Seeing Li Ang shaking his head, the two men's faces turned pale, and the surrounding crowd also sighed.
People in Yaozhou are no strangers to parasites. They often hear about people getting sick and dying from eating sashimi. In the past few years, I also heard that some villagers ate too many snails and frogs, and their stomachs became bloated. , like a starving ghost, he died soon after. When he died, his stomach was full of worms and his shape was horrible.
"Elbow Back-up Emergency Prescription": People suffering from water poisoning... firstly experience aversion to cold, slight headache, and eye pain... insects eat the five internal organs, and the heat is extremely irritating. I can't help but bet that in eighty-nine days, good doctors will not be able to cure him.
"Qianjin Prescription": Some people suffer from edema, and their abdomen is large and their limbs are thin and their abdomen is as hard as a stone... This lifelong disease cannot be cured by force.
People agree that it is extremely difficult to treat parasitic diseases.
"doctor!"
The family man grabbed Li Ang and said sadly: "Please save my elder brother. His mother has just passed her sixtieth birthday and the youngest son has just been one month old. He cannot die like this."
"Sanlang, let go of the doctor."
The patient named Shad suppressed the sorrow in his heart and said slowly: "Don't let outsiders see the joke."
"Water poisonous insect disease is indeed difficult to treat with medicine and stone."
The young man who lent Li Ang the sword was not angry because the sword was stained, but said sadly: "I saw someone suffering from this disease at the foot of Shiwan Barren Mountain.
Tiny bugs will move and squirm under the skin. If the eyes are removed, the eyelids will be red and swollen, itchy and unbearable, and you will be afraid of strong light.
If the mouth is removed, there will be hard knots on the face and small bugs will occasionally crawl out of the mouth.
If the organs or brain are removed... death is certain. "
A hundred thousand barren mountains?
Li Ang glanced at him strangely. The Shiwan Barren Mountains are the boundless mountain range to the west of the junction of Yu State and Zhou State. They are rich in gold, silver, copper and iron. However, the climate and environment are extremely harsh and full of poisonous insects and beasts. Even the army of Yu State cannot enter.
Only a few adventurers and merchants who want money rather than their lives will go deep into it, trade with the local barbaric and powerful wilderness people, and bring back gold, silver, and rare and exotic animals.
This young man looked about twenty years old, with a fair face and a handsome face. He didn't look like he had really been to Shiwan Barren Mountain.
“If it’s sparganosis, there’s really nothing we can do about it.
If one appears, there must be three or four hidden deeper.
However, if it were other types of parasites, there might be a one percent chance. "
Li Ang turned to look at Shad who was sitting on the chair, and said seriously: "Tell me in detail where you have been, what you have eaten, and what animals you have been in contact with in the past three months. If you want to survive, don't Nothing is hidden."
"good."
How dare Sha De not listen? Like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, he told the truth about his experiences in the past three months. He even told the story of how he was almost dragged to a brothel by a friend when he was in Zhou Dynasty. The two family members next to him also talked about it from time to time. Interject, add something.
"Well..."
Li Ang thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure you haven't eaten raw fish, frog, snake, or snails before?"
"No, really not."
Before Shad could say anything, a family member next to him said anxiously: "Doctor, my eldest brother never eats raw food. He didn't even let us eat fish and meat when we were on the boat."
Li Ang didn't take it seriously and continued to ask: "Then have you learned some folk remedies and used frog meat and frog skin to apply to sores and eyes?"
"Huh? What kind of remedy is that?"
“Some foolish people think that frog meat is cooling and antipyretic, so they can use frog meat and frog skin to treat sores. Little do they know that doing so will only make it easier for parasites to enter the human body.”
Li Ang mentioned it casually, looked at Shad, and asked seriously: "Then...have you ever drank raw water or eaten raw loach?"
Shad's face turned pale, and the two family members next to him said anxiously: "Doctor, how could it be possible that you have never drank raw water while running a boat on the river? There is less coal on the boat, and there is no firewood to make a fire to boil water. You can only drink the spare water in the tank. Or the cleanest river water possible.
I have never eaten raw loach. "
Raw water, indeed.
Li Ang sighed in his heart. Unboiled water is one of the most likely causes of illness in this era. Although the academy often advocates drinking warm and hot water, practical factors always prevent the habit of drinking hot water from being promoted on a large scale.
The reason is simple. Boiling water requires a large amount of firewood and coal. With the current transportation, organization, and production capabilities of the Yu State, it is destined to be unable to meet the fuel needs of a population of 400 million to boil water—that is too luxurious.
Li Ang himself never drinks raw water, eats raw fish or meat, and does not allow Chai Cuiqiao to eat either. All drinking water must be boiled before drinking, and all meat must be cooked before eating.
For the sake of safety, I accepted the trouble.
Hmm... I read in the newspapers that a bottle made of northern black wood is popular in Chang'an City, which can store hot or ice water for a long time, similar to the hot water bottle in Li Ang's memory.
Even though they are extremely expensive, the cheapest ones cost seven guan each, and only well-off families can barely afford them.
When you have free time, you can go to the market and see if there are any for sale.
Li Ang's thoughtful and silent look made Shad and his two brothers even more panicked. They looked at the white worms that were constantly squirming on Shad's legs. They wanted to touch them but didn't dare, so they could only bite the bullet and force themselves not to look at them.
"Not sparganas."
Li Ang said slowly: "It's Guinea worm."
Everyone was confused: "Mai Tian... that dragon?"
"It is quite similar to the spargan parasites that parasitize in frogs and snakes, but when parasitized in the human body, blisters and pustules will appear on the surface of the human body.
Delaying it will lead to paralysis, eye, heart, urinary system and other diseases, causing inflammation and the like. "
Li Ang said slowly: "There is only one way to solve it."
"any solution?"
"Pull out the bugs, little by little, slowly."
A cold light flashed in Li Ang's eyes, pointing to the Guinea worm on Shad's leg, and said solemnly: "Let's talk about the ugly things first. I am only about 10 to 20% sure of this method. Whether it succeeds or not depends on God's will.
If you don't want to take the risk, you can go home and lie down, and you may be able to hold on for a few years - this disease is not easy to die from, it will just torture you with tendon contracture and chronic arthritis, leaving you paralyzed in bed. "
"several years..."
Shad took a breath. He had suffered more in the past few days than in decades, dizziness, vomiting, itching, and diarrhea.
When he saw the squirming white worm on his leg, he felt that if he had to live with this thing for several years, it would be better to just die - that would be easier.
He immediately calmed down and turned to the brother beside him and said: "Erlang, you go home first and call my mother-in-law and three sons.
My son was asked to kowtow to the doctor, then draw and sign on the paper.
Even if I die, it will be fate. I can’t blame anyone else, let alone the doctor.
I also ask everyone here to be a witness. "
After that, he looked at Li Ang steadily and said: "Doctor...please take action."
