There's a Fungus in My What!?!

 

- Piano Steps - Mark Russell (show intro)


CASE 1

- Rain or Shine 2 - Adam Drake, Radhika Vekaria [Audio Network] (Clayton, North Carolina/Newlywed Anthony Branch works at biotechnical lab, and his wife Lizzie works as a counselor)

- Back in the Day - David Vanacore, Matt Koskenmaki [KPM Music] (Lizzie and Anthony have just purchased a new home)

- Enter the Catacombs - Ron Riddle [KPM Music] (one early morning in November, Lizzie is in her office waiting for a client to arrive)

- ? (Lizzie develops a severe pain on the right side of her head)

- Hostile Rants - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (Lizzie goes home early)

- ? (a few hours later, Anthony comes home)

- ? (Anthony turns the lights on, which makes Lizzie's headache worse)

- ? (Anthony turns the lights back off, and the next day, the headache fades)

- Close to Hysteria* - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson; ? (a few weeks later, while at work, Lizzie's memory starts to become inefficient)

- ? (for the next few weeks, Lizzie continues to experience problems with her memory)

- Ouragan - Denis Levaillant [Cezame Music Agency] (one morning, Lizzie wakes up to severe sinus pressure)

- ? (Lizzie sees her doctor, who prescribes her antibiotics)

- ? (for seven months, Lizzie's symptoms come and go)

- ? (Lizzie wakes up one morning to her hands feeling like they're on fire, and notices a rash on them)

- Nomad - Christof Dejean [Cezame Music Agency] (Lizzie returns to her doctor, who gives her a steroid cream)

- Heart of Darkness - David O'Brien [Audio Network]; ? (then, one night, Anthony notices blood on his nose)

- Hurricane - Denis Levaillant [Cezame Music Agency] (Anthony tries to stop his nosebleed)

- ? (Anthony deals with nosebleeds for several weeks)

- Predators - Daniel Diaz [Cezame Music Agency]; Creeping Shadow 4 (Sting) - David O'Brien [Audio Network] (then, Anthony develops a shortness of breath)

- Misty City - Xavier Jamaux [APM Music] (the next day, Anthony meets his physician, who gives him a steroid inhaler)

- ? (then, one afternoon, Anthony suffers brain fog as well)

- Dreaming Backwards - Evelyn Glennie [Audio Network] (Anthony and Lizzie finally realize they're suffering similar symptoms)

- Urgency 3 - Helen Jane Long [Audio Network] ("Newlyweds Lizzie and Anthony Branch are both suffering from a stringe of strange symptoms."/Anthony and Lizzie visit toxicology specialist Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker)

- Orion - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dr. Shoemaker does a visual-contrast sensitivity on Lizzie and Anthony, and comes to a stunning conclusion)

- Ouragan - Denis Levaillant [Cezame Music Agency] (Lizzie and Anthony diagnosed with the aspergillus fungus)

- Spirited Away - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (the aspergillus fungi thrived in Lizzie and Anthony's sinus cavities, and then entered their lungs)

- ? ("I was shocked...that's just disgusting to think about, there's mold that's circulating throughout your body."/"Aspergillus is most often mistaken for a respiratory or sinus infection, and once it's in the body, the fungus can spread quickly.")

- Determination - Simon Lambros [Audio Network] (Dr. Shoemaker prescribes a grueling regimen of medications to Anthony and Lizzie)

- Ancestral Fear - Marc-Olivier Dupin [Cezame Music Agency] (Dr. Shoemaker tells Anthony and Lizzie to have a professional examine their home, who discovers a high concentration of the fungus in the house/"Aspergillus spores thrive in damp environments.")

