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Chapter 1541 The Princess and Biology
"We have identified the pathogen, possibly an unknown Arceubacterium, that caused people to have severe watery diarrhea and die of dehydration. Three groups are working day and night to tackle the disease, simultaneously searching for the source, researching cures and studying the bacteria biological properties."

Princess Sophia wore the common white coat of the investigation team, and reported to Chu Yun the current progress of the investigation team.

She was a little afraid that Chu Yun would blame her for coming to join the investigation team without authorization.

"Thank you for your hard work, drink tea." Chu Yun pushed a cup of tea over.

"Mr. Chu, will you blame me?" Sophia was a little worried and did not dare to take the tea.

"You just follow the normal process to join the investigation team with your instructor, and you didn't violate any regulations. How can I blame you?" Chu Yun said.

"Then can I continue to study this kind of bacteria? I also want to do my part... I used to feel that I couldn't do anything well, but now I can at least contribute a little. This should be considered a career... ..." Princess Sophia begged.

"You have to know that what you are doing is an extremely dangerous job. Bacteria don't know princesses or princes. If something happens to you, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to explain to your brother." Chu Yun didn't know that Charles I had an accident. , thought that Charles I was still alive and well.

Princess Sophia put her right hand on her left arm, looking a little uneasy. She hesitated again and again: "I still want to do what I can. Since I chose to enter the School of Biology, I am a student, not a princess. If I go out If there is an accident, then it is my own fault, and it has nothing to do with you, Lord Commander."

"In this case, you will continue to work in the investigation team." Seeing that Princess Sophia said so, Chu Yun had no choice but to agree.

"I didn't know before that the disease was related to tiny bacteria. 300 years ago, the Black Death swept across Europe and killed tens of millions of people. I doubt that it might have something to do with bacteria. If the disease is not properly extinguished now A plague may trigger the second Black Death." Sophia was full of fear of the plague.

The Great Plague in the Middle Ages in Europe killed 2500 million people in less than ten years. At that time, one-third of the population died unexpectedly. Every Westerner would tremble when thinking of the horror ruled by the Black Death at that time.

Chu Yun did know that the Black Death was probably a vicious infectious disease caused by the plague bacillus carried by rat fleas.If people at that time knew the root of the Black Death and paid attention to hygiene, it might not have caused tens of millions of deaths.

"So the study of biology is not a job without practical significance. In fact, this discipline will really change the course of human history. It has really touched the field of life." Chu Yun said.

He spends a lot of money every year in Jingshi University and several other colleges to lay the foundation for the future. Whether it is mathematics, physics, chemistry, or biology, he is studying the nature of the world. Usually it seems that the output is limited, but the achievements in these fields Breakthroughs constitute new waves of the Industrial Revolution.

"If possible, I would like to continue to study bacteria in the Institute of Biology after this plague is over, and maybe in the future I can unravel the truth about the outbreak of the Black Death in Europe 300 years ago." Sophia said sincerely.

"However, your elder brother already asked you to be sent back to London after finishing your studies when he was in the last mission. You should also know that Charlie is also thinking about you." Chu Yun thought of Charles I's request.

"I..." Princess Sophia hesitated to speak, she also knew that unless she had a legitimate reason, she could not continue to stay in the east.

She was able to study abroad in the East under the pretext of studying in the School of Biology, and she did a good job.However, the study tour will always end one day, and she must face the fact that she will leave the capital.

"Mr. Chu, if you had agreed to my brother's request, I would have had the opportunity to stay here forever, even if I was a small one..." Princess Sophia pouted and muttered.

Chu Yun did not hear Princess Sophia's muttering clearly, but returned to the topic of the plague that he was most concerned about: "When is the investigation team expected to be able to control the source of the disease and find a cure?"

Princess Sophia also returned to the topic: "Sister Xiaoxiuer and Head Nurse Nightingale are looking for the source of the disease in the city. They think they can find the source of the plague within three days. How to control the spread of the plague still needs to find the source of the vibrio. Transmission route, the worst case is that Vibrio can be transmitted in the air, and in that case the only effective way is to carry out stricter isolation. As for the treatment method... After understanding the characteristics of Vibrio and the principle of pathogenicity, you should There will be countermeasures soon, and it will never be like this."

"Three days..." Chu Yun knew that if there was a little more time, more people would die due to the plague, but the investigation team was already racing against time and could not do better.

"Yes, in order to find the source of the disease quickly, we have not rested since we arrived in Tianjin Wei, and we still have to..." Princess Sophia's face was still slightly pale when she thought of the previous scene.

"Thank you for your hard work. You don't have to be too anxious. You can divide into two groups and take turns to work. The reason why I let so many people come over is because I don't want to spoil you." Chu Yun also felt that he was too anxious.

He temporarily left Princess Sofia to eat some snacks before letting her go.

"This symptom, Vibrio, is so familiar. I should have heard of it somewhere..." After listening to Sophia's report, Chu Yun always felt that the outbreak of the plague was a bit familiar, as if he had dabbled in it in previous eras.But what kind of disease it was, Chu Yun couldn't remember it for a while.

If he could remember the disease name of this plague, maybe he could give the investigation team some guidance.

But it doesn't matter. In fact, Koch, the German bacteriologist and doctor who can really solve the plague, is already in the investigation team, and there are other biologists and doctors who are equally astute and capable.Even without using the system, they have the power to put out this plague.The next thing to see is whether the investigation team can find a countermeasure as quickly as possible before the plague kills more people.

Xiao Xiuer is in the third team. Their task is to find out the origin of the vibrio that caused the plague in the city, and then kill the pathogen as much as possible.

Acting with Xiao Xiuer is Nightingale, the head nurse of the nursing school, a daughter of a British upper-class family, but she has single-handedly created the spirit of nurses, making nurses with low status in the past a symbol of dignity.

What they used was not the traditional investigation method, but a new method to investigate the source of the disease - statistics.

(End of this chapter)