The patient was her colleague Dr. Mengbei, who had just received a patient.
The patient's temperature is being tested, because the patient's family said the patient has a fever, so test the temperature.
After Ling Xiao came in, he happened to take out the thermometer and found that the patient had a high fever and some coughing.
After Ling Xiao glanced at it, she intuitively told her that the situation was very wrong and that it felt dangerous. Ordinarily, this was impossible.
This is not a battlefield of life and death, unless this is... After thinking about it, I quickly walked over and looked at the patient carefully.
I found that the patient's expression was a little dull while he was sitting there, and his eyes were a little red. When Mengbei asked questions, he almost didn't answer, and his facial expression was blank.
It was as if this man had a mask on his face, and he looked very scary. After Ling Xiao saw it clearly, he naturally paid more attention to this patient who arrived at noon.
The person who answered Dr. Mengbei's question was the person who sent the patient. He stumbled a bit as he spoke. Only then did Ling Xiao realize that the patient was some distance away from the hospital, a village hundreds of miles away.
After his brother Robin fell ill, he spent a lot of effort to get to the hospital. The reason why he took the patient a long way to the hospital was because he heard that this hospital has a medical team to aid Africa and has superb medical skills.
Following Dr. Mengbei, he began to carefully understand the patient's medical history. The man said that the patient had been ill for a few days. At first, he had some pain in his eyes, and later he had a headache.
Hearing this, Ling Xiao's hair suddenly stood up, because the symptoms of this patient looked very familiar and were somewhat related to filovirus.
I just don’t know whether the patient is Marburg virus? Or Ebola virus? No wonder she felt a high degree of danger just now.
In fact, no matter what kind of virus it is, it is a very difficult virus to deal with. It is highly contagious and has a high fatality rate.
Although Ling Xiao was somewhat prepared when he set foot on this continent, he was very likely to encounter these powerful viruses.
But when I actually encountered it, I still felt a little bit of fear because the filovirus was so difficult to deal with.
At this moment, she couldn't help but think of one thing: Did the original owner also encounter this epidemic?
This idea was quickly thrown aside because the issue at hand was the most important.
If it really is a so-called Level 4 virus.
I'm just afraid that there will be many problems in various aspects of this place.
For example, if public health is relatively weak, it may overturn when an epidemic occurs.
The residential population structure of African villages is somewhat similar to ancient villages in Kyushu.
That's the villagers gathered behind a village. It seems that most of them are related to each other.
Each family has seven aunts and eight aunts, and the relationship is very close, which means that the number of people who are likely to be infected is higher.
Another reason is that, perhaps because this is a tropical place, water is sometimes scarce. A family in the village likes to wash their hands in a basin to save water.
Ebola viruses and Marburg viruses are often spread through body fluids, which increases the risk of washing hands in the same sink.
At this time, Ling Xiao tried hard to remember the difference between Marburg virus and Ebola virus.
Both are filamentous viruses and have basically the same viral structure, but different antigens.
The antibodies produced are different, and the fatality rate of the two is lower than that of Marburg virus.
In the early stages of the disease, the symptoms of the two diseases are also very similar.
Also high fever, chills, and muscle pain.
I really couldn't tell the difference for a while.
This characteristic also resembles a malaria attack.
Of course, malaria and filoviruses also have many differences.
She took a look at the patient. The indigenous race didn't look very strong.
But compared with white people and yellow people, their physical fitness is the best.
Many indigenous people have long legs, and many people have relatively slender figures.
It's just that the patient at this moment was wearing more clothes, and he was still shivering because of the high fever.
While observing Ling Xiao, Dr. Mengbei was also trying to determine what kind of illness this patient had. After all, many illnesses were very similar.
As a local, he came back after graduating from college and wanted to do his best for his hometown, but found that his level was not strong enough.
When the medical team to aid Africa arrived, he was overjoyed. It was a good mentor to guide him. He worked hard to learn knowledge and wanted to become a respectable doctor.
After lunch today, most departments can rest, but the emergency room is still open. He came to see the patient after eating, and these two people came. After Mengbei saw the patient, he first asked the patient and found that the patient
His thinking is very slow.
Fortunately, the person next to him was from the same village, so he could answer most of the questions. He was busy recording medical records, and he was relieved to see Ling Xiao coming.
