King of the Rats

Aiden Cole, a young epidemiology graduate student, honors his mother by researching cures for those suffering from rare and deadly diseases. Leading the project and team, Aiden and close friends seek to find a cure for the Aurora Ictus respiratory disease spreading in Central Asia. The lab rats tested appear to be cured, but there are other sinister results. The rats become highly aggressive. They eat their food in seconds with insatiable hunger, forcing them into cannibalism. Attempts to euthanize the rats are entirely ineffective. After a threat to end their project, Aiden takes drastic measures to save the project before it is too late. Unfortunately, there are catastrophic adverse side effects. Will Aiden’s efforts stop the spread of the or make it worse.