Episode Three: The Story So Far

The Story So Far

t's a hot summer night in the city, and all the air conditioners have overloaded the system and caused a massive power failure. A new hemorrhagic disease is afflicting people -- first a baby, then a teenaged boy -- and you've been sent by your employer, Dr. Susan Lydell of Mercy Hospital, to investigate.

You discovered that the disease came from a certain brand of bottled milk. When the hospital's emergency generator failed, Dr. Lydell sent you to the biology lab at Alanbrooke College. There you met a young student named Zack. Together, you hypothesized what kind of pathogen could be in the milk -- a bacterium, a virus, a fungus or a toxic chemical -- and ran some comparative tests to test your hypothesis.

Now the test results are in. Zack has disappeared. And Fran, a student volunteer at Mercy Hospital, is here, demanding to know if your tests have identified the type of pathogen in the milk.

What do you tell Fran?

CHOOSE ONE:

"It's a bacterium"
"It's a fungus"
"It's definitely a virus"
"It's a chemical"
"It's none of the above"
"I don't know"

If you're not sure what
kind of pathogen is in the Evil Milk,
you may go back and review the lab results:

REVIEW THE LAB RESULTS

An Access Excellence Science Mystery sponsored by Genentech, Inc.

The Blackout Syndrome was written by Ken Eklund, illustrated by Candace Lourdes,
and produced by Newfront Communications.