"Its quite painful, but effective...For the most part." he grunted, putting the tablet aside and settling into bed. "We haven't always had our healing abilities, that developed over time. Prior to that, when a wraith became gravely ill, that was the treatment. However, its dangerous, there's only a fifty-fifty chance of the wraith surviving if an iratus bug is allowed to latch on. But considering its a last ditch effort to get well, one has little to lose. And the queen is far stronger than I am so in the event the serum doesn't work on her, the old solution for a cure should up her chances of survival."

Not by much, but still, it was worth the risk.

"We should arrive at a Stargate tomorrow, if the same planet has the insect on it then we'll catch one while we're there, otherwise we'll send a team through the gate to a world we know is inhabited by them."