While flying over the North Pole, House and Cuddy encounter a passenger exhibiting symptoms of what initially appears to be bacterial meningitis . As more passengers seemingly fall ill, the threat of a deadly pandemic grows, complicated by the fact that the plane is past the "point of no return" for a quick landing.
Fran is diagnosed with methyl bromide poisoning . Reception & Review "House" Airborne (TV Episode 2007) - IMDb [S3E18] Airborne
The original patient, Peng, is diagnosed with Decompression Sickness (the bends) caused by scuba diving shortly before the flight. While flying over the North Pole, House and
A central theme of the episode is psychogenic illness. Most of the sick passengers, including Cuddy, are eventually revealed to be suffering from mass hysteria rather than a biological virus. Final Diagnoses: Reception & Review "House" Airborne (TV Episode 2007)