My Lungs Are Rotting

 

- Inner Space - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (episode intro)


CASE 1

- Dawn of Victory - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Miami, Florida/Masandra Gayagoy is an analyst for a tech company going to graduate school, and in her spare time, enjoys spending time with her dog and playing fit)

- Best Friends - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, James Sale [Ah2 Music] (Masandra also likes to spend time with her mother, Eleanor)

- ? ("But Masandra's bustling life is about to be brought to a standstill by an unwanted invader.")

- Ever Finding - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, John Kaefer [Ah2 Music] (one spring morning, Masandra gets up early to get a jump on a busy day)

- Trapdoor (a) - Doug Bossi, Doug Beiden [APM Music] (Masandra sees several bumps all over her face)

- Mainframe - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams (two days later, Masandra notices the bumps have spread to her chest and arms)

- Floating Orbs - Gary Robinson, Voodoo Don, Christopher Gilbert [APM Music] (the bumps are painful)

- Rural Prison* - Doug Bossi, Doug Beiden [KPM Music] (Masandra calls her mother for advice)

- Investigation - Bruno Pilloix, Lionel Wendling [APM Music] (Eleanor takes Masandra to the hospital)

- ? (doctor believes Masandra has chickenpox)

- ? (doctor prescribes Masandra antivirals and a steroid cream)

- ? (Masandra is forced to quarantine herself in her apartment for two weeks)

- Dangerous Source - David Vanacore, Brandon Thompson [KPM Music] (but after the quarantine ends, Masandra's bumps become inflammed)

- ? (Masandra takes a shower to try and sooth herself)

- ? (the water puts Masandra in pain, and her blisters pop and ooze liquid)

- Amber Blast - Gregoire Moreau [APM Music] ("I felt like I was being attacked.")

- ? (Masandra calls her mother)

- ? (Masandra sees a dermatologist)

- Lost World - Keith Mansfield [APM Music] (tests fail to provide any answers, so the doctor diagnoses Masandra with adult-onset dermatitis)

- Intentional Concealment - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (explanation of adult-onset dermatitis)

- ? ("That news felt like a cop-out to me."/doctor gives Masandra topical and oral steroids, which seem to help at first)

- Blue Water Encounters - Kenneth Vandevrie [APM Music] (a few days later, Masandra goes out for a walk with her mother)

- It Is Coming Orchestra Mix - Kenneth Vandevrie [APM Music] (Masandra sees the spots on her arms have returned)

- ? (Misandra sees Dr. Zurik Waxenghiser)

- ? (Dr. Waxenghiser orders a comprehensive round of skin tests, which come back negative)

- Hackers Penetrating - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (Dr. Waxenghiser tries to find a more obscure cause of Masandra's condition, and discovers Masandra had just been to Europe with her mother)

- ? (specialized blood tests come back positive for something unusual)

- ? ("For over a month, Masandra Gayagoy has been plagued by excruciating skin lesions."/Masandra has parasites)

- ? ("There were so many things racing through my head.")

- ? (toxocara)

- Nightmare Vision - Pierre Langer [APM Music] ("I sat there thinking..."Oh my God, there are these little things moving inside of my body...and eating away at me."")

- Cyber Intelligence - Nick Bardoni, Stephen Warr [APM Music] ("One of the scariest things about toxocara is that it can infect a wide range of organ and tissues, from the intestines, to the liver, and even the eyes.")

- Eerie Cave - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] ("The illness can progress, and a patient can die from this infection.")

- ? (life cycle of the toxocara parasite)

- ? (Masandra believes she got the parasite from a pizza she ate in Italy with her mother)

- Aeolus - Michael Sajic [APM Music] (Masandra placed on albendazole, and after a few days, she finally improves)

- ? (today, Masandra has made tremendous progress)

- ? (how to avoid contracting the toxocara parasite)

- Creepy Feeling Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] ("While some monsters can only be detected with the help of a microscope...")


