Your brain is probably already eating itself

Look, I'm just tryin' to drink my Dunkin' this mornin', right? And then I see this. Apparently, we're all walkin' around with some kind of brain-eatin' virus most of us never even heard of. Not like a zombie movie, mind you, but still. Wicked early, wicked real — that's how we do it from Dot to the Harbor, even when it’s somethin’ this messed up.

### So, What's the Deal?

Here's the thing: For years, if someone got this fatal brain infection, doctors figured it was because their immune system was completely shot. Made sense, right? Like, "Oh, only folks who are really sick get this." But nah, new research is sayin' that's not the case anymore. It means your average Joe, just cruisin' down the Pike, could have this thing hangin' out in their head. I'm just sayin', it makes you think twice about who you're sharin' that T car with during rush hour.

* This brain-eatin' virus is widespread.

* It was previously thought to only affect those with severely compromised immune systems.

* New research indicates it's likely present in many people without profound immune suppression.

* It's *not* a zombie apocalypse scenario, but still, your brain is involved.

It's one of those things, you know? Like how we all just kinda accept that the Braintree split on the Red Line is gonna add ten minutes to your commute, or that tryin' to park in the North End is a fool's errand. You just live with it. But a brain-eatin' virus? That's a whole different level of "wicked" I wasn't preparin' for this mornin'. Might just stick to Sullivan's on Castle Island and try not to think about it.

Fitzy, over and out.

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