- Out of the Smoke (No Orchestra) - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (water damage beneath Anthony and Lizzie's house has created and environment where the fungus can flourish)

- Rises and Swells - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (and the couple's ventilation system is spreading the spores throughout the home)

- Vistas Unknown - Simon Lambros [Audio Network] (Anthony and Lizzie forced to sell and leave their home)

- Broken Theory - Sébastien Roux [Cezame Music Agency] (in a mold-free environment, Lizzie and Anthony slowly get their health back, but today, 12 years later, they are still susceptible to mold)

- ? (but they now have two healthy children that they are determined to protect from the dangers of the aspergillus fungus)

- Surveillance - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (how to prevent prolonged exposure to the aspergillus fungus)


CASE 2

- Electronic Warfare* - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (case intro)

- Green Acre - Terry Devine-King, Adam Drake [Audio Network] (Marshall, Texas/Kathy and Ed Hoffman are retired, but still like to do volunteer work, and the latter volunteers as an elected member of the city)

- Angelica - Terry Devine-King, Adam Drake [Audio Network] (Kathy and Ed love to travel)

- First Light - Liam Hennessy [Audio Network] (it's January, and Ed and Kathy are on a winter getaway in Puerto Rico)

- Falsely Accused - Jean-François Morin, Nicolas Mizrachi [Cezame Music Agency] (Ed declines to have the fruit offered at the breakfast buffet, and for a week his lack of appetite and lethargy linger)

- ? (the couple return home to Texas, where Ed's appetite takes a strange turn)

- Poison Pen - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (Ed develops a craving for greasy fast food)

- ? (but despite the new cravings, Ed notices he's actually losing weight)

- ? (a few days later, Kathy goes to pick up Ed from a city commission hearing)

- Urban Tiger - Tim Garland [Audio Network] (Ed gets into the car with chest pains)

- ? ("With her husband Ed suffering from severe chest pains, Kathy Hoffman is convinced that he's having a heart attack...so she rushes him to the nearest hospital.")

- ? (doctors order blood work and scans, and discover Ed's spleen is enlarged)

- ? (explanation of the spleen)

- House for Sale - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (Ed's spleen is pushing on his diaphragm and causing his chest pains/Ed given antibiotics)

- Distant Murmurs - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (Kathy prepares to take her grandkids to Washington D.C. for spring break, but Ed is unable to go yet insists Kathy and the grandkids go without him)

- ? (Kathy proceeds with the trip)

- ? (while outside a souvenir shop, Kathy gets a call from one of Ed's friends telling her he's gotten much worse)

- Muted Piano Slapper - Geoffrey Keezer [Audio Network] (Kathy cuts the trip short and flys back home, while Ed is rushed to the hospital and seen by pathologist Dr. Robert Palmer)

- ? (Kathy arrives at the hospital to Ed deteriorating)

- ? (Dr. Palmer decides to remove Ed's spleen)

- ? (Kathy tells Ed she loves him)

- Life or Death - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (in the O.R., surgeons labor for hours to remove Ed's spleen)

- ? (Kathy waits anxiously in the waiting room)

- Access Development - Brian Reidinger, Ryan Leach, Darren Drew [KPM Music] (Dr. Palmer examines the spleen)

- ?; Rises and Swells - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (Dr. Palmer sees little blue dots under the microscope)

- Subsonix - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network]; Brain Drain - Bob Bradley [Audio Network] (Ed diagnosed with visceral leishmaniasis)

- Making Sharp Turns (30) - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (the leishmania parasites are multiplying in Ed's white blood cells)

- ? ("To find out that there's a parasite living in your body is...terrifying."/"Leishmania parasites are responsible for up to 30,000 deaths worldwide every year.")

- ? (Ed's spleen may not be the only casualty)

- ? ("Leishmania parasites are pushing Ed Hoffman to the brink of death."/Ed placed on chemotherapy)

- Symbiosis 2 - Dan Skinner, Adam Skinner [Audio Network] (Ed endures the brutal treatment for days)

- Thinking of You - David Kelly [Audio Network] (after five days, Ed's condition dramatically improves)

- Pulse of Fear (Groove Only) - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (the leishmania parasite is carried by the sandfly)

- Organic Matter - Selma Mutal [Cezame Music Agency] (doctors believe Ed contracted the parasite on a trip to Spain six months prior)

- ? (today, three years later, Ed has recovered)

- Out of the Smoke (No Orchestra) - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (how to avoid the leishmania parasite)


CASE 3

- Lost Prophecies - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd [Audio Network] (case intro)