CASE 2

- ? ("...others are big enough to be seen with the naked eye."/case intro)

- Consolation Prize - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] (Long Beach, California)

- Aftereffect - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Samantha Knox and Eric Johnson have a baby son named E.J.)

- Pick and Choose - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (one day in summer, Samantha arrives at the home of a relative who's been looking after E.J.)

- Dark Side - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (Samantha notices E.J. looks withdrawn)

- ? (when Samantha and E.J. arrive home, Eric notices E.J. isn't his usual self)

- Brought to Life - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (briefly heard before changing to the next track)

- ? (the next day, Samantha discovers E.J. has a temperature of 103)

- Landmines - David Vanacore, Shinyub Pyo [KPM Music] ("For the past two days, 7-month-old E.J. has been acting strange...and now he's developed a frighteningly high fever of 103."/Samantha takes E.J. to his pediatrician)

- Life or Death - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (pediatrician believes E.J. may have roseola)

- Bottom Dweller - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (pediatrician tells Samantha E.J. should be fine, but E.J. continues to have a fever for two days)

- A Waiting Game 3 - Jody Jenkins [Audio Network] (while Eric is watching him, E.J. develops a new symptom)

- Lost Oracle Synth - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (E.J. becomes reluctant to swallow his food)

- ? (Samantha takes E.J. back to the doctor, who administers more medication to him)

- ? (Samantha asks the doctor to do some tests, but the doctor deems it unnecessary)

- ? (for the next two days, E.J.'s fever and lack of appetite continue, and then one morning, Samantha hears E.J. wheezing)

- Safari - Christopher Ashmore [Audio Network] (five days later, Samantha notices E.J.'s cough is getting worse)

- ? (Samantha rushes E.J. to their local urgent care)

- Investigation Tension - Bruno Pilloix, Lionel Wendling [APM Music] (doctor believes E.J. has croup)

- Waiting Game - Helen Jane Long [Audio Network] (doctor prescribes medication for E.J., and for the next couple of days, Samantha and Eric keep a close eye on E.J. to make sure he doesn't get worse)

- Awareness - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (but one afternoon, Samantha returns home to E.J. struggling to breathe)

- Death Star - Nick Ingman, Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (given that E.J.'s symptoms have been present for more than 2 weeks, Samantha fears E.J. has something serious)

- ? (Samantha takes E.J. back to the E.R.)

- Landmines - David Vanacore, Shinyub Pyo [KPM Music] (doctor believes E.J. could have pneumonia)

- Cardiac Arrest - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] ("I was definitely afraid.")

- ? (doctor orders an X-ray of E.J.'s chest, which reveals the cause isn't pneumonia)

- ? ("7-month-old E.J. has been suffering from a high fever and barking cough.")

- ? (X-ray reveals E.J. swallowed a coin)

- Total Panic - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (sting that plays in between the previous and next tracks)

- ? ("I was just a wreck.")

- ? (the coin is embedded in E.J.'s esophagus and pressing against his windpipe)

- ? ("Pediatric ear, nose, and throat specialist Dr. Rafael Portela has treated similar cases.")

- Darkening - Luke Richards [Audio Network] ("As adults, the main way we identify objects is through sight and touch, but for young children, especially infants, the most developed sensory nerves are in the mouth.")

- ? (doctor tells Samantha and Eric E.J. will need to have a delicate procedure to remove the coin)

- Awareness - Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (an hour and a half later, the doctor tells Samantha and Eric that E.J. has two large ulcers in his esophagus, an inflamed lung, and old blood in his gut from him trying to expel the coin on his own)

- Stasis - Paul Mottram [Audio Network] (doctor tells Samantha and E.J. the procudere to remove the coin was successful, and hands a container with the coin (a penny) in it)

- ? (E.J. is placed on I.V. medication and carefully monitored for the next 24 hours/Samantha and Eric are unable to pinpoint the time E.J. could have swallowed the penny)

- ? (finally, the next day, the doctor tells Samantha and Eric E.J. is doing well/E.J. drinks his whole bottle, indicating he's recovering)

- Lateral Motion - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (today, E.J. has completely recovered and is a happy-go-lucky toddler)

- Lateral Motion No Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (alternates to this version after the previous track)

- Short Wear - Henri Foures [Cezame Music Agency] (people who suspect their children have swallowed a foreign object should seek immediate medical attention)

- Creepy Feeling Str - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] ("Swallowing a coin is a scary thought, especially if you have kids...")


