Too far?

[Psycrow]

Ok, heres the situation. Three of us share a flat (all guys). One of my flatmates, andrew, has herpes on his face, he has quite a big and disgusting scabs. While going to the sink to wash my face before bed I found a sink full of his scabs, I showed rich and my girlfriend and we all felt sick. I woke him up and asked him nicely to clean the sink, to which he just moaned offensivly at me.
Now, I'm just wondering if the fact that we have erected an Aliens 2 style barricade blocking him off from the rest of the flat is too far? We have put biohazzard signs on it and a warning saying he will be shot on sight if he breaks the cordon.
Its just a joke but I'm wondering, come the morning, how he is going to take it?
I think its worthy revenge for a sink full of infected face scabs!

Layout of flat

Piccy of barricade

 

[Psycrow]

I was woken up about 10am by him dismantling the baricade, all he said was "you guys are dicks". He seems to have taken it well He went to get cream for his face so maybe we kicked him into doing something about it (face it, no one likes a biohazzard sign on your door). Incase he went bad I had a fallback second barricade errected at my door and was sleeping with a sig P226 gas BB pistol beside my bed.

On the sink front - We poured bleach over it, then got a lighter and deoderant can and torched it. Seems to have cleansed it

Oliver, I think its impetigo, which is yucky because it can spread through touch, even more reason to torch the sink!

As for the aliens lines, I got my PDA and a BB gun and told my flat mate "alright, I want you two walking perimeter" and now I can say "looks like the barricade didn't hold. Last stand, must have been a hell of a fight"

Raikiri, Yeah its a BB gun G36C, needed to hold back the infected.

Made a stupid video on my phone last night too, its a bit sad but hey it was 4am and we all had herpes feaver. You need media player classic or quicktime to view it I think.
http://iaint.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Files/barricade.3gp

 

[Psycrow]

If he stopped messing with the scabs it would most likely clear more quickly. Damn fool man

Yeah we was talking about last night when he was playing BF2, a giant scab fell off onto his keyboard. It actually makes me shiver thinking hes touched stuff around the flat! Might get a biohazzard suit for a few days till this blows over.

 

[Psycrow]

I had 3 huge blisters on my upper lip which were bright yellow in colour - they merged together into one super-blister and my lip ballooned right up. It was actually worse when they started to heal - I couldn't eat, smile or talk with them cracking, bleeding and spurting foul liquids everywhere

I hope for the sake of the flat hygiene level that it doesn't get that bad or thats not actually what he has. I left the biohazzard sign on his door, I think Ill leave it at that for now. Any ideas if he leaves more scabs around the place? I was thinking working remote sentries but they might be quite hard to whip up on short notice Might do the plan of sitting around in full suits with gas masks.

 

[Psycrow]

Things just got worse.....it turns out he has hands, foot and mouth disease!!!!
Its spread by touch, looks like the barricade was a good idea. I think I'm going to have to sanitise the entire flat....Might go back to my folks for a while till this blows over.
I actually feel like I dont want to leave my room, disease is horrid!

"What is hand, foot, and mouth disease?

Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common illness of infants and children. It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, and a rash with blisters. HFMD begins with a mild fever, poor appetite, malaise ("feeling sick"), and frequently a sore throat. One or 2 days after the fever begins, painful sores develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. They are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks. The skin rash develops over 1 to 2 days with flat or raised red spots, some with blisters. The rash does not itch, and it is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet. It may also appear on the buttocks. A person with HFMD may have only the rash or the mouth ulcers.


Is HFMD the same as foot-and-mouth disease?

No. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth disease of cattle, sheep, and swine. Although the names are similar, the two diseases are not related at all and are caused by different viruses. For information on foot-and-mouth disease, please visit the web site of the US Department of Agriculture at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/fmd/fmd.html


What causes HFMD?

Viruses from the group called enteroviruses cause HFMD. The most common cause is coxsackievirus A16; sometimes, HFMD is caused by enterovirus 71 or other enteroviruses. The enterovirus group includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses and other enteroviruses.


Is HFMD serious?

Usually not. HFMD caused by coxsackievirus A16 infection is a mild disease and nearly all patients recover without medical treatment in 7 to 10 days. Complications are uncommon. Rarely, the patient with coxsackievirus A16 infection may also develop "aseptic" or viral meningitis, in which the person has fever, headache, stiff neck, or back pain, and may need to be hospitalized for a few days. Another cause of HFMD, EV71 may also cause viral meningitis and, rarely, more serious diseases, such as encephalitis, or a poliomyelitis-like paralysis. EV71 encephalitis may be fatal. Cases of fatal encephalitis occurred during outbreaks of HFMD in Malaysia in 1997 and in Taiwan in 1998.


Is HFMD contagious?

Yes, HFMD is moderately contagious. Infection is spread from person to person by direct contact with nose and throat discharges, saliva, fluid from blisters, or the stool of infected persons. A person is most contagious during the first week of the illness. HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.
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