When the crew of the Kurasawa began falling ill, a virus was suspected. But as their condition worsened, it became more and more clear that something far more unusual and dangerous. Then the medical staff succumbed. In deep space, with a mission that desperately needed completion, Captain Ruban called on the only person she knew could help.
And that was the start of how the Kurasawa 's Health Inspector Zia revolutionized long-distance space travel…