Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 530 Medical Achievements
In fact, Perfecto didn't have much hope for the study of the plague.

After all, the medical knowledge system of this era is still in the transition stage from the classical theory of humors to the modern medical system, and there is a lack of correct cognition and understanding of both viruses and bacteria.

Apart from the few microscopes that Perfectocte had built for them and some basic knowledge of pathology that she could recall, the doctors of the entire empire only had traditional experience in their knowledge and understanding of the plague.

This certainly did not help them to recognize, understand and study the plague that broke out in the settlement.

Although the medical team that was dispatched obtained case samples at the first time and observed the presence of viruses and bacteria through a microscope, that was all they could do.

How to prevent and treat viruses and bacteria, and even how to distinguish the real culprit of the plague from a bunch of viruses and bacteria, these doctors are really confused and don't know where to start. This is an area they have never touched before.

After all, although Leeuwenhoek in the original world founded microbiology and observed the existence of bacteria in the 17th century, it was not until the 19th century that the research of microbiology got on track. Pasteur, who pioneered microbial physiology, was active in the second half of the 19th century.

As for the development of microbiology in medicine, it basically did not see great development until the end of the 1867th century. The emergence of aseptic surgery was also proposed by Joseph Lister in during this period.

It is conceivable that for the doctors in this world, asking them to study microorganisms now, figure out what virus or bacteria caused the plague, and develop a treatment plan is as difficult as giving a chimpanzee a hammer and asking it to knock out a tank.

In theory it is possible, but the probability is usually negligible in statistics.

And let alone asking chimpanzees to use a hammer to knock out a tank, even if they were asked to rub out a Gundam with their bare hands, they would still have to do the job.

The only people left in the blockaded settlement now are the infected residents, besides the medical team and the White Wolf Knights in charge of the blockade.

As for reporters and others, they were arranged to stay in a temporary camp some distance away from the settlement and were not allowed to approach the blockaded settlement.

Even Princess Anne, the heir to the imperial throne, was not given any preferential treatment on this point.

The princess was very angry about this, but after being stopped by a communication from Perfectcot himself, Princess Anne controlled her temper and did not enter the settlement regardless of the consequences.

Although Princess Anne already had her own exclusive Steam Knight Armor and could enter the settlement safely, she also understood that her identity did not allow her to make such a rash move.

This also caused Princess Anne to ask almost eight times a day whether the research had made any progress, which invisibly put pressure on the medical staff.

Although neither Princess Anne nor Perfect had any hope of curing the plague, the purpose of sending the medical team was mainly to study viruses and bacteria and collect first-hand case information.

But what if? What if there really is a genius doctor, or someone gets a sudden inspiration and really finds a way to cure the plague?

The possibility is not zero, right?
Although we have no hope, the research still needs to be carried out. Although we have no hope, overall this medical team has achieved certain results.

For example, the preliminary understanding of viruses and bacteria, as well as the records of related information, are invaluable first-hand research materials in academic research.

In a sense, even if it were only these, the medical team's trip was worthwhile, not to mention that they also tried to treat the infected and obtained more valuable related information.

Based on the information they collected, the plague that broke out this time did not have the possibility of being transmitted through the air. At least in their experiment, the mice did not get infected with the plague due to airborne transmission.

This is undoubtedly good news, but it is also terrifying.

How could it infect the entire settlement if it couldn't be spread through the air? Was it just through the contaminated food?
There is no doubt that clarifying this issue is very important for the North.

This not only represents the tracing of the source of the plague spreader, but also because only by figuring out what virus the people in the settlements are infected with can we target the virus they are infected with.

Of course, for the former, there is actually no need to analyze and study the plague itself. The judges of the church can track it based on their rich experience.

It would certainly be a good thing to be able to identify the person who spread the plague by analyzing the plague itself, but it would not be disappointing if this was not done.

Because of this, no one actually had hope that the medical team would be able to achieve results on the second point.

After all, given the current state of science and technology, it is not easy to achieve results in related fields, and it can even be called a fantasy.

However, in this almost fantasy thing, the monkeys really used a hammer to knock out a Gundam. They really did it.

"How on earth did you do it? Even with the high-magnification microscope I provided you, it is still not an easy task to study the virus. Even if you have living experimental samples, this is too astonishing." Upon receiving the news, Perfect rushed to the blockaded settlement and expressed his surprise to the medical researchers who presented their research results to him.

However, in response to Perfecto's praise, several medical researchers looked at each other and explained to her: "My Lord, although the microscope did help us a lot, and we were able to come up with research results so quickly, it was also inseparable from the help of the microscope, but we were able to find a cure for the plague mainly because of the help of the locals..."

"Hmm? Help from the locals? Tell me, what's going on." Perfect showed an interested expression. Although she had roughly guessed the reason when these medical researchers spoke, she still wanted to hear them explain in detail what was going on.

The medical researchers did not keep us in suspense and quickly explained how they had achieved their research results under such simple conditions.

(End of this chapter)