Samantha nodded. "That much seems obvious. This thing's moving fast, and there's a whole heap of a lot of people here that are already sick," she grunted. "I don't know that the hospital can really take that many more if this gets a whole lot bigger."

She pinched the bridge of her nose, shaking her head. "Have we tried any of the local herbs, the ones that are supposed to have unique properties? I know everything I've heard has been tried is only treating symptoms, not the disease."