Doomsday magician

Chapter 180 Infectious Diseases

At eight o'clock the next day, Xu Bai got up at Zhang Yu'er's shy urging.

With the beauty in his arms, Xu Bai was really lazy and didn't want to think about it.However, considering that the team still has some things to deal with, and there is a short meeting to be held, he can only grit his teeth and put on his clothes.

In the garrison, Su Xirui was already waiting for him.

"In the past few days since you left, we have taken in three more survivors one after another. The secret surveillance you ordered on Gu Qingwan and her subordinates is also going on, and there is no change in the few confidantes. Two people tried to provoke the day before yesterday but failed , was reported and fled at night. As for the resources and supplies of the convoy after it was fully integrated, it was also fully counted. There were 190 people in total, nearly [-] tons of flour, rice, etc., [-] guns of various types, fuel and The ammunition has..."

Su Xirui reported everything in detail, which gave Xu Bai a rough idea.

Generally speaking, nothing major happened during the few days he left, and the supplies are sufficient at present, so there is no need to worry for a while.Although he has some headaches about these data, Xu Bai knows that as the captain of the team, he has to know these things in his heart.However, with more and more people in the team, he felt that it was necessary to consider an internal affairs department responsible for the daily operation of the team in the future.

After thinking about it for a while, he asked, "Have you found out about the two who escaped?"

Su Xirui nodded and said, "It should be nothing to do with Gu Qingwan and the others. Those two are just dissatisfied with our convoy's policy of temporarily confiscating guns and dispatching them to the garrison. It's a pity that they ran fast enough, and our people failed to catch up." .”

"Didn't catch up?"

Su Xirui looked at Xu Bai, and said a little embarrassedly: "It was our dereliction of duty that not only allowed them to escape, but also allowed them to take away a car, 400 rounds of ammunition, and 100 kilograms of food."

"Be more careful in the future, and it's best not to happen again."

Although Xu Bai was a little worried, he didn't care too much.As long as it wasn't instigated by Gu Qingwan and his confidants, there wouldn't be any trouble just because of two people who didn't know what to do.Even if it was true that he revealed his abilities, Xu Bai would not be afraid at all with his current strength.Especially after some time, when Xu Bai becomes a magister, he will be able to completely ignore other human forces.

Su Xirui quickly made a promise, and said at the same time: "I have already reprimanded the guards who were in charge of security that night, and deducted two days' benefits. Those two guys can leave with their things and cars, and they are not as relaxed as the guards." It must have something to do with it, probably because they felt that they had just won against Gu Qingwan, and the vicinity of Gushan shouldn’t be able to threaten the team.”

"Rewards and punishments must be clearly defined, and who is responsible for the punishment must not be lenient."

Xu Bai sternly warned that some matters are related to the long-term development of the team, and they should not be sloppy, let alone human feelings.

"I remember." Su Xirui nodded seriously.

"That's good."

Seeing that Xu Bai seemed to be going out, Su Xirui suddenly thought of something and said, "Old Fan from the medical team has called you twice. You were already asleep last night, so I didn't call you. He came to me again this morning and said He told you to go find him after seeing you."

"Yu'er has already told me, is it about the virus vaccine? Why, has he made any progress?"

Su Xirui nodded, but said hesitantly: "It's not just about the vaccine, it seems that there are other things... You should ask him, because Lao Fan didn't explain it clearly to me."

Xu Bai didn't think much about it, and found Lao Fan directly after he came out of the garrison.

At this moment, Lao Fan probably didn't sleep well at night, and his eyes were a little red.The other doctor from the Maternal and Child Health Hospital was also nearby. The two seemed to be discussing something, but their expressions were not very good.Seeing Xu Bai approaching, Lao Fan seemed to have found the backbone, and hurried up and said, "Captain, you are back!"

"What happened?"

Seeing his expression, Xu Bai suddenly felt something was wrong: "You came to me, isn't it because of some breakthroughs in the virus vaccine?"

"It was originally, but it is not now." Lao Fan said a little anxiously: "Actually, there is not much progress. It is just that a drug that can initially suppress the virus has been discovered based on the experimental data. Because there is no professional equipment, the distance between The research of the vaccine is still far behind. I came to you again just now, mainly about the acutely mutated infectious disease in the convoy.”

"What? Where did the infectious disease come from?"

Hearing the word infectious disease, Xu Bai's nerves tensed up.In the apocalyptic world, there is a shortage of doctors and medicines, and all kinds of conditions are poor. Once a large-scale infectious disease breaks out, the end will be unimaginable.

"It's true, we confirmed it together." The middle-aged doctor next to him nodded and said, "It's a mutated paratyphoid fever. Since yesterday, people in the convoy have had fevers one after another, and their stomachs are not very good. At that time, I and Lao Fan only had a common cold at the time, but he didn't take it seriously. But in just one night, more than 20 people were infected, and then we realized something was wrong. After repeated diagnosis, this infectious disease should be Paratyphoid A."

