[Liem is taking it as a good sign that Kaeya retains enough of his awareness to offer up a question in return, even if his manner isn't as sharp as he might hope for. He sighs, unsurprised by the uninformative answer—but it's no less than what he was expecting.]

Not conclusively. Truthfully, I don't think it's really an infection.

[For one thing, the aions have begun to fall sick far too quickly for him to believe that an ordinary illness is to blame. And for another, the way it spreads doesn't seem to fit with any logical pattern—not unless some other factors are at play.]

It seems more like a spell to me. But what about you? Did you notice anything unusual before you started experiencing symptoms?