GURPS epidemiology help sought

Rasputin · 06-16-2015, 07:43 PM

Is there anyone on this forum who has some background working with diseases, like a doctor or epidemiologist? I'm writing a Pyramid article and would like someone knowledgeable to double-check what I've written, being as that I only have a journalism degree, so not only am I not a doctor, but I don't play one on television since I'm not an actor either.

Ulzgoroth · 06-16-2015, 07:50 PM

That sounds promising!

I'm in biology, but not epidemiology or medicine. You can probably find better.

Rocket Man · 06-16-2015, 08:07 PM

Pmandrekar is a geneticist who might be able to lend a hand, or know someone who could.

(And hail to a fellow journalism graduate, by the way! We really should club together on a Latin motto for our guild; I'm thinking a translation of "Sleep is for the weak.")

Rasputin · 06-16-2015, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket Man

(And hail to a fellow journalism graduate, by the way! We really should club together on a Latin motto for our guild; I'm thinking a translation of "Sleep is for the weak.")

Tantum debiles dormiunt. (I really should have been a Latin major.)

RyanW · 06-16-2015, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Rasputin

Tantum debiles dormiunt. (I really should have been a Latin major.)

"People called the weak, they go the sleep"? ;)

Rasputin · 06-17-2015, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanW

"People called the weak, they go the sleep"? ;)

Only the weak sleep. Unlike Brian's, my phrase needed no moods other than the indicative or cases other than the nominative.

A little more explanation of my request: I need someone to look over a bunch of real-world diseases I wrote up.

06-16-2015, 07:43 PM	#1
Rasputin Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA	GURPS epidemiology help sought Is there anyone on this forum who has some background working with diseases, like a doctor or epidemiologist? I'm writing a Pyramid article and would like someone knowledgeable to double-check what I've written, being as that I only have a journalism degree, so not only am I not a doctor, but I don't play one on television since I'm not an actor either. __________________ Cura isto securi, Eugene. My GURPS blog.

06-16-2015, 07:50 PM	#2
Ulzgoroth Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: GURPS epidemiology help sought That sounds promising! I'm in biology, but not epidemiology or medicine. You can probably find better. __________________ I don't know any 3e, so there is no chance that I am talking about 3e rules by accident.

06-16-2015, 08:07 PM	#3
Rocket Man Petitioner: Word of IN Filk Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Longmont, CO	Re: GURPS epidemiology help sought Pmandrekar is a geneticist who might be able to lend a hand, or know someone who could. (And hail to a fellow journalism graduate, by the way! We really should club together on a Latin motto for our guild; I'm thinking a translation of "Sleep is for the weak.") __________________ “It's not railroading if you offer the PCs tickets and they stampede to the box office, waving their money. Metaphorically speaking” --Elizabeth McCoy, In Nomine Line Editor Author: "What Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Stronger"