Bashir, Dax, and Kira discover a planet where the population, once a spacegoing culture, is suffering from an incurable fatal disease inflicted on them by the Jem'Hadar for defying the Dominion. Bashir becomes obsessed with finding a cure for the Blight, despite the opposition from natives. CHRONICLES CREDITS SCREENCAPS SCRIPT SYNOPSIS

The Quickening DS9 Season 4, Episode 24 WRITTEN BY Naren Shankar DIRECTED BY René Auberjonois First Aired May 25, 1996 Stardate Unknown

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