Lawmaker, Live Again - Episode 575
Chapter 575
‘The short average lifespan of people here is not simply due to the climate or parasites. And that is why the people of the North Sea Ice Palace have to be subtracted from the average..’
Jin Tianxi realized what the Master did not say..
Rep. anyway.
Neither a politician nor a thinker.
I have no intention of coming to the outside world and interfering in the internal affairs of other people's clans..
Just saving the patient in front of you and returning home is already too much..
‘Phew. First, solve the problem at hand.’
A soldier from the treatment center stopped Jin Cheon-hee..
No matter how you look at it, Jungwon-in’s facial features and hair color are.
And even though the clothes she was wearing had no decorations, they definitely looked expensive..
Instead of kicking him like he did to the poor, the soldier spoke politely to Jin Cheon-hee..
“Entry is being restricted due to the presence of infectious disease patients..”
Jin Cheon-hee presented an introduction to the North Sea Ice Palace..
The soldier answered matter-of-factly..
“Please go in..”
It was a tone that clearly showed that he did not want to take responsibility..
As I was guided in, the inside of the treatment center was full of hospital beds..
The patient's urine and feces, sweat, and numerous odors mixed together to create an unpleasant odor..
The patients were full of moans, and some had their entire bodies tied up and even their mouths covered..
But he seemed to be delirious, foaming at the mouth and shaking..
“The patient here is in emergency……!”
There are no therapists to help.
Everyone just looked at me with empty eyes..
Only then did Jin Cheon-hee realize.
‘You're waiting to die.’
If it's an infectious disease that can't be cured, you usually collect it in one place, isolate it, wait for it to die, and then burn the body..
Since it cannot be cured anyway by giving medicine or water, it is thought to be a waste of resources and is neglected..
Jin Cheonhee hurriedly approached..
After stopping the patient from having a seizure by checking his blood pressure, he checked the skin rash starting from his neck..
Strangely, there is no rash on the soles of the feet, but the body is hot with a high fever..
The patient next to me said.
“You should have let me die..”
At that moment, empty, empty!
The patient whose acupuncture point was checked started trembling again..
“That can't be possible.”
“Everyone is just waiting for the day they die... Maybe it's because he's a new therapist, but he's still naive..”
Jin Cheon-hee calmed down the patient who was having a seizure for a moment by pointing out the blood vessels..
But I didn't know how long it would last.
Fortunately, it seemed to be a nervous system attack caused by the disease rather than a blood flow issue, so I was able to treat the patient with blood pressure, but this was just a treatment to prevent him from dying..
“Does the patient next to you also have a rash on the soles of his feet? Oh, and your palms too..”
“It's fascinating. Can you tell just by looking at one thing??”
“Not really..”
Jin Cheon-hee asked various questions..
Are there any itchy areas and where did the rash start?.
Are there any chills, fever, or muscle pain?.
How many people are healed?.
“Those who can endure it in about two weeks will come out alive, and those who cannot endure it will die within it. The guy you knocked out will grow old and not last long..”
“A lot of old people die.”
“That's the way it is. Kids die too.”
While taking an additional pulse, Jin Cheon-hee thought to himself:.
‘Looks like typhus……?’
In modern times, you can easily take a blood test..
Even if you can only check that, it is much faster and more accurate..
But it's impossible now.
A nightmare of misreading came to mind..
‘If you look at it all together, I think it's typhus. It is also an infectious disease that appears in cold regions..’
typhus.
It is also collectively called Rickettsia..
Just by looking at the name, it may seem like a cousin of typhoid fever, but it is a completely different disease..
It mainly occurs in cold regions and is caused by small insects called lice..
A louse infected with typhus spreads the disease by biting the human body, and the feces it produces enters the blood vessels and causes an infectious disease..
1During World War II, as many as 3 million Russians died from typhus, and even more people died in Poland and Romania in Eastern Europe..
That wasn't all.
The number of infected people also increased rapidly among soldiers, and 150,000 soldiers in Serbia had to die en masse..
Later, the number of patients begins to reach tens of millions, and the fatality rate fluctuates between 1 and 20%, making it even more unpredictable..
The reason is that power varies greatly depending on age..
It is fatal for the elderly and young children, but the fatality rate drops significantly for the young and healthy..
This was the reason why the patient suffering from the seizure was also an elderly person..
‘1, 2During the incubation period of about a week, chills, headache, rash, and fever begin, and the rash spreads from the torso to the extremities, but has the unique characteristic of not appearing on the fissures, palms, and especially the soles of the feet..’
Thanks to that, I was able to think of typhus quickly..
‘The problem is next.’
For patients with low immunity.
It has been recorded that symptoms of mental abnormality such as auditory hallucinations, hallucinations, confusion, and delusions appear..
Because the central nervous system is damaged.
If these symptoms of insanity are combined with a rash, the patient is usually considered to die here..
It's a cold region here, but it's not completely frozen either..
The lake is warm and has an appropriate temperature..
Add to that the extreme gap between the rich and the poor, creating an environment ideal for lice to grow on their own..
And those lice spread everywhere and spread the disease..
‘This… It is completely different from the infectious diseases that Master treated in the past..’
