Changes: Interspatial parasite

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Interspatial parasites were organisms from the Sphere Builders' transdimensional realm.

In October of 2153, Captain Jonathan Archer's hippocampus became infected with these parasites when the starship Enterprise NX-01 encountered a spatial anomaly in the Delphic Expanse. The parasites inhibited certain synaptic functions, causing anterograde amnesia, which prevented him from forming new long-term memories.

As the parasites were from outside normal space-time and existed in a state of interspatial flux, none of Doctor Phlox's treatments had any effect. Archer was relieved of duty while Phlox worked on a cure. A year later, the Xindi were successful in their attempt to destroy Earth. Phlox returned to Denobula to work on a cure while Archer went with the rest of what was left of Humanity to establish a colony on Ceti Alpha V.

Phlox consulted with his world's finest neurosurgeons and quantum physicists, who concluded that there was no way to eliminate the parasites short of vaporizing Archer in a subspace implosion. A decade was spent developing an alternative way of dealing with the parasites.

By 2165, Phlox discovered that he could eliminate the parasites using a highly-focused antiproton beam powered by a starship's warp core. Traveling to Ceti Alpha V, Phlox and T'Pol performed the procedure on a cluster of parasites, and discovered that, due to the parasites existing outside of normal time, by destroying the parasites in the present, they had effectively neutralized them in the past as well. They realized that, if they could eliminate all of the parasites, they could change history in such a way that Archer was never infected in the first place, allowing him to remain in command and possibly saving Earth in the process.

Their work was cut short when Enterprise came under attack by Xindi forces seeking to wipe out the last remnants of Humanity, critically damaging the equipment they were using to eliminate the parasites. With no other option remaining, Archer and T'Pol initiated a subspace implosion, destroying the Enterprise and killing themselves, but also eliminating the parasites in all time periods. A new timeline was thus created in which Archer was never infected, leading to a completely different outcome in Enterprise's mission. (ENT: "Twilight")

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-[[Image:Interspatial Parasites.jpg|thumb|Clusters of interspatial parasites]]
+[[File:Interspatial Parasites.jpg|thumb|Clusters of interspatial parasites]]
-The '''interspatial parasite''' is an organism from the [[Sphere Builder]]s' transdimensional realm.
+'''Interspatial parasites''' were organisms from the [[Sphere Builder]]s' transdimensional realm.
-In an [[alternate timeline]], a series of parasites infected Captain [[Jonathan Archer]]'s [[hippocampus]] in October [[2153]]. The parasites entered his [[brain]] through a spatial anomaly and inhibited his [[Synapse|synaptic]] functions, causing [[anterograde amnesia]].
+In [[October]] of [[2153]], [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]'s  [[hippocampus]] became infected with these parasites when the starship {{EnterpriseNX}} encountered a [[spatial anomaly]] in the [[Delphic Expanse]]. The parasites inhibited certain [[Synapse|synaptic]] functions, causing [[anterograde amnesia]], which prevented him from forming new long-term memories.
-As the parasites were from outside normal [[spacetime continuum|space-time]] and existed in a state of interspatial flux, none of [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]'s treatments had any effect. Archer was relieved of duty while Phlox worked on a cure. The consequence of this was that [[Earth]] was destroyed by the [[Xindi superweapon]] in [[2154]], and Phlox returned to [[Denobula]] to work on a cure while Archer went with the rest of [[Human]]ity to [[Ceti Alpha V]].
+As the parasites were from outside normal [[spacetime continuum|space-time]] and existed in a state of interspatial flux, none of [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]'s treatments had any effect. Archer was relieved of duty while Phlox worked on a cure. A year later, the [[Xindi]] were successful in their attempt to destroy [[Earth]]. Phlox returned to [[Denobula]] to work on a cure while Archer went with the rest of what was left of [[Humanity]] to establish a colony on [[Ceti Alpha V]].
-Phlox consulted with his world's finest neurosurgeons and quantum physicists. They concluded the only way to destroy the parasites would be a [[subspace implosion]], which would of course vaporize Archer as well. A decade was spent developing an alternative way of dealing with the parasites.
+Phlox consulted with his world's finest [[neurosurgeon]]s and [[quantum physicist]]s, who concluded that there was no way to eliminate the parasites short of vaporizing Archer in a [[subspace implosion]]. A decade was spent developing an alternative way of dealing with the parasites.
-In [[2165]], Phlox traveled to Ceti Alpha V with a cure. He discovered he could eliminate the parasites with a highly-focused [[antiproton beam]] powered by a [[starship]]'s [[warp core]]. In removing the parasites, however, Phlox and [[T'Pol]] made an astonishing discovery: since the parasites existed outside of time, destroying a parasite in the present destroyed it in the past as well. They hoped that if they removed all the parasites, another [[timeline]] would be created in which Archer was never infected, and thus he would be able to save Earth from the [[Xindi]].
+By [[2165]], Phlox discovered that he could eliminate the parasites using a highly-focused [[antiproton beam]] powered by a [[starship]]'s [[warp core]]. Traveling to Ceti Alpha V, Phlox and [[T'Pol]] performed the procedure on a cluster of parasites, and discovered that, due to the parasites existing outside of normal time, by destroying the parasites in the present, they had effectively neutralized them in the past as well. They realized that, if they could eliminate all of the parasites, they could change history in such a way that Archer was never infected in the first place, allowing him to remain in command and possibly saving Earth in the process.
-Their work was cut short when [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] was attacked by Xindi forces seeking to wipe out the last of Humanity. With no option remaining, Archer and T'Pol vaporized ''Enterprise'' in a [[subspace implosion]], destroying the parasites in all times, thus creating the new timeline and ultimately saving Earth. ({{ENT|Twilight}})
+Their work was cut short when ''Enterprise'' came under attack by Xindi forces seeking to wipe out the last remnants of Humanity, critically damaging the equipment they were using to eliminate the parasites. With no other option remaining, Archer and T'Pol initiated a subspace implosion, destroying the ''Enterprise'' and killing themselves, but also eliminating the parasites in all time periods. A new timeline was thus created in which Archer was never infected, leading to a completely different outcome in ''Enterprise''{{'}}s mission. ({{ENT|Twilight}})
+[[de:Interspatialer Parasit]]
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 [[Category:Medical conditions]]
-[[de:Interspatialer Parasit]]