In an exquisite villa in a suburb in America.
Outside, a bitter wind howled, but inside, the fireplace made it as warm as spring.
But this warmth couldn't dispel the anxiety plaguing the Davises.
Their daughter, Lily, an eight-year-old girl.
She was currently curled up on the sofa, looking utterly haggard.
They had just taken her temperature.
99.5°F.
A low-grade fever.
But her nose was stuffy and her breathing was ragged. She would erupt in coughing fits from time to time—all signs that her illness was persisting.
This had been going on for nearly a week.
At first, it was just the symptoms of a common cold, but it quickly developed into Influenza A, characterized by a persistent high fever and a severe cough.
Davis took Lily to the best local children's hospital, where the doctor diagnosed her with Influenza A complicated by mild pneumonia and prescribed Tamiflu Granules for Lily.
