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In efforts to curb rates of infection, Kalina reads, dragging one finger along the faded words, conservationists and researchers have launched a large-scale effort to quarantine intermediate hosts such as snails and frogs. In doing so, they aim to prevent intermediate hosts from infecting definitive hosts.
The hope is that overall infection rates will decline, and the parasitic species afflicting these animals will slowly die out.
Kalina thinks about the taste of spit and blood—dirty coins, tinged with mint—and slams the textbook closed.
A snapshot of Pok and Kalina's time working together. Pok lays down an ultimatum. Kalina makes macaroni and cheese.