Thinking about another story line...Ebola related
 

Imagine if there was a child who naturally produced the antibodies to fight off a really bad bug. Now most of the country is infected and the population is dying...

The medical industry can't produce enough antidote fast enough to stop the infection. They need a few gallons of blood but the only problem is this kid can't give it all at once and for some reason although he has a special antibody rich blood he can't accept a transfusion. Essentially the world needs all of his blood all at once and it will kill him to do so...

As a parent what to do?

ya ya I know the story has to be developed so that it is plausible...

(oh shyt, who am I kidding, this story line was prolly already developed years ago!)

I remember a story in about the same context. Think the main characters name was Jesus or something like that. ;)

See! I knew I was playing tag with reality again!!!

Space 1999 - The Mark of Archanon - Season 2, episode 8

Hey, the story is out of copy write. I seem to remember someone stole that basic story for a book.

Heinlein. - Stranger in a Strange Land

And he ripped off:

The story of Job
Not to mention the US war for independence...

Star Wars, minus the blood and all :)

I Am Legend

we would be screwed. i'm no medical expert, but i dont think an average adult has a couple of gallons of blood.. so for sure that kid would suck dry way below that..

run up the credit cards..