Chapter 2258: Northeast Plague

When Shen Long chats with people on the Internet, he likes to use an emoticon of a groundhog screaming. Because of its cute appearance, the groundhog has been popular on the Internet for a while, and many people are asking if they can raise soil Dogs are pets, but when they checked the information, these people were shocked immediately, and quickly stopped thinking about it.

Because groundhogs carry a deadly virus, they are an important source of infection for the plague, and what Wu Lien-teh encountered now is related to the marmots to which the groundhogs belong.

During this period, fur was popular in European and American fashion circles. After treatment, marmot fur was comparable to mink fur, and the meat was edible. It was not difficult to catch marmot. The world market needed marmot fur too much. From 1907 to 1910, marmot fur The price soared three times, and the number of marmot skins exported from Manzhouli increased from 700,000 to 2.5 million.

The Russians saw that it was profitable, that is, privately recruited Chinese laborers, and hunted marmots everywhere. They hired a large number of workers from Hebei and Shandong to catch marmots together. Some were lucky and could catch "lazy marmots". What is "lazy marmots" "? They mostly refer to sick or old marmots. They are particularly easy to catch. After they are caught, they are skinned and sold to Russian merchants. As for the meat, they are used as dinner after a hard day.

But whether the marmot got sick or not, no one cared. Under the circumstances at that time, it was pretty good to be able to eat a meal of meat; Someone will study what disease the marmot has caught.

So the disaster happened very quickly. A laborer surnamed Wang from Shandong killed a sick marmot, skinned it and ate it on the spot. After returning to the inn, he felt dizzy and coughed up blood, and died soon; of course, some people said, The laborers did not eat the marmots, but caught sick ones by mistake.

Dizziness and hemoptysis are the characteristics of the plague. What these marmots contracted was the severe infectious disease caused by Yersinia bacteria, that is, the plague, also known as the Black Death. , resulting in the deaths of nearly 30 million Europeans.

This is a highly contagious and highly contagious infectious disease, which quickly spread in Manchuria. If earlier, the desolate valleys and long roads were effective barriers, they could prevent the rapid spread of the disease. However, in 1910, with the construction of the railway, people were no longer measured in days but in hours across the impassable wilderness.

The construction of the railway made it easier for people to travel, and it also made the plague spread more rapidly in the Northeast. On November 8, 1910, people infected with the plague were found in Fujiadian (now Daowai area of ​​Harbin); on December 28, the local The number of deaths from the plague was as high as 185.

On December 2, an infected person appeared in Changchun for the first time, and soon spread to Fengtian, and then spread to Dalian. Three places, fifteen places in Heilongjiang", and also spread to Shandong, Zhili and other provinces and regions adjacent to the northeast.

By January this year,

The first case appeared in the capital, and the Qing government, which had just realized that the plague had threatened the safety of the capital, finally paid attention to it. Since the use of traditional Chinese medicine methods had no effect on the plague, the Qing government began to employ officials with overseas backgrounds. Cheng Shi Zhaoji recommended Wu Lien-teh to the imperial court, and Wu Lien-teh was appointed as the commander-in-chief of plague prevention in the Northeast because of this.

"The plague in Northeast China is extremely serious. Fujiadian, where the situation is the worst, has confirmed that 1,535 people were infected and 1,535 died. The death rate has reached 100%. There is also the danger of further spread. I must go to the Northeast immediately. My family can only entrust Leave it to Jing Qi!" Wu Liande also realized the danger, he was worried that he would not be able to come back if he contracted the plague, so he wanted to entrust his family to Shen Long.

"Sister-in-law and nephew asked them to move to Baicao Hall. They will be fine with Huang Chun taking care of them. I will go to the Northeast with you. I think I can still help!" Shen Long said in this tragedy in the Northeast He had personally experienced it in the world of "Crossing the Guandong". No matter in terms of knowledge or experience, he had to go.

"Jing Qi, this is the plague!" Wu Lien-teh was moved, but couldn't help reminding that he was risking his life to go to the Northeast this time, and he didn't want to hurt Shen Long.

"Someone has to do these things. If I go, I will only do better than others. Speaking of which, you are still a foreigner now. You are so enthusiastic as a foreigner, so how can I, an upright Chinese? How can you just watch your compatriots get sick and die without doing anything?" Shen Long said solemnly.

"Now is not the time to refuse. You should hurry back and prepare. Send your sister-in-law and nephew over. I will also hurry back to the hospital to prepare medicines. By the way, I would like to ask if anyone is willing to go to the Northeast with me. How many more people can there be at this time?" Help is always good!" Shen Long said without hesitation, and went out to the hospital after speaking.

When he arrived at the hospital, Shen Long told the teachers and students about the situation, and then seriously warned, "The plague is not a joke, it is a plague that kills people, whoever wants to go should think clearly first, and give the suicide note to the family." Alright, let's go!"

"Doctors are benevolent, I have been studying medicine for many years, how can I see my compatriots suffering and ignore it?" Xu Dingchao is 65 years old this year, but he did not hesitate at all when encountering such a thing, and was the first to sign up.

"Ban Lao, you are getting old, you should continue to teach students in Beijing! We can do these things with us!" Shen Long persuaded.

"It's because I'm old that I'm going. I'm already sixty-five years old. I've almost lived enough in this life. Even if I die in the Northeast, it's no big deal. On the contrary, these dolls still have a long way to go. " Xu Dingchao refused to listen to Shen Long's persuasion at all, "That's it. Although my old man is old, his legs and feet are still sharp, so he will definitely not be a drag on you."

"Dean, count me in as well. I have two younger brothers in my family."

"Professor, I will also sign up. I have an older brother above me, and a nephew is born."

"Jing Qi, I have four children, one more than you, don't want me!" Both teachers and students enthusiastically signed up, making the corners of Shen Long's eyes moist, this is my dignified Chinese doctors, the benevolence of doctors and the heart of parents are engraved in their bones.

"Brother, I want to go with you too! I... Although I don't know how to see a doctor, I can help you arrange supplies!" Even Bai Yuting insisted on going together.

"Okay, let's all go, all go!" Shen Long said while holding back his tears.