Treatment is possible with antibiotics.
Although it is not as effective as the antibiotics used in modern times, fortunately, according to the literature, there are anecdotes of treatment with penicillin..
‘According to a paper I read a while back, it was said that when penicillin was administered to seven people, one person died and six people's condition improved..’
1946year.
I remember being amazed at being able to view foreign papers published before I was even born on the Internet in my room..
I never thought smiling that the world has become so much better would help in times like this..
However, it is speculated that this may not be because typhus is treated, but because other additional infections associated with the disease are treated with penicillin, giving the immune system the strength to fight Rickettsia..
In that case, it is thought that streptomycin, which interferes with bacterial protein synthesis, may be able to treat the disease, but Jin Cheon-hee was not sure as there were no research results in this area..
Penicillin also came out while playing around on overseas literature sites..
First of all, it is a disease that has been eradicated on Earth except for a small number of African regions..
‘Antibiotic… . How long does it take to arrive from Baeklin’s Pavilion??’
Of course, what I had now wasn't enough..
And above all, since teeth are a problem, cleanliness should be a priority..
This means that everything must be washed, disinfected, and washed..
First, Jin Cheon-hee moved to find the director..
When I arrived at the director's office, I found the director using a strange tool on one of the patients..
The soldier who approached the director whispered something in his ear, and the director then spoke to Jin Cheon-hee in fluent Chinese..
“nice to meet you His name is Saint-Germain, an alchemist and healer..”
Jin Cheon-hee was slightly surprised by those words..
‘The impression is different from that of Saint-Germain depicted in The Most Holy Demon.?’
Is it the same name??
I couldn't tell at the moment..
* * *
A skeleton model and human body model were prepared in the director's office..
‘No, this is it?’
Although the interior was not as detailed as it is in modern times, it still gave the impression that it was carved out of plaster..
When Jin Cheon-hee looked surprised, he answered:.
“I brought what I was researching from my hometown. Since I am from the West, I was able to ask for your understanding..”
“I'm from the West?”
“Oh, I'm from the West Continent. I came here after hearing that there was a cure for immortality in the East Continent..”
Are you talking about Qin Shi Huang’s elixir of immortality?.
Qin Shi Huang has been dead for a long time, but there are still people who remember him..
“okay.”
“This place has suddenly become my second hometown. In particular, many apprentices have become attached to these days. By the way, I have also heard the story about the White Cloaked Dragon..”
“That's too much praise..”
he got to the point.
“What brought you here??”
To get straight to the point, it seemed like a characteristic of people here, including the North Sea Ice Palace Lord..
Jin Cheon-hee told the story of how he came to be the messenger of the Murim Alliance and briefly explained that he had left off what he wanted to say and that the epidemic was coming..
“I'll have to look into it a little more to be sure, but... … . It seemed like a familiar disease. If it's true, there is a treatment..”
First of all, I made a diagnosis using modern knowledge and several examinations, but I deliberately did not say anything certain..
It was to see the reaction of a man named Saint-Germain..
Saint-Germain was surprised and asked.
“They say there is a cure.?”
“Yes, if you guessed right. I also have some medicine..”
First, Saint-Germain said he knew and guided Jin Cheon-hee to the patient..
Jin Cheon-hee handed some of the white phosphorus tablets she had brought with her to the therapist and instructed them on usage and dosage..
Saint-Germain said.
“I thought they would use something called a breaking spell, but it's surprising..”
“You can't use it carelessly here. Besides, I think the patient just got better with antibiotic treatment. Rather, the patient should be washed and the bedding should be washed or burned. We need to get rid of this.”
“I will refer to it.”
“No, in the end, if hygiene does not come first, the white medicine is invalid..”
“Don't worry, I'll refer to it..”
‘ah… … . This is unsettling..’
No matter how much antibiotics you use, it is meaningless if hygiene is not improved anyway..
I was worried that I was just building up my tolerance..
But he was rather interested in something else..
“If this drug really works... Can you teach me how to make Baekrin Shindan??”
Jin Cheonhee shook his head..
“Even if I taught you, it is impossible. It requires special equipment and methods. Even if we were to recreate it here, it would take several months..”
“iced coffee… . It's a pity.”
He looked genuinely sad..
Jin Cheon-hee asked.
“I understand that even if patients with severe symptoms are given up, patients with mild symptoms are treated. how do you do it?”
This time Jin Cheonhee asked..
Then Saint-Germain proudly responded.
“We also treat it with medication. Mercury, the basis of our alchemy…….”
‘Hehe! Mercury!’
“mixed with opium……!”
‘Hey! Oh my god?’
“It is effective to make mercury ointment and apply it to the rash..”
Jin Cheon-hee thought in shock at those words..
‘Aaaah! this… This human. He is an alchemist. A real alchemist! The kind of alchemist that is bad for your health.!’
As recently as the 18th and 19th centuries on Earth, the treatment of syphilis by exposing the syphilis area to mercury vapor was popular..
At the same time, they also made something like mercury ointment to apply to the skin..
According to the records, he said he immediately felt an improvement..
The patient later died from complications due to mercury poisoning..
This is the famous treatment that kills a person and kills the disease as well..
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