Conan: The Mechanic

This is the fourth watch, not the fourth watch at the end.

Yes, I'm crazy

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At eight o'clock, Dr. Aga, Chiyu and other children were sitting in front of the TV together, watching the policeman holding the speech on the TV screen.

"Yesterday's phone call from a terrorist group on a TV station in our city has been verified, and it is likely that it really came from the organization [Red Siamese Cat] that attacked the National Tokyo Microbiology Research Center on the night of July 7," the spokesperson said. "After they left the container bottle last night, the police immediately compared it with the leftover container bottle found at the National Tokyo Microbiology Research Center, and proved that they belonged to the same container bottle, thus confirming their identities. ."

"According to the reactions of the public, the red Siamese cat made its first announcement two days ago. Why didn't the police respond at that time?" a reporter asked.

"Because at that time the organization just claimed that it was the perpetrator, and there was no actual evidence." The police said calmly. "It wasn't until last night that we confirmed that they were the ones who attacked the National Center for Microbiology in Tokyo from the containers and bottles we obtained."

"Then do the police have any countermeasures for the current situation?" another reporter asked. "Is the leaked virus likely to cause harm to the people?"

"According to the latest information we have, it is not the virus that was leaked, but the bacteria stored in the virus zone. The specific situation will be explained later by Professor Chiaki Ota, who is cooperating with the National Tokyo Microbiology Research Center."

"Why is it stored in the virus zone?" Mitsuhiko asked. "Isn't that bacteria?"

"Perhaps they are not distinguished by bacteria and viruses," Haibara said lightly. "For example, put bacteria and viruses with a biosafety level of BSL-4 together - BSL-4 pathogens must use a three-level biosafety cabinet, and the isolation of the storage location and the professional level of the researchers are also required. Very high, not the same standard as BSL-3 and safer pathogens."

"Xiao Ai knows a lot..." Dr. Li nodded in surprise. "Indeed, the pathogens of BSL-4 must be placed in a separate room that is completely independent of other spaces, and the isolation indicators are quite strict. And the three-level biological safety cabinet itself is a very high-end negative pressure glove box - even if There is a leak in the safety cabinet, and the negative pressure will also **** in the outside air and leak the internal gas to ensure that the pathogen does not leak."

"What about the researcher that Haibara-san said just now?" Mitsuhiko asked. "Doctor, you know so much, have you been a researcher before?"

"I used to have this plan," Dr. Li nodded. "To be honest, a friend of mine used to be a BSL-4 researcher that RIKEN was going to train, and then he used to live at my house while preparing for the exam, so I know a little bit about that too."

"RIKEN?" Mitsuhiko was stunned. "what is that?"

"rikagakukenkyusho," Ai Haibara replied. "Do you understand that?"

"The Institute of Physics and Chemistry?" Mitsuhiko responded immediately. "Is it the Institute of Physics and Chemistry?"

"That's right," Dr. Li nodded. "More than ten years ago, RIKEN planned to build a BSL-4 laboratory in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, but after it was completed ten years ago (1984), it was only able to work as a BSL-3 laboratory due to the opposition of local residents. , the BSL-4 level protection measures it had prepared were wasted."

(Author: This is true... Japan has two qualified laboratories for BSL-4, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in Tokyo, built in 1981, and the Institute of Physical Chemistry in Ibaraki, built in 1984, but both All were forced to work at BSL-3 status because of opposition. Fortunately, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases finally managed to enter BSL-4 status in 2015.)

At this moment, Chiaki Ota's speech had ended, and what she said had been compiled into a document by the TV station and posted, and the document mentioned the following information.

1. The stolen bacteria were extracted from a village where the epidemic broke out. It is presumed to be a new type of bacteria that has not been discovered before or a complex variant of a certain bacteria.

2. Based on previous results, this bacterium was classified as BSL-4, the highest level, the same level as high-risk pathogens such as Ebola virus, Bacillus anthracis and Vibrio cholerae.

3. Although the species of bacteria and several antibiotics that can respond to them have been identified, the bacteria are able to produce enzymes that break down these antibiotics, making it fully resistant to these antibiotics. While some of the bacteria can currently be killed with a cocktail of multi-potent antibiotics, the overall cure rate remains low.

4. According to the confirmed results so far, this bacterium is mainly transmitted through droplets and needs very suitable conditions to reproduce. The survival time in the natural environment is not very long, even in the most ideal conditions that the natural environment can provide. It's only about an hour or so. Even if the bacteria leaked after the attack on the National Tokyo Microbiology Research Center, the remaining bacteria would have already died completely in the natural environment.

5. The onset of this bacterial infection occurs about an hour later. The specific symptoms are itching on the body, followed by a red rash, and then the patient will experience vomiting. ~www.readwn.com~ Finally, organ failure occurs gradually within five to seven days. and die.

6. Thankfully, the bacteria are not contagious until 4 hours after the onset of symptoms - considering that rashes often appear within 3 hours of infection, a quick response can prevent a patient from infecting others. Control the speed at which the disease spreads.

7. Although the transmission itself is easy to be effectively controlled, the fatality rate after infection is quite high. At present, more than 70% of the patients in the village where the epidemic broke out have died, and only less than 20% of the patients have successfully recovered and died. The rate is about 80%.

8. The medical masks on the market now have considerable filtering ability for this kind of bacteria. As long as you wear a mask, you can basically ensure the protection ability against this kind of bacteria.

"If it looks like this, it should be fine..." Huiyuan Ai commented. "The main reason is that the spread of this virus is too mild, and there is no possibility of large-scale human-to-human transmission."

"But if bacteria are released on a large scale, it may be terrible..." Qian Yu's mouth twitched. "Especially considering that the cure itself is very difficult..."

"It's the same enzyme," Dr. Li said helplessly. "This mutation is too troublesome, and the symptomatic antibiotics are directly dealt with - and the effect of other antibiotics is also very weak, that is to say, if no new antibiotics are developed for a long time, I will It is suspected that existing antibiotics, even in very complex combinations, are not likely to fight this bacteria."

"The most troublesome thing is not these, but another problem." Ai Haibara suddenly raised a possibility. "If—I mean if, after a live infection, if they weren't quarantined, maybe there would be a live source of bacteria..."