The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Historically, the background when Wu Youxing wrote "On Epidemics of War" was the great plague in the late years of Chongzhen. That plague swept across the country and killed nine out of ten households. In population gathering areas such as Henan, Hebei, Shandong, and Zhejiang, "in May and June, one lane There are more than a hundred families, not a single one is spared, and each family has dozens of people, not a single one is left alone.”

Some scholars believe that the Manchu Qing's successful entry into the Pass was not unrelated to the great plague. The rebel army repeatedly harassed Henan and Hebei, which had not collapsed several times, but the Qing army almost surrendered as soon as it arrived. Given the situation in the Ming Dynasty, no matter what It would not collapse so quickly. If a plague with such a high mortality rate really occurred, it would be more explainable.

At that time, all the doctors used to treat typhoid fever failed, and the doctors were at a loss. Wu Youxing finally realized that he could not fully believe in ancient books. He wrote down the judgment that "keeping ancient laws will not cure modern diseases" and began to study the plague at that time. disease, a new treatment plan was developed from scratch.

Later scholars believed that this plague was actually bubonic plague, and it was a new species imported from overseas. With the opening of the sea in Longqing, a large number of exchanges at home and abroad will naturally bring new infectious diseases. It is not surprising that an unprecedented plague suddenly occurred in Zhao'an, which has a port.

Wang Wenlong didn't know what disease was prevalent in Zhao'an, but he knew the best way to control infectious diseases.

Wang Wenlong guided: "Sir, why don't you try the experimental thinking? Although there is a great epidemic in Zhao'an, there are always some people who can survive. Sir, you can carefully recall whether there are particularly many survivors in any place, and how are they different from other places?"

Wang Wenlong said: "This can be regarded as an experiment, but it is multiple experiments conducted at the same time. Some people are infected and others survive. Most of the survivors gather because they have done something to avoid getting infected."

His words immediately reminded Wu Youxing. Wu Youxing frowned and thought: "Zhao'an has a seaport. Most of the people in the port are young and strong, but even they are often infected with the disease. It can be seen that this disease is serious, and it is not possible to escape if you are strong. Live through this calamity.”

After thinking about it, he suddenly said: "In this case, there is a place. It is a village called Yangwei in Zhao'an County. When I returned to Putian, I passed by this village and found that almost no one in the village was infected with the disease."

"Is this village outside Zhao'an?"

Wu Youxing shook his head and said: "Although the place is remote, it is not an inaccessible place. There is a Dongxi River in Zhao'an. The stream is divided into the trunk stream of Dongxi River and the tributary Huxi River at the county boundary. The Yangtai River is at the corner of the two streams. There are often people in the village. I went to Gongkou Port in the county to work, but after the earthquake, transportation here was cut off. I would not have come to this village if my boat had not been accidentally stranded on my way north."

The more Wu Youxing thought about it, the stranger he became: "It's weird, weird, if an evil wind blows up after the earthquake and brings cold, then the Yangtze River is right at the center of the wind, how come everyone else is getting sick, but only his village is safe?"

Wu Youxing was still wondering but Wang Wenlong had already reacted:

Yangwei Village is obviously located in the river delta, and the terrain is not flat. Normally, the population only flows out to the county port to work. After the disaster, transportation was cut off and not many people returned to the village. There must be few imported cases of infectious diseases.

Doctors at this time often believed that the origin of infectious diseases was wind evil miasma, so Wu Youxing was rarely surprised by patients from a village in the same place.

Wang Wenlong guided him and asked: "After the earthquake, this village was cut off from the outside world and not many patients came. Is this the reason why there was no disease in their village? In the past, the plague may have been caused by wind, cold, heat and dampness entering the body, but maybe this plague came from Perhaps, just like the cold air in the wind, there is a kind of hostile air in the human body, which can make people sick if it enters the mouth and nose."

The "violent qi theory" was pointed out by Wu Youxing in history. He believed that diseases are not necessarily infected through the natural environment, but may also be infected through contact with patients. The way for "violent qi" to enter the human body is through the mouth and nose.

Wu Youxing was stunned for a moment, thinking carefully about the possibility Wang Wenlong said, and then he became more and more surprised as he thought about it.

"Maybe that's the case!" Wu Youxing said excitedly, "Maybe it's this kind of violent energy that exists. This breath is silent and odorless. People don't know it's the breath, and they contract diseases just by smelling it."

Wang Wenlong said: "If this is the case, perhaps separating people who are not sick from sick people can reduce the number of sick people."

Wu Youxing thought thoughtfully and continued: "Perhaps you can also cover your mouth and nose with gauze to prevent the bad breath from entering, and you can also use medicine to fumigate the room, which may also be effective." Wang Wenlong nodded secretly, wearing a mask Adding fumigation and disinfection - this is also the method proposed by Wu Youxing in history to prevent and treat infectious diseases.

Of course, under the production conditions at this time, whether masks can prevent viruses is still open to question, but Wu Youxing has at least realized that some diseases can be transmitted from person to person, and asymptomatic patients in the incubation period must also be infectious.

Historically, Wu Youxing was already in his seventies when he understood this, but now he is less than twenty.

The next afternoon, Wang Wenlong was in the room discussing medical-related topics with Wu Youxing. Wu Youxing was very interested in Wang Wenlong's suggestion that some animals could be raised for drug testing.

Regarding the current epidemic in Zhao'an, Wang Wenlong had no idea how to treat the disease, but Wang Wenlong had enough personal experience in controlling infectious diseases. His ideas such as washing hands frequently, disinfecting frequently, and setting up isolation areas were all recognized by Wu Youxing.

Seeing that the armed fight was going to last for a while, Wang Wenlong was too lazy to stay in the hotel. Thinking that the Ou family might be able to solve Wu Youxing's drug problem, he simply dragged Wu Youxing back to Fenggu.

As soon as she saw Wang Wenlong, Mrs. Hu asked with concern: "I heard that there were armed fights at several ferry crossings of Mulan River. I am sending people to find Mr. Jingguan. Is Mr. Jingguan not frightened?"

"Today we can see the spirit of Xinghua. Sure enough, the folk customs are strong and prosperous." Wang Wenlong shook his head helplessly, but Hu just smiled when he heard this.

The Ou family is also very involved in this kind of thing. The Ou family's port quota is obtained by fighting with weapons, and the Hu family is not clean in this matter.

Wang Wenlong pulled Wu Youxing aside and introduced him to Hu: "This is Wu Youxing, a famous doctor in Wuzhong, with a courtesy name. He went to Zhao'an specifically to treat the epidemic this time."

He said: "Mr. Wu has superb medical skills, but he is suffering from running out of medicines in his hands, so I brought him here to ask for help from his wife. I wanted to ask if there are any medicines left in the house?"

Mrs. Hu did not look down upon Wu Youxing because of his youthful appearance. Her face was very enthusiastic and she said, "It turns out to be Wu Langzhong."

He asked the two of them to sit down, and then called a steward in his house who was familiar with medicine.

The man looked at Hu's face, then turned to ask Wu Youxing, "I wonder what medicinal materials this doctor wants?"

Wu Youxing opened his mouth and talked about some medicines.

The steward asked again: "Where is it produced and how is it prepared?"

Wang Wenlong saw Mrs. Hu smiling on the side and had no intention of intervening. He knew that she was testing Wu You's sexual ability.

(End of this chapter)