i'm interested. this is as close as ive ever come to talking to someone who could shed light for me - so thank you.

how did you isolate and purify the viruses to ensure that you know what was causing the sickness?

do you know that we did attempt in 1918 to prove the spanish flu was contagious. we gave clemency to people in prisons so they would volunteer to have sick people spit their snot through plastic bags directly into their faces. while we were unsuccessful in proving contagion there (which doesnt mean nonexistence of course - just failure to prove), at least we tried.