Medical pamphlet is the fifteenth collectible artifact, and the nineteenth collectible overall, in The Last of Us. It is found during the "Museum" section of the third chapter, "The Outskirts".[1]
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- CBI: SAFETY PAMPHLET
- The Centers for Disease Control has produced this pamphlet on Cordyceps Brain Infection (CBI) to increase awareness and prevention of infection.
- BACKGROUND
• The Cordyceps mushroom is a parasitic fungi that can take over a host's mind and alter its behavior. Until recently it has only affected insects and some arthropods. A new species has emerged with the ability to target human hosts.
- TRANSMISSION
• The two known ways to contract CBI are:
- Breathing the spores emitted by the Cordyceps.
- Contact with bodily fluids of a person infected with CBI, usually by being bitten.
- INCUBATION
• After initial infection, the parasite travels to the host's brain over a period of one to two days.
• The incubation concludes when the Cordyceps has taken over all major bodily functions of the host (Stage One CBI).
- SYMPTOMS
• Stage One CBI patients display erratic and violent behavior, lashing out at anyone around them.
• Eventually the fungus pushes through the host's tissue to allow for the release of airborne spores.
- TREATMENT
• There is no vaccine for CBI, nor any known treatment to lengthen the incubation period.
- DIAGNOSIS
• CBI can be diagnosed using a blood or microscopic imaging test (usually administered against the ear). Within minutes of contraction, the results of this test will come out positive.
Gallery[]
The pamphlet in the original game and its remastered version.
Behind the scenes[]
- The Centers for Disease Control is named and based on the real-life United States public health agency of the same name, officially known as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Last of Us chapter 3: "The Outskirts"