Just how good is Masters (Amber Tamblyn)?
The genius protégé will be called on to help on Monday's (Nov. 15) "House" episode when a patient (Aaron Refyem) is brought in by a CDC doctor (guest star Dylan Baker) specifically to see the good doctor ( Hugh Laurie).
What's particularly puzzling is that the patient exhibits what appear to be smallpox symptoms. Smallpox is one of only two infectious diseases that have been eradicated by humans (the other's Rinderpest). Smallpox was officially eradicated in 1979.