CASE 3

- ? ("...but there are other monsters that pose a far broader threat."/case intro)

- Slow Boat - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Appleton, Wisconsin)

- Multi Tasker - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Tom Horan works in the technology sector, and lives with his parents, Anne Marie and Dave)

- ? ("But Tom will soon need the support of his family like never before.")

- ? (June 2015 -- while working at his job at a local machine plant...)

- ? (...Tom starts to feel feverish and begins to cough)

- ? ("Tom Horan was at work when he started feeling unwell."/after 2 hours of trying to power through, Tom tells his supervisor he's going to urgent care)

- ? (at urgent care, Tom is looked over by a doctor)

- ? (doctor believes Tom could have pneumonia)

- Briefing Room - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (doctor gives Tom antibiotics and sends him home)

- Total Isolation - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] (for four days, Tom takes the prescribed medication, which fails to help)

- Mindnumb - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (the manager of Tom's job lets him go because he's called in sick too many times)

- Traitors - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (for the next 24 hours, Anne Marie and Dave watch on as Tom's cough worsens, so they take him to the nearest emergency room)

- Life or Death - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (doctors run a battery of tests on Tom/X-ray reveals Tom's right lung is inflamed and badly full of fluid)

- Midnight - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams [Ah2 Music] (for the next 24 hours, doctors continue treating what they think is a bad case of pneumonia, but Tom continues to get worse)

- ? (one of the medical staff tells Anne Marie and Dave to transfer Tom to a hospital across town)

- Mission Aborted - David Vanacore, Joseph Greenier [KPM Music] (ambulance takes Tom to a new hospital, where he is seen by infectious disease specialist Dr. David Brooks)

- Circling Menace - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Kenneth Eberhard [Ah2 Music] (Tom tells Dr. Brooks he recently went on a swimming trip on the Wolf River, which immediately raises a red flag for Dr. Brooks)

- ? ("Infectious disease specialist Dr. David Brooks has a hunch about what's causing Tom Horan's severe pneumonia, but to confirm his theory, he orders a final round of tests.")

- Creepy Feeling No Dr Bs - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Jonathon Beers [Ah2 Music] (Tom's case of pneumonia is being caused by a deadly fungus)

- ? (blastomycosis)

- ? ("Blastomycosis is particularly dangerous because its early symptoms mimic common bacterial lung infections.")

- Fanatical Gangs - Doug Bossi, Sarah Schachner [KPM Music] ("If Tom's case hadn't been diagnosed within a few days, I believe Tom would have become a lot sicker; he would have likely died.")

- ? (blastomyces spores live in moist soil and decomposing organic matter and can be inhaled into the lungs)

- ? (Dr. Brooks believes that Tom is the latest victim of an outbreak of the fungus/Dr. Brooks gives Tom a powerful anti-fungal medication)

- Anxious - Duncan Pittock [Audio Network] (however, after a week of treatment, Tom shows no signs of improvement)

- In Retrospect - Jeffrey Lippencott, Mark Williams, Miles Hankins [Ah2 Music] (but after 18 days in the hospital, Tom starts to improve, and is eventually released from the hospital, but for a year afterwards continues to take an antifungal medication/today, Tom is back to his old self)

- Brought to Life - Terry Devine-King [Audio Network] (people with weakened immune systems living in endemic regions should avoid activities that disrupt the soil to reduce the chances of inhaling the fungus)

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