Chapter 399 Cow Smallpox
When Xia Wuji saw Qin An arranging these things, he felt that he was very incompetent as a doctor, but he was powerless against smallpox.
Moreover, Qin An just said that there is no medicine to treat smallpox, which makes him even more helpless.
"Sir, although disinfection is urgent, what should they do?" Xia Wuji asked, pointing to the smallpox patient lying on the ground and the shivering blacksmith shop staff beside him.
Qin An looked at them and said: "Those who have smallpox must not think about how to suppress the smallpox, but let it come out, completely. Only in this way can they get completely better.
To fight the smallpox virus, we can only rely on the patients themselves. We can only provide auxiliary effects. You can immediately prescribe them prescriptions to increase their physical fitness.
Then let the kitchen have more chicken soup, let them drink chicken soup, and replenish their bodies.
They often work in the blacksmith shop and must be in good health, so their chances of survival will be high.
The only worry now was whether anyone else in the village had smallpox.
We would like to inform you that the transmission of smallpox is mainly through droplets, that is, breathing, coughing, sneezing, etc., so you must wear a mask in the past few days.
So stay away from the quarantine area and try not to get close.
In addition, there is direct contact. Anyone who has direct contact with people or objects with smallpox virus may be infected.
So the things they used were either burned or disinfected. "
"I've learned a lot." Xia Wuji said, "I'm going to write the prescription now."
Xia Wuqi was a man of action. He immediately took out a pen and paper from the medicine box and started writing prescriptions. He then gave them to his disciples to grab and boil the medicine.
In addition, disciples were sent to inspect the entire village. At this time, the villagers had been driven home and ordered not to go out.
The reason for this is to prevent more and more people from getting infected.
After Xia Wuji arranged everything, he returned to Qin An and found that neither Qin An nor Zhang Han were wearing masks. He was shocked and said immediately: "Sir, neither you nor Lao Zhang are wearing masks. Please bring two masks quickly." .”
An apprentice immediately went to the medicine box to look for a mask.
Qin An immediately stopped and said, "No, Lao Zhang and I don't need this mask. There are not many masks nowadays. If you can use one less, use one less."
"How can this be done? If something happens to you, my whole family's lives won't be enough to pay for it." Xia Wuji insisted on putting a mask on Qin An no matter what.
Zhang Han said at this time: "Dr.
"Really?" Xia Wuji said dubiously.
Qin An nodded and said: "It's true, this secret is no longer a big secret.
Although the world has not developed a cure for smallpox, it has invented a way to prevent smallpox.
Lao Zhang also said just now that after you have had smallpox, you will never get smallpox again. That is because your body has antibodies, so you are not afraid of getting smallpox again. "
"What are antibodies?" Xia Wuji asked.
"This is a human body function. Once you have a disease, you will not get it again in a short period of time after you recover. Some diseases may even last a lifetime.
The human body not only has antibodies but also drug resistance.
The penicillin I asked you to study is actually an antibiotic that can destroy viruses in the human body, such as fevers, bacterial infections, etc.
It is especially beneficial for patients with inflammation, fever, bacterial infection, etc.
However, overuse of antibiotics will lead to an increase in the body's resistance to antibiotics. Therefore, many times now, patients are expected to recover by taking medicine instead of using antibiotics. "
"I have learned a lesson." Xia Wuji said, "Then, sir, how can we prevent smallpox? Isn't it possible for us all to get smallpox once?"
"That's right."
"What?" Xia Wuji was shocked, "This...this...such a ridiculous thing, how can you say it out loud?
Smallpox is something that people all over the world are afraid of. My husband actually asked everyone to get rid of smallpox first. Isn’t this making fun of human life? "
Everyone present, except Qin An and Zhang Han, looked at Qin An like a madman at night, with fear and deep fear in their eyes.
Qin An smiled and said: "Old Xia, you misunderstood. The smallpox I am talking about is not the same kind of smallpox as the smallpox in your eyes.
The smallpox you are talking about is smallpox that was acquired by humans, and the smallpox that I am talking about is smallpox that was acquired by cattle.
Very early on, someone discovered that a group of people in a village who often got smallpox never got smallpox. "
Xia Wuji was very surprised that there were people in the world who could not get smallpox, so he asked curiously: "Who is it that is not afraid of getting smallpox at all?"
"They were a group of maids who milked cows." Qin An said, "At that time, a doctor learned that smallpox often occurred in the village, and he wanted to develop a medicine to treat smallpox. From then on, he became famous all over the world and brought unlimited benefits to himself. .”
"As a doctor, he should help the world. How can he be motivated by interests? How can his medical skills be improved?" Xia Wuji said angrily.
Qin An shook his head and said: "Whether his medical skills will improve or not has nothing to do with whether he has any interests at all.
Don't argue with me about this matter. I'll explain it to you in detail next time. Right now, we should focus on solving smallpox. "
Xia Wuji, who originally wanted to say something, swallowed his words. Now is really not the time to argue about this. The main thing is to treat smallpox.
"Sir, please speak."
Qin An nodded and continued: "I just said that maids cannot be infected with smallpox, which made the doctor very curious, so he stayed with these women every day.
Want to know the key.
Once, he saw a maid milking a cow with cowpox. After a while, the maid became unwell. After the doctor checked, he found that the maid's symptoms were very similar to smallpox, but much weaker. .
I also learned from other maids that maids who were exposed to cowpox for the first time would have this symptom, and they would be fine after a few days, and they would never need to be exposed to cowpox again.
These words seemed to open the doctor's door, and he immediately thought that it was because of cowpox that the maid got cow's smallpox. This kind of smallpox would not kill people, and after recovery, she would no longer be afraid of smallpox.
In order to verify this matter, the doctor did a lot of research and finally determined the matter, because this is prevention, not treatment. For this reason, the doctor got fame, but the profit was not as much as he imagined.
Therefore, everyone in the world should thank this doctor for allowing us to receive smallpox vaccine, that is, vaccination, from an early age, so that we do not have to be afraid of smallpox throughout our lives.
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