Tim Bright's work as a well-site geologist for Denver-based Columbine Logging Inc. takes him from his home in Las Vegas to jobs all over the Rocky Mountain region. One Saturday in early November, Bright was preparing to go to an undeveloped job site in northern Nevada, where he would spend three weeks away from civilization.

Then he realized he didn't feel well.

"My throat was sore and my lymph nodes hurt," he says. "As time went on, I felt worse."

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