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* MoralityKitchenSink: Sally and Nathan are the good, Symbogen the bad, as is [[spoiler: Sherman]] with [[spoiler: Shanti Cale and her faction]] somewhere in the middle.
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* MoralityKitchenSink: Sally and Nathan are the good, Symbogen the bad, as is [[spoiler: Sherman]] with [[spoiler: Shanti Cale Cale]] and her faction]] Sally's father somewhere in the middle.
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It is a little past the first 25 years of the 21st Century. The hygiene hypothesis -- the idea that we have scrubbed our environment so much that we can't handle incursions by germs and parasites -- has found a solution. [=SymboGen=], the mega corp, has come up with a pill that contains the egg of a genetically engineered tapeworm called the Intestinal Bodyguard which regulates the body. Diabetic? The Intestinal Bodyguard will make sure you have enough insulin to never worry. Live in a third world counttry with no women's rights? The Intestinal Bodyguard will emit hormonal birth control. It's healthcare made simple. One pill, every two years -- never get sick, never have to remember to take meds for your issues.
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It is a little past the first 25 years of the 21st Century.2027. The hygiene hypothesis -- the idea that we have scrubbed our environment so much that we can't handle incursions by germs and parasites -- has found a solution. [=SymboGen=], the mega corp, has come up with a pill that contains the egg of a genetically engineered tapeworm called the Intestinal Bodyguard which regulates the body. Diabetic? The Intestinal Bodyguard will make sure you have enough insulin to never worry. Live in a third world counttry with no women's rights? The Intestinal Bodyguard will emit hormonal birth control. It's healthcare made simple. One pill, every two years -- never get sick, never have to remember to take meds for your issues.
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Although there is a clear gradation of darkness with Symbogen being at the dark, almost black, end of the spectrum and Shanti and her associates being the lightest so far. The other factions fall somewhere in between.
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* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: Starts in the year 2027
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* ForScience: Kale's prime motivation for working for Banks.
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* YouShallNotPass: [[spoiler:Tansy pulls this on a mob of sleepwalkers in order for Sally to get away. Nathan isn't sure if she survived or not, but Dr. Cale claims this isn't the first time it's happened.]]]]
* ZombieApocalypse: Is headed in this direction by the end of the first book.
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* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Richard Jablonsky, one of the co-founders of [=SymboGen=] is revealed to have killed himself when he realized how bad things were getting, and couldn't convince Banks to listen.]]
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* PuppeteerParasite: [[spoiler:The Intestinal Bodyguards are becoming more aware and taking control of their hosts.]]
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* InfantImmortality: Subverted - one of the first sleepwalking victims that Sally encounters is a little girl.
* MissingMom: Nathan's mother died abruptly on him at a young age. They were very close, so he took it hard and required years of therapy.[[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She turns out later to not have been dead died after all, having hidden herself to work against [=SymboGen=]'s lies, and had her death faked by [=SymboGen=] so her family would remain safe in case things went wrong. Nathan takes it pretty much all in stride, having figured it out himself]].
who Shanti Cale was long before the events of the book, though he's not exactly happy about it]].
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* LickedByTheDog: Sally allows Beverly and Minnie to meet Tansy, figuring if they react badly, then she won't trust her.
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* AllThereInTheManual: There's an in-character {{Twitter}} account for [=SymboGen=].
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* DysfunctionalFamily: Played with. Sally after the accident has an entirely different personality than Sally before the accident. Pre-accident Sally was a bit of a hellion and contrary for the sake of being contrary. Sal is compassionate and empathetic, willing to talk to her family. Her family is torn between missing the old Sally and appreciating the new Sally -- to a point.
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Parasitology is a medical thriller series by
It is a little past the first 25 years of the 21st Century. The hygiene hypothesis -- the idea that we have scrubbed our environment so much that we can't handle incursions by germs and parasites -- has found a solution. [=SymboGen=], the mega corp, has come up with a pill that contains the egg of a genetically engineered tapeworm called the Intestinal Bodyguard which regulates the body. Diabetic? The Intestinal Bodyguard will make sure you have enough insulin to never worry. Live in a third world counttry with no women's rights? The Intestinal Bodyguard will emit hormonal birth control. It's healthcare made simple. One pill, every two years -- never get sick, never have to remember to take meds for your issues.
The story follows Sally Mitchell -- who, six years before the narrative begins -- had a seizure behind the wheel of her car, resulting in a car accident that left her gravely injured and in a coma from which no one expected her to wake. As her family discussed whether to unplug her life support, Sally awoke. The family was thrilled to have Sally back. [=SymboGen=] was delighted to take the credit and foot the bills for Sally's rehabilitative therapy (so they could study her).
Things take a sharp turn into the weird and terrifying as people begin coming down with a strange sickness. Most people call it sleeping sickness -- but it looks frighteningly similar to becoming a zombie.
Sally and her boyfriend Nathan begin to wonder what's going on, and whether [=SymboGen=] has been entirely honest about their product.
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DysfunctionalFamily: Played with. Sally after the accident has an entirely different personality than Sally before the accident. Pre-accident Sally was a bit of a hellion and contrary for the sake of being contrary. Sal is compassionate and empathetic, willing to talk to her family. Her family is torn between missing the old Sally and appreciating the new Sally -- to a point.
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