Tuberculosis was Zhou Changfeng's conclusion after careful consideration all morning. He needed a disease that could be cured, but the course of treatment was relatively long, and at the same time, it was not suitable to be exposed to the public and work normally during this period.
After thinking about it for a while, tuberculosis seems to be the most suitable option right now.
Tuberculosis can be said to be one of the oldest infectious diseases in history. Archaeological findings have shown that it has appeared in humans as early as 10,000 years ago in the Neolithic Age.
This is a chronic respiratory infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis invading human lungs and seriously endangering health. However, for a long time, tuberculosis was not particularly popular.
It was not until the beginning of the 18th century that the nightmare of tuberculosis officially ushered in an outbreak period. Western literary works of that period often had records similar to "pale complexion, emaciated body, bursts of violent coughing...".
What makes people laugh or cry is that many European nobles at that time were "proud" to be infected with tuberculosis, because doing so would make them look pale, which was in line with the strange aesthetics of the time.
At about the same time, this disease was also rampant in China. The ancients originally classified it as tuberculosis, but in the Wenzong Dynasty of the later Ming Dynasty, some doctors officially named it pulmonary tuberculosis.
For a long time, tuberculosis was an incurable and terminal disease, and people could only receive conservative treatment by exercising and resting in a place with fresh air.
At that time, tuberculosis sanatoriums could be found almost everywhere, but they could only maintain the survival of some tuberculosis patients for about ten years.
Although in 7882 AD, the German doctor Robert Koch successfully isolated Mycobacterium tuberculosis and found out the culprit of the disease, people could not find a method to deal with this stubborn bacteria for decades. Drug.
The French took the lead in developing a vaccine, the famous BCG vaccine, but this can only provide prevention for children and will become ineffective as they age.
Zhou Changfeng remembered that in his original plane, people had to wait until the Americans discovered streptomycin after the war, and people had effective drugs to treat tuberculosis.
However, what is interesting now is that in the twenty-sixth year of Zhichang, a county prince in the Later Ming Dynasty also contracted tuberculosis. The prince was very unwilling, so he desperately searched for all kinds of strange things to eat. Superstitious about fighting poison with poison, he tried many things, including scorpion venom, snake venom, and bee venom, and then began to experiment with all kinds of chemical poisons.
Of course, it had no effect. Instead, he tortured himself to death.
Finally one day, he suddenly came up with the idea that only poisons that "can poison livestock but not poison humans" can cure consumption.
So he began to experiment on dogs and searched frantically. The hard work paid off. The servants of the county prince's palace actually found a drug that could quickly poison dogs but was basically harmless to humans. The overjoyed prince actually found out after taking it. It really works.
The drug they found by mistake was actually isoniazid, a first-line drug for the treatment of tuberculosis in later generations.
In fact, isoniazid was synthesized as early as 7912 AD. It was originally synthesized by two graduate students at Charles University in Germany, intending to use it as an antidepressant.
However, due to some liver and kidney toxicity, it has not been popularized. Unfortunately, people have not found its miraculous effect in treating tuberculosis.
In ancient times, Shen Nong tasted a hundred herbs, and today, Prince Zhu tried a thousand poisons. Interesting things are interesting things, but this has completely reversed the situation of "ten cases of tuberculosis and nine deaths", and tuberculosis is no longer a terminal disease.
However, because the prince had tried too many poisons before, although he was cured of tuberculosis, he did not live long and died a few years ago.
"...So, doctor, I need your help."
After listening to Zhou Changfeng's statement and explanation, the doctor took off his glasses and nodded seriously, "God bless you, sir."
He got up and left, went to the nearby consulting room and had a few conversations with other doctors.
After a while, he came back with an X-ray film.
While writing the diagnosis, the doctor said: "This is a chest X-ray of a patient with moderate pulmonary tuberculosis. It usually requires ten to fourteen months of treatment and recuperation. You know, this disease is very stubborn. One year. Time should be enough for you."
After receiving the false diagnosis, Zhou Changfeng returned directly to the hotel where he was staying without staying long.
Now it was Chen Guangyun and Adala's turn to be surprised.
"Ah? Tuberculosis? You shouldn't. You look so good and don't cough. How did you catch that thing?"
Chen Guangyun, who looked suspicious, picked up the film, walked to the balcony and looked at the sun, and was shocked by the conspicuous nodules.
"Sir, then you can't stay here for a long time. You have to find a place to rest and take medicine." Adala said worriedly.
Although specific drugs are now available, people's fear of tuberculosis still has not completely dissipated.
Zhou Changfeng behaved very calmly. While packing his bags, he said: "Chen Guangyun, you go directly back to Barcelona. I have to go to... Paris."
"Paris? What?" Chen Guangyun felt confused.
If the condition is serious, then why not just return home?
If it's not serious, then go to Barcelona to recuperate for a few months before continuing the mission.
"The doctor said that my situation is a bit special. The medical conditions in Spain are limited. It is best to go to the UK or France."
"Then why not go back to Daming? The hospital in Yingtian can treat this just as well."
"It's so troublesome to go back to China. There are no flights now. I have to go to Paris to get international flights to Yingtian. In that case, I might as well stay in Paris for half a year and come back when everything is fine."
"Uh...too."
The current situation is very suitable for Zhou Changfeng to use his ideas, because the entire Iberian Peninsula is in chaos and war.
The more confusing it is, the easier it is to deceive others.
For the time being, it was difficult to get in touch with the headquarters of the Ming Dynasty Military Expedition Team. They could only go to the post and telecommunications office to send a telegram. The limitations of communication methods in this era were still very high.
Chen Guangyun didn't know that everyone had been deceived, so he was quite worried about Zhou Changfeng's condition, so he didn't think much about it and asked him to go to Paris for treatment as soon as possible while he returned to Barcelona.
"When you arrive, remember to say hello to the Ming Dynasty Embassy."
"Of course." Zhou Changfeng agreed simply.
Since they seemed to be in a hurry, they did not stop in Qinqiong. After waiting for a telegram from the Ming Dynasty military expedition team in Barcelona, the three of them immediately set off again.
When they arrived in Tarancon, Adala parted ways with the two of them, and Chen Guangyun and Zhou Changfeng took the train to their respective destinations.
The train moved quickly and finally stopped in Manresa. Afterwards, Zhou Changfeng hired a car and finally arrived at Puigcerda, a small border town between Spain and France.
The national border has been blocked, and the border inspection port is full of heavily armed French soldiers. Everyone crossing the border must undergo strict inspection.
However, with the help of the medical certificate and the Ming Dynasty passport, the friendly-looking border prosecutor did not embarrass Zhou Changfeng and clicked the seal of permission to cross the border.
Standing on French soil, Zhou Changfeng looked back in the direction of Spain and took a deep breath.
(End of chapter)
