Infect. The parasite infects any creature within a 5 foot radius once infected the creature has a 60 hour time limit before it dies. after 12 hours the creature gains level 5 exhaustion. after 13 hours the creature looses its sense of taste. after 26 hours the creature becomes blind and deaf. after 30 hours cancerous tumors start developing in the nervous and respiratory system and the reproduction system completely shuts down. after 42 hours the respiratory system starts to shut down and skin looses thickness. after 46 hours the parasite starts reproducing and infecting the whole nervous system. after 50 hours the cardiovascular, nervous, and immune system start to shut down at a quick while the rest of the systems excluding respiratory system completely shut down. after 52 hours the skin is now paper thin and the parasite is visible in the muscles and veins. after 59 hours almost all systems have shut down in the creatures body. at around the 60 hour mark all systems shut down and parasites use corpse to infect more creatures.