- Bouncing Back - Sean Baillie, Dylan Heming, David Vanacore, Matt Koskenmaki [KPM Music] (Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland)

- ? (Jennifer and Doug Talaber have three children: 10-year-old Megan, 8-year-old Mason, and 6-year-old Zachary)

- ? (the family also have three guinea pigs, three fish, and three rats)

- Gold Days Are Over - Tom Boddy [Audio Network] (one night in early November, Doug and Jennifer bring Zachary home from a playdate, but notice Zachary is looking off)

- Hidden Threat - David O'Brien, Johnny Lithium [Audio Network] (Doug and Jennifer take Zachary's temperature and discover he has a slight fever)

- ? (the next morning, Jennifer and Doug check up on Zachary)

- ? (Jennifer discovers Zachary has spots on his hands and feet)

- ? (explanation of hand-foot-and-mouth disease)

- Plot Theory - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (Doug and Jennifer's daughter Megan had the disease the year before, and they assume Zachary will eventually get better)

- Out of the Darkness 4 - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (while watching TV on the couch, Zachary complains of his mouth hurting, and Jennifer notices white spots in his mouth)

- Desolate - David O'Brien [Audio Network] (that night, Zachary doesn't eat his dinner)

- Scandal - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (Doug notices Zachary's mouth blisters have gotten bigger)

- Out of the Smoke (No Orchestra) - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (later that night, Doug and Jennifer discuss whether they should take Zachary to the doctor's, but Jennifer decides it's not necessary)

- Danger Down Under - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (the next morning, Doug and Jennifer notice Zachary looks sicker, so they call Doug's father to watch over him)

- Digital Rift - Brian Reidinger, Daniel Burke, Brian Casey, Darren Drew [KPM Music] (that afternoon, while in her office, Jennifer receives a call from her father in-law telling her that Zachary seems to be in a lot of pain)

- ? (Jennifer calls the pediatrician, who recommends a mouthwash to numb the pain)

- Police and Protestors - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (but the following morning, there's no improvement)

- Risk It All - Didier Rachou [KPM Music] ("I was unsettled...I just didn't know what was going on.")

- ? ("6-year-old Zachary Talaber is so weak, he can barely walk.")

- Death Star - Nick Ingman, Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Jennifer rushes Zachary to the E.R., where doctors determine he does not have hand-foot-and-mouth disease)

- Dark Shadow - Lois Blanca [Cezame Music Agency] (Zachary is admitted for observation)

- The Fly on the Wall - Guy Skornik, Elisabeth Skornik [Cezame Music Agency] (Zachary struggles to breathe)

- Journeying - Simon Lambros [Audio Network] (Jennifer calls Doug and tells him Zachary is being transferred)

- ? (Zachary transferred to a specialist hospital/Doug joins Jennifer to be by Zachary's side)

- ? (Dr. Aaron Milstone takes over Zachary's case)

- Hell on Earth - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (Dr. Milstone sees a scratch on Zachary's wrist)

- Lost in Thought - Bob Bradley [Audio Network] (Zachary diagnosed with rat bite fever)

- Dauntless Actions - Doug Bossi, Sarah Schachner [KPM Music] (the bacteria streptobacillus moniliformis are infecting Zachary's bloodstream)

- Listed Seveso - Jean-Philippe Dutheil [Cezame Music Agency] ("I do remember a day that Zachary was playing with the rats, and he mentioned that he got scratched.")

- ? ("What makes the streptobacillus moniliformis bacteria so deadly is their ability to restrict blood flow to the vital organs.")

- ? ("I had a hard time, you know, grasping it.")

- ? ("Zachary Talaber is infected with rat bite fever."/doctors give Zachary antibiotics and keep him on oxygen)

- ? (then, Zachary's parents notice he's improving)

- ? (the streptobacillus moniliformis bacteria is typically carried by rats, mice, and gerbils/Doug and Jennifer have their rats treated and find new homes for them)

- ? (a few days later, Zachary leaves the hospital, and today, he has fully recovered)

- Trust No One - John DeFaria [Audio Network] (how to avoid rat bite fever)

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