"Isabella has what we call an acquired bleeding disorder,"
she shouts. Behind her, it sounds like an emergency is going on.
"Profound hemophilia. If she scratches herself, the bleeding doesn't stop.
Plus something is hemorrhaging the tissues around her eyes, her gums,
her hair -- even around her fingernails. It's horrible to see. Her parents
are holding up pretty well, considering. No sign of the disease in either
of them, by the way.
"What causes this? Some kind of pathogen. An invading agent like a bacterium
or virus, or maybe a toxic chemical, or insect venom. I
haven't noticed marks on her skin, but with all this blood, it's hard
to be sure.
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