and Karen Wood have a 15-month-old daughter, Addison)

- Bright Young Thing - Adam Drake [Audio Network] (Jesse works as a youth pastor, and both he and Karen have firmly held religious beliefs)

- ? (one afternoon in October, Jesse and Karen get Addison ready for an excursion with the church)

- Puzzle Box - David O'Brien [Audio Network] (Karen notices a loose stool in Addison's diaper)

- Dark Pulse 30 - Bernhard Hering, Martin Wester, Matthias Kruger (the next morning, Karen notices Addison looks sick/Addison vomits)

- Coming Up - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (Karen cleans up Addison's vomit, and calls Addison's pediatrician)

- Stalked and Hunted - Jeffrey Cardoni (Karen keeps Addison well hydrated, but the following morning, her fever is still there/Karen notices blood in Addison's diarrhea)

- Tracking Fraud - Anthony Phillips (Karen calls Jesse)

- Troubled - Ian Clarke, Simon Painter (a few hours later, Jesse returns home from work and notices Addison is irritated)

- ? (Jesse realizes Karen is right -- the situation is serious)

- Vertigo - Jacques Cassard ("15-month-old Addison Wood has a fever and bloody diarrhea.")

- Cardiac Arrest - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Jesse and Karen take Addison to the hospital)

- ? (Dr. Laszlo Hopp takes on Addison's case)

- Doing the Deal - Mark Sayer-Wade; Core of Corruption - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (explanation of dehydration)

- Futurism - Christian Telford ("It broke my heart again, just to see something else that was happening to her little body."/Addison placed on antibiotics)

- Cumulus Morpheus - Michel Roche (the next day, Addison's blood test results come back)

- Dark Void - David Edwards (Addison's red blood cell count is dropping)

- Treacherous Waters - Jonas Baker (Jesse and Karen turn to their faith)

- Celestial Pulses - Matthew St Laurent (Addison's lab tests come in the next morning)

- Point Zero - Mark Sayer-Wade (stool samples reveal E. coli)

- ? (explanation of escherichia coli)

- Uncertain Answers - Drew Lerdal, Brian Reidinger, Darren Drew [KPM Music] ("The thought began to enter my mind that this could result in death.")

- ? (the antibiotics Addison was given are actually worsening the effects of the E. coli bacteria)

- ? (Dr. Hopp immediately takes Addison off the antibiotic regimen, but there's no other treatment for the infection)

- Tender - Mark Cook (Dr. Hopp gives Addison intravenous fluids, but despite this, Addison's body starts to give out)

- Point Zero - Mark Sayer-Wade ("The thought of death was always in the back of my mind, and I tried to prepare myself.")

- ? ("15-month-old Addison Wood is fighting a losing battle against the ruthless E. coli bacteria.")

- ? (Addison receives multiple blood tranfusions)

- Delicate Beauty - Michael Jones, Thomas Chase (Addison finally improves)

- Clearer - Thornton Jenkins (Addison's immune system has fought off the E. coli bacteria)

- Northern Wildland* - Doug Bossi, Gregory Allan, Gary Guzman [KPM Music] (some strains of the E. coli bacteria are found in farm animals, and can infect humans when they eat undercooked meat or unpasteurized milk)

- Menace - Debbie Wiseman [Audio Network] (Addison got the bacteria from drinking unpasteurized milk)

- Coming into Focus - Rik Carter (Addison finally goes home)

- Joker - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (how to avoid the E. coli bacteria)

CASE 3

- Swat - Steve Everitt (case intro)

- Exotic Objects - Brian Reidinger, Ryan Leach, Darren Drew [KPM Music] (Gainesville, Florida/40-year-old Susie Zoltewicz is dating Tom Koziol, and has a PhD in biochemistry)

- Enchanted - Neil Pollard (one winter afternoon, Tom returns home to find Susie sprawled out on the bed)

- Mystery Train - David O'Brien [Audio Network] (Susie has slept for about 16 hours, but just believes she was really tired)

- Clock Stab - Martin Lawrence ("I didn't know what to think about it.")

- Indian Reservation - Cyrille Aufort [Cezame Music Agency] (a few weeks later, Susie's back starts to hurt)

- Journey End - Richard Beddow (the next day, Susie sees a doctor)

- In Pursuit - Steve Rucker, Thomas Chase (explanation of fibromyalgia)

- District 10 - David Edwards ("It seemed to make sense.")

- Dangerous Knowledge - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (but back at home, Tom has his doubts)

- ? ("Susie Zoltewicz has been plagued by a string of strange symptoms over the course of many months.")

- Gathering Data - Luke Richards [Audio Network] (prescription medication fails to work/Susie goes back to the doctor, where an MRI reveals arthritis in her lower back)

- Guesswork - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (doctors perform a steroid injection on Susie)

- Clock Stab - Martin Lawrence (Susie initially feels great after the shot, but it doesn't last)

- Exercise Caution - Jeffrey Cardoni (later that evening, Susie starts to feel very anxious and develops an elevated heart rate)

- Underworld Drum - Anthony Phillips (over the coming months, Susie and Tom's relationship suffers due to Susie's mysterious condition)

- The Big Dilemna - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (eventually, one day, Susie asks Tom to move out)

- Hidden Investigation - Vasco Hexel (a few months later, Susie gets hit by another strange sensation)

- Panic Stricken - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik (Susie starts to feel dizzy)

- District 10 - David Edwards (Susie makes the decision to take a leave of absence from work)

- Tension in Tarzana - Daniel Heath, Joey Peters (Susie reaches out to Dr. Susan Kolb/seven years prior, Susie got breast implants)

- Subterfuge - Michael Levine (Dr. Kolb removes Susie's breast implants)

- Dark Threat - Bastide Donny, Bastien Roques (aspergillus)

- Crime Scene - Anthony Phillips (Dr. Kolb delivers the horrific news to Susie)

- Hide Out - Laurent Yves Le Corre [APM Music] ("Once they get inside the human body, aspergillus spores can be very hard to eradicate.")

- Crime Scene - Anthony Phillips ("Susie had the perfect storm...she was an extreme case.")

- Eye Witness - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] ("Biochemist Susie Zoltewicz has had her breast implants surgically removed after learning they were contaminated with aspergillus mold.")

- Abdication - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (Dr. Kolb gives Susie antifungal medication to kill the aspergillus and its toxins)

- Grisly Scene - Scott Marcussen (Susie continues the medication for eight difficult weeks as she slowly returns to her former self/aspergillus fungi can invade breast implants if they rupture or the valve is faulty)

- Creeping and Sneaking - Luke Richards [Audio Network] (Susie likely breathed in the mold that infected her implants)

- Winding Trails - Matthew St Laurent (with her symptoms at bay, Susie reconnects with Tom, and they soon rekindle their relationship)

- Revolving Circles - Andrew Britton, David Goldsmith (despite the aspergillus being gone from her system, she is still highly susceptible to reinfection)

- Relaxed - Jonathan Jowett, Nigel Mullaney (Susie has had to leave her home, and now lives in a camper)

- CSI - Anthony Phillips ("There are more than 300,000 breast augmentation surgeries performed in the U.S. each year, and up to 20% of breast implants fail within 10 years."/people with breast implants should have them regularly checked)