One second the news spread that someone had died, and the next second another person died.
Half an hour later, everyone gathered together and looked at the two women being burned quietly in the flames. There was a layer of lingering gloom on everyone's face.
Some people say that Xia Shang was a quack doctor. He treated minor illnesses as serious illnesses and cured two women to death.
But this statement did not receive much support.
Perhaps for now, Xia Shang is their only life-saving straw. Who would doubt what Xia Shang said?
The burning of the corpse lasted for half an hour. When the flames went out, Xia Shang waved his hand: "Come here, let's start the inspection now."
Everyone's heart was tense, this moment was undoubtedly the time to announce everyone's life and death.
Everyone lined up anxiously, waiting one after another for Dr. Xia's diagnosis.
After these two days of observation, Xia Shang was relatively confident about the symptoms of this plague, and there would be no misdiagnosis.
Xian'er and Bian Rong were the few healthy people in the queue. At this time, they were constantly comforting the patients undergoing examination on both sides of the queue.
In front, a patient asked anxiously after being examined by Xia Shang: "Doctor, my illness..."
Xia Shang did not answer, his expression was heavy, and the patient knew it well, sighed, and stepped aside lifelessly.
"Doctor, I don't need to look at it." Another person came up, looking very relaxed, "Doctor, this is a small problem of mine, just a little weak. It's all because I didn't eat well when I was a child. I have always had it.
this problem."
Xia Shang glanced at him and said calmly: "Open your mouth."
"This..." The patient hesitated.
"If anyone wants to resign themselves to fate and not accept inspection, I have no objection. You can leave on your own."
The patient wanted to leave, but didn't dare. After thinking about it, he calmed down.
After a while, Xia Shang completed the inspection.
The patient asked impatiently: "Doctor, am I okay?"
"It's indeed okay."
"That's great!"
"It's just the early stages of the plague, and it's not life-threatening for the time being."
"Ah?!" The patient's face turned pale, "Doctor, are you kidding me? How could something happen to me?"
"Do you think I'm joking? There are so many people waiting."
"Impossible! I don't believe it! You quack, you're talking nonsense!"
The patient became very excited and wanted to grab Xia Shang.
Bian Rong on the side reacted quickly and stopped him: "Hey! Dr. Xia is kind enough to check you out. If you don't believe it, forget it. Do you still want to stir up trouble?"
This person's actions also aroused dissatisfaction among others, and several men in better health rushed over, apparently intending to take action.
"Okay!" Xia Shang said, "Let him go. I still say the same thing. If anyone doesn't believe me, you can leave on your own. However, I also want to remind everyone that your life is yours. If you hide your illness and avoid medical treatment, you will only be harmed.
Don't worry yourself if you get the plague. The plague is not an incurable disease. I believe that if you give me some time, I can find a way to resolve it."
After saying that, Bian Rong let go of the person holding him.
The other party's mood didn't seem to have calmed down yet. He was arranging his clothes and muttering to himself: "I don't believe it. Anyway, I don't believe it! I don't believe it. This is the plague. I'm leaving, so you can wait here to die."
With that said, the patient went back alone and started to pack his things.
Bian Rong looked at Xia Shang and asked him what his plan was.
Xia Shang shook his head and said he didn't need to pay attention.
"Next."
Soon, the team returned to normal.
The final inspection results were very unfavorable.
Only one among eleven people is not a plague.
Fortunately, the only person who was not a plague did not leave alone, but volunteered to stay as a helper.
The atmosphere in the entire team was extremely dull.
Those diagnosed with the plague need time to digest the entire overwhelming truth.
Xia Shang was about to start making some preparations for treatment.
First, everyone's daily necessities and clothing must be washed and baked.
Since the number of people is small, everyone should live separately and reduce contact with each other.
Everyone should pay great attention to personal hygiene.
Everything must be done to ensure that the plague virus will not continue to infect and spread.
In terms of treatment, Xia Shang is going to try Artemisia annua.
In the memory of Xia and Shang Dynasty, Qinghao was a medicine for treating malaria, and its effect was very significant.
Judging from the current situation, the patients' symptoms are very similar to malaria, so Xia Shang estimated that these patients had malaria.
Malaria is highly contagious. Although there was a cure in ancient times, the cure was always in the hands of a few people and could not be widely spread. Therefore, whenever malaria breaks out, there will always be large-scale infection and death.
We are now located on the border of Bashu and Sichuan. Artemisia annua grew in Sichuan in the past, and I believe it should also grow in Bashu in this era.
So Xia Shang drew a sketch of Artemisia annua and gave it to Bian Rong and several patients with milder conditions to search for it in the mountains.
Anyway, let’s try it with Artemisia annua first.
Xia Shang was not absolutely sure whether it was malaria or not.
After all, there was not much research on plague in Xia and Shang Dynasties. The only plague diseases that can be thought of are malaria, smallpox, cholera, and the Black Death.
The symptoms of these patients are somewhat similar to those of malaria, smallpox, and the Black Death.
It is difficult to determine which one it is.
The best thing Xia Shang prayed for was malaria, because there was still a way to cure malaria. If it was smallpox or the Black Death, given the current conditions, not to mention that these patients would die, even he would probably be infected.
Xia Shang was a little worried. He first went to check out everyone's situation, and then sat by the river in a daze, waiting for Bian Rong and others to come back.
After a while, Min Xiner's voice came from behind: "Brother-in-law."
Xia Shang turned around and saw Min Xiner standing staggeringly behind him, her pale face blocked by a veil, and her eyes dull and lifeless.
"Why did you come out? You should have a good rest."
"I've heard it all. It turns out that my disease is the plague. I heard that the plague is contagious. Why does my brother-in-law stay here?"
Xia Shang frowned, stood up, and was about to help Min Xiner, but she dodged him again.
"Treat diseases and save people! Who is greedy for life and afraid of death? Besides, there are many kinds of plagues, and not every plague is so terrible. Hey, you don't understand it anyway, even if I tell you. In short, just remember, take a good rest, and you will definitely recover. After your body recovers, your mind will have to pick itself up again. So what if you remain an ordinary person forever? There are so many more wonderful things in this world, and you don’t have to fight and kill."
As he spoke, Xia Shang came to Min Xiner again and gently supported her.
This time, Min Xiner did not dodge and asked in a low voice: "If you contract the plague to save me, will you regret it?"
"Not to save you, but to save everyone." (To be continued)