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Originally Posted by Ebolapox
here's the thing... I get the feeling that he was going into a BSL3 or 4 type of containment (rather, agents from those containments). nothing from the BSL0-2 would make you 'terminal,' as they are all TREATABLE. by definition, ANYTHING THAT WILL MAKE YOU TERMINAL HAS NO CURE (in general, we're not talking about cancer, we're talking about pathogens).
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I guess it's semantics, but there are plenty of terminal pathogens if they aren't treated. IMHO they were looking for something like bubonic plague which is terminal in most instances if not treated. Something that would allow them to fight and stop the spread.