"Paratyphoid fever?" Xu Bai had only heard of flu and typhoid fever, so he couldn't help asking strangely: "What is that? Is it dangerous?"

Lao Fan sighed, and said: "Paratyphoid fever is similar to typhoid fever, but it is not caused by a virus. Its incubation period is short, and it may erupt within a day. People who are infected will continue to have fever, headache, and general malaise." , may also be complicated by intestinal diseases, such as intestinal perforation, acute gastroenteritis, etc. If it is serious, it may even lead to intestinal bleeding and viral pneumonia. Originally, the fatality rate is not high if treated in time, but..."

Hearing the words that the fatality rate was not high, Xu Bai breathed a sigh of relief.But immediately after he heard the turning point, he couldn't help but worry again: "Just what?"

"It's just that the paratyphoid fever that appeared in our team is different from the one before the end of the world."

Xu Bai was surprised: "How do you say?"

Lao Fan thought for a while and said: "Generally speaking, paratyphoid fever occurs mostly in summer and autumn, and the type of virus that infects young and middle-aged people is mostly Salmonella paratyphoid. But now it is December, and it will be New Year's Day soon, so it is not paratyphoid fever." It is a season of frequent outbreaks. Moreover, the symptoms of the infected people in our convoy are also too rapid. Some subtle plots are different from the paratyphoid fever before the end of the world. Therefore, we deduce that it may be a variant of Salmonella A. "

Xu Bai nodded, and asked worriedly, "How contagious is it? What should we do?"

"At present, it is very contagious. My suggestion is to isolate and treat the infected ones immediately, and fully ventilate the room. In addition, the infected people should also use the dishes separately, and be sure to use high temperature when washing Disinfection As for those who have not been infected, you can take preventive medicine in an emergency, and co-trimoxazole should work, and we also have it in our team."

"Do so immediately."

Although Xu Bai didn't understand a single word about infectious diseases, he still understood the advice of a professional, Lao Fan.Without hesitation, Xu Bai immediately gave the order.

Although the adoption of quarantine measures will definitely cause panic in the team, such things as infectious diseases must not be underestimated.Now more than 20 people have been infected in one night, more than a quarter. If it continues to delay, it is unknown how many people will be infected.As for the panic of the survivors, as long as the team executives repeatedly explained, it should also be controlled within a certain range.

"As of an hour ago, 28 people have been infected. Fortunately, the team has antibiotics, and most people's illnesses have been brought under control. A few serious ones..." Lao Fan shook his head and didn't go any further.

Of course Xu Bai understood what he meant, he was startled, and asked, "Can't we rescue it again? Didn't you say that its fatality rate is very low? Is there any medicine missing?"

Lao Fan shook his head, and said helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to save it, and it's not that there is a problem with some medicines, but that our conditions are too bad. Of those who were sentenced to death, only one was the original infected person, and the other All three were seriously injured during the war with Gu Qingwan. Their physical conditions were already extremely poor, and they were infected like this... If it was before the end of the world, they might be able to be saved by being placed in a special sterile ward. Now, Ugh."

"Then, what about the basic physical fitness enhancer?"

Xu Bai still has this thing in his hand, if it is useful, he will not be stingy with it to save their lives

"It can't be saved." Lao Fan obviously considered that thing, and vetoed it: "If they were strengthened before they were injured, they might be able to hold on. Now their bodies are about to die, and it's too late to strengthen them temporarily." ..."

In this way, the four of them disappeared again?
When I was in Jin'an and Chang'an bases before, although I witnessed far more dead people than now, those were pure strangers.Xu Bai definitely doesn't have much affection for people who haven't even said hello, and he can accept them when they die.But almost everyone in my team is familiar with them, and most of them can be called by name.Xu Bai felt a little uncomfortable that four of them would die in one fell swoop.

"Would the rest of you still have problems?"

After being silent for a while, Xu Bai quickly adjusted his mood.For those few survivors who could no longer survive, he could only wish them well all the way.Now, it is more critical to ensure that the rest of the team will not be infected again.

Obviously, the fact that the mutated paratyphoid infected so many people has something to do with Lao Fan's failure to identify the virus in time.Lao Fan, who was blaming himself in his heart, heard the words and said with certainty: "After timely measures are taken, basically there will be no problems. The more than 20 people who have been infected can basically be cured, and the antibiotics in our team are sufficient. As for other Survivors, because the source of infection has been found, so there is not much danger."

"Source of infection?"

Hearing Lao Fan mention this word, Xu Bai immediately paid attention and asked, "Have you found out? How did this infectious disease crisis break out?"

Lao Fan nodded and said: "It was the last survivor who joined the convoy two days ago. At that time, he only had some symptoms of a cold. Unless a comprehensive physical examination was performed, no abnormality could be found from the outside. From yesterday At the beginning, his virus started to attack and spread rapidly."

(End of this chapter)