As a doctor, he was unable to determine for a while what the disease was, and who caused so many diseases to appear on this continent, or was it the only one.
Then a colleague can help determine what the condition is, so that the patient can be relieved of his pain faster and better.
At this moment, Ling Xiao glanced at the patients. They were not far from the doctor, and then looked at Dr. Mengbei's mask hanging on his ears.
Ling Xiao's eyes were a bit stern and he asked directly: "Dr. Mengbei, why don't you wear a mask?"
Now it is said that the Ebola virus has mutated and may be spread through droplets.
The Marburg virus also spreads through the same channel, with spit flying around when talking.
It is possible to become infected, and you should know that Ebola virus prefers the eyes.
While treating illnesses and saving lives, we must also ensure our own safety.
After hearing this, Dr. Mengbei turned his head and glanced at Ling Xiao.
I don't know why her voice is so harsh.
"Ah!" Meng Bei quickly took it with him.
After all, masks are to protect doctors.
He was very clear about the importance and he was naturally obedient.
He then asked: "Dr. Ling, what do you think?"
Although he didn't know what was going on, he felt that his colleagues had ideas.
Ling Xiao looked at the stunned patient and said, "Let's do a checkup first and draw blood."
When Dr. Mengbei heard this, he issued a test order for blood drawing, but Ling Xiao knew not to let the patient go.
He told Mi Lu: "You call someone to send a set of blood drawing equipment and Ebola virus quarantine test strips."
While talking, Ling Xiao pulled Mi Lu away from the patient for some distance. After Mi Lu heard clearly, she looked at the patient with a bit of fear in her eyes.
As someone who works in the medical field, she understands the horror of it, and it is precisely because she understands the horror of the virus that she is afraid.
"There is no other way but the three of us. If they are allowed to spread again, it will be a catastrophe. I will notify the hospital to prevent future patients from entering here." Ling Xiao looked at Mi Lu and said.
After listening to this, Mi Lu closed her eyes and said with a trembling voice: "Doctor Ling, I know that people who have been in contact with this patient are not allowed to go out."
Ling Xiao glanced at her, raised the corners of his mouth, and patted her shoulder lightly, "It's good that you know. I hope we can all get through this."
After saying that, she closed the door of the emergency room from the inside, called to notify him of the possible epidemic, and asked for special testing equipment to be delivered.
First, someone brought blood-drawing tools and test strips. Ling Xiao opened the door slightly and got the test strips and blood-drawing tools.
At this moment, Dr. Mengbei felt that something was wrong, and his colleagues seemed to have determined the patient's condition.
Ling Xiao walked quickly to the patient, disinfected it with iodine, and began to draw blood from the vein.
During the whole process, the patient was dumbfounded, completely different from his previous self.
The person who sent him felt that the atmosphere there was not very good.
He kept staring at Ling Xiao and Mi Lu.
When pulling out the needle, Ling Xiao paid attention.
There doesn't seem to be a lot of bleeding yet.
But some patches have begun to appear on my face.
It's just that his skin is darker, so it's not so obvious.
The results will be known fifteen minutes after using the test strips. Just in case, she uses three test strips.
Let Mi Lu get ready and observe the condition of the test strips.
Mi Lu was trembling a little, and her legs were weak.
But still try to do things.
Dr. Mombe knew something was wrong.
He looked at Ling Xiao, wanting to see what his colleague meant.
Ling Xiao looked at the patient's family and asked, "Are there any patients like him in the village?"
"What animals has the patient had contact with? For example: fruit bats, monkeys, chimpanzees and other animals."
After hearing Ling Xiao's question, the patient's family members thought for a moment and said, "We don't know whether he had contact with those animals."
"However, Robin's son died not long ago. The child was cursed by the devil and died. When he died, he was unrecognizable."
When Ling Xiao heard it, what? Demons? Are there demons in this world? But she didn't say it directly. When Dr. Mengbei wanted to say something, Ling Xiao glanced at him and he quickly started recording.
Ling Xiao glanced at Meng Bei and found that he understood what he meant, and then said with some surprise: "Devil? Why do you think that the child's death was cursed by the devil?"
"Suddenly, a lot of red spots appeared on the child's body. Before we could send him to a doctor, he was bleeding all over his body, and he died not long after."
