[Later in the Doctor's office] EMH: His body is going through some sort of mutation. His DNA is rewriting itself. To what end, I don't know.
HOLODOC: "He's body is going through some sort of mutation. His DNA is rewriting itself. To what end, I don't know."
to @Soaraway THE IMAGINATIVE EMH: "So far, nothing has worked. The mutations are unlike anything in Starfleet medical records. His internal organs are being rearranged. Some have atrophied and been absorbed into his body, and there are at least three others that have appeared and have no identifiable function at all."
EMH: There are neuroelectrical transmutations at work. His synaptic patterns are changing almost every second. But he does still recognise me, the ship. He knows who he is.
Holo-Doc: Of course. But I feel I should caution you that while he still is Tom Paris, he's becoming something else as well. His personality is erratic, unpredictable. There are moments of lucidity interspersed with almost deranged behaviour.
[Sickbay] (Paris is still on the biobed, curled up. His fingers are starting to fuse together and skin is peeling off. His left eye is milky and his ears have gone.) Lieutenant Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris: Pretty disgusting, huh?
Captain Janeway: Well, we're trying to put that experiment right. The Doctor's working on a way to restore your DNA to its original