Skin shedding disease

Patient Zero, John Harrison, contracted it in New Orleans, 4 months ago.

John had no known symptoms beforehand. However, he attacked Sarina Cooke, a waitress at Jim's, biting her neck. She did not contract the disease.

John was found dead in jail, having clawed his skin off. The pictures indicate his skin fell off in sheets, most likely not (entirely) of his own doing.

Nancy got the disease later. She had nightmares about her skin falling off, same as Tony (possibly) also has. However, she swiftly lost energy, and by the end did not wake up. She was brought to the hospital where she died without her skin being affected.

Tony's initial tests show that his skin is unaffected. He appears afflicted with nightmares, same as Nancy, which interrupt his rest. He has pale skin and indications of dehydration. Ashley confirmed that his disease was paranormal in nature.

Tony was covered in scratches that were self-inflicted, mimicking the itching that the group felt as well. However, Huck did not display these symptoms. This could indicate that either the disease only affects humans or the group's symptoms are psychosomatic in nature.

The hospital has referred to this disease as the “Skin-Shedding Disease.” The CDC was contacted, but they recommended quarantine procedures and continued observation. The head of the dermatology dept, Dr. Sorkin, believes that the disease is not contagious. Despite this, he has observed quarantine procedures, ensuring the window was closed in the doctor's office before tending to the patient.

The disease appears to have changed over time. John had energy up until at least two days before his death, when he attacked Sabrina Cooke. He bit Sabrina, but this did not transmit the disease. He then ripped his skin off, some of it falling off in sheets.

Nancy did not lose her skin, but had nightmares of it falling off. She lost energy before dying in the hospital, with no mention of her skin being affected at the time.

Tony is currently in the hospital. He sat up, and was pale, but seemed to still have some energy; there was a deck of cards by his bed, implying he needed something to pass the time. He was implied to be having nightmares as well. His skin was covered in scratches, self-inflicted. Someone opened the window in his hospital room, that presumably was not a doctor, who would be breaking quarantine rules to do so.