After Ling Xiao heard this, he felt that it was more likely to be Ebola virus. Of course, it might also be Marburg virus. The two were very similar in many ways.
As for the probability of hemorrhagic fever, it is very low, although many symptoms of hemorrhagic fever are the same as those of Ebola and Marburg viruses.
However, hemorrhagic fever is not transmitted between humans, but from rats.
Unless there is a possibility that both people are infected by rats, the father and son will become sick.
Although the possibility is relatively low, as a doctor, you still have to ask.
This is the fastest way to know about a possible condition.
The man was a little anxious at the moment.
Because of a series of questions from the doctor.
It made him feel something was wrong, but he didn't dare to move when facing Ling Xiao.
Dr. Mengbei, who was sitting in the audience, heard Ling Xiao ask: "Are there many rats in your place?"
Rats can spread plague and hemorrhagic fever, which is something that must be paid attention to.
Houses in African villages are generally made of clay, which allows rats to enter and exit ordinary people's homes.
If it is a reinforced concrete house, there are generally very few mice and the like.
"There are rats, and we can't catch them all," the man said.
Follow Ling Xiao and ask how they got here.
After asking these questions one by one.
It was recorded in the medical record by Dr. Mombei.
Why does Dr. Ling ask these questions?
Meng Bei didn't quite understand, when Ling Xiao intervened and asked.
He was still a little confused, but now he caught Ling Xiao's train of thought.
Animals such as mice, fruit bats, monkeys, and chimpanzees seem to have been specifically mentioned not long ago.
Yes... His hands trembled. As humans, we are naturally a little scared when we know about the diseases we may face.
As a Level 4 virus, it is the most virulent infectious disease known to the world. The virus attacks with such ferocity that it does not give the human body's defense system enough time to defeat them all.
The patients will die. During the last outbreak, many patients died after being admitted to the hospital for three days. What will happen to them this time?
After he glanced at the calm Ling Xiao, his mood gradually stabilized and his trembling fingers became normal.
As a doctor from a foreign country who comes to aid Africa, isn't he also experiencing the same epidemic as him?
As a doctor, you are most likely to fall under the attack of disease.
Because patients come from all over for medical treatment.
There are also various viruses brought.
The battle is on the front line.
This means that doctors are the most likely to be infected.
But every doctor knows this possibility when he takes up the job.
But they still took up this position without hesitation.
Since I am in this position.
He could only accept this possibility.
"Doctor Ling." Mi Lu said, her voice vibrating.
Her face didn't look very good, and the test paper proved that it was Ebola virus.
Fortunately, she took the most basic epidemic prevention measures and took certain protection during the observation.
But she remembered that when the patient came in, as a nurse, she stepped forward to help him. Is it possible that he was infected?
The more she thought about it, the more scared she felt, her brain was overexerted, and her voice became more trembling.
Even though I had been mentally prepared for a long time, I was still scared at this moment.
Ling Xiao had already heard it, and she quickly walked to the other side.
Make sure the test paper comes out.
Then it should be reported to the captain.
Because it needs to be reported to the health department of this country.
Know that there is still a lot of work to be done out there to make amends.
For example, the bodies of children who have died must also be handled specially.
What about that village? Will more people get sick? These are all issues that need to be solved.
At this moment, the hospital has taken action, they have been notified, and now the Ebola virus is talked about in a disgraceful way.
"Xiao Ling, how are you?" The captain was blocked outside the door. Ling Xiao walked to the other side of the door and said, "I have used test strips to confirm that it is Ebola. Is there another place to confirm?"
"Yes." The captain said. He was nervous. As a captain, he not only had to pass medical skills, but also was responsible for the safety of the team members.
The current Ebola epidemic means that all medical staff in this hospital have to walk on the edge of life and death.
Especially Xiaoling and two other medical workers, who have direct contact with patients.
They didn't know they were dealing with the Ebola virus.
It is possible to be infected from the beginning.
The captain felt a headache.
I'd rather he met.
I don’t want Xiaoling to meet either.
This is the only child in the Ling family.
If you get sick after being infected here.
That means there may be no one in the Ling family.
Fortunately, the fatality rate is not 100%, and there is a vaccine.
The captain remembered that they had all been vaccinated before, which gave them some protection.