Diagnostic Meeting-- Floyd

Late Fall 1804

Today, one of our fellow mates Floyd fell ill, and we need to know 

why so we can treat him with medication. Here are his symptoms and the conversation we had:

vomiting

severe pain

Me: It could be infected meat. It would cause vomiting and lack of h

ydration could lead to onset pain.

Clark: If the meat had been bad, the others

 would have been sick as well. What about small pox? It explains why he would worsen.

Lewis: No, we were constantly around him; we would be sick too. He had to have been stung by a sickly mosquito.

Me: Its possible, but, once again, I believe mosquitos can share illness amongst each other. One of the infected bugs would have stung us. I’ve got it! He must have eaten poisonous berries! He could have grabbed a few while on a hunting trip! 

Clark: Oh dear, we have no medication for poisonous berries. I am afraid there is nothing we can do.

Floyd died an honorable death that evening. We will mourn him every day of our journey. I hope that death does not touch us again on our quest for the west.