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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 224: Siege and Enter the City

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    Cholera, a severe infectious disease, originated abroad and was later introduced to my country via sea. It is a genuine imported product.  The word cholera is transliterated from the English cholera. The original meaning of this name is daunting and shocking: suddenly, something bad happens, and everything is in chaos! This shows the superb translation skills of medical predecessors.

    After listening to Wang Libin¡¯s translation, Yao Yuan¡¯s muscles trembled on his face. He also knew the horror of this disease, and immediately called all the Chinese and foreign doctors on the ship to gather together.

    When Yao Yuan went to Suzhou this time, in addition to Western doctors, he also invited several Chinese doctors to go with him.  Among them, there is one person who is the most famous. His name is Wang Shixiong, a native of Hangzhou.  Wang Shixiong's great-grandfather Wang Xuequan was a famous doctor and authored two volumes of "Medical Essays". His grandfather Yongjia and father Qicang were also proficient in medicine and had made supplements and proofreading notes to the book.  When Wang Shixiong was 14 years old, his father was seriously ill. Before his death, he told him: "In life, you must be useful in the world. You know these words, and I have no regrets."  After his father's death, he followed his family's instructions and studied medicine. However, due to his poor family and lack of food and shelter, he was unable to make ends meet.  In order to make a living, he went to Xiaoshun Street in Wuzhou in the winter of the same year to help with the salt affairs.  During the day, he works to make food to support his family. At night, he reads medical books, burns ointment and watches the sundial. He enjoys this endlessly.

    During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, cholera was also prevalent in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Wang Shixiong did not shy away from the evil and tried his best to treat it. After detailed contact with the disease, he wrote the manuscript "On Cholera" in 1838 and handed it down to the world.  During the war in Suzhou and Hangzhou this year, Wang Shixiong fled to Shanghai and worked at the Shanghai Hospital opened by Luo Weilin. This time he heard that an epidemic broke out in Suzhou, which was probably cholera, so Wang Shixiong took the initiative to ask for help.

    All Chinese and foreign doctors gathered behind the deck. Yao Yuan asked Pasteur to explain the symptoms he discovered, and asked several guards to carry the sick Qing prisoners to the deck.

    The incubation period of cholera is only one or two days, and once it becomes severe, it becomes very violent.  There is such a description in later movies. On a scorching summer day, a rickshaw driver appears on the screen.  He pulled the rickshaw and trotted briskly from far to near. He was strong.  Suddenly, the coachman felt unbearably thirsty. When he saw a puddle of water in a small pit on the roadside, he drank it up with his hands, regardless of whether it was clean or not.  After quenching his thirst, the coachman continued running

    A few hours later, the coachman in the camera looked like a different person, and he became depressed.  He was struggling to walk and had bouts of diarrhea.  Unable to find a toilet, he impatiently defecated anywhere.  Close-up: The driver's stool is loose at first, then becomes watery, and finally becomes rice water.  "A good man can't stand three times in shit."  The coachman was quickly struck down by frequent bouts of diarrhea.  Severe dehydration left his eye sockets deeply sunken and the skin on his fingers wrinkled.  Like a washerwoman's hands soaked in water for a long time.  at last.  The coachman fell to the ground and never got up again.  These are real portrayals, illustrating the horror of the cholera epidemic.

    After the three Qing prisoners were carried up, everyone jumped. However, in a short period of time, the three Qing prisoners had already suffered from dehydration and shock.  According to historical records, there were seven cholera pandemics.  The first began in 1817, when cholera originated in India and spread to Arabia.  Then it went to Africa and the Mediterranean coast; in the second pandemic in 1826, it reached Afghanistan and Russia, and then spread throughout Europe; in the third pandemic, it traveled across the ocean and arrived in North America in 1832.  In less than 20 years, cholera became ¡°the most frightening and eye-catching world disease of the 19th century.¡±

    Buster took a pair of white cloth gloves and put them on. He took a tray and collected some Qing soldiers' feces and said, "I'll take it back to the cabin to examine it under a microscope. These patients need to be hydrated, otherwise they will become dehydrated in a few hours."  It will kill them.¡±

    Yao Yuan nodded. Although this sissy is a bit annoying, his rigorous attitude towards medical illnesses is very commendable.

    Luo Weilin nodded and said: "These patients need intravenous infusion to supplement saline. I will arrange it right away." Intravenous infusion appeared in the early 19th century. In 1831, a cholera epidemic occurred in Scotland. This was also the first step in the development of intravenous treatment.  important events.  During this epidemic Thomas Latta experimentally administered saline solution to a patient who was 'dying' and nothing would sting him. In fact, he was so emaciated that I'm afraid I haven't got the equipment ready yet.  , he will die'.  But latta's treatment was successful, and the patient eventually recovered and survived.  The success of saline injection has led to the widespread use of this therapy during cholera epidemics. Although its success rate is limited, in this case, it is already the best treatment method.

    After Wang Shixiong and other Chinese doctors inspected several Qing soldiers and discussed for a while, Wang Shixiong first gave several Qing soldiers acupuncture to stimulate the patient's acupuncture points, so that several Qing soldiers gradually woke up from shock, and then they  I also prescribed Chinese medicine, and several doctors went to prepare the medicine separately.

    Wang Shixiong wiped his hands and said to Yao Yuan: "Lime or acid vinegar must be used to kill viruses in the cabin. Brothers who have been in contact with these people must also wash their hands and feet immediately. From now on,From the beginning, all food and drinks on the ship must be boiled before drinking. People on the ship should not wash their faces and bodies directly with river water, but must use boiled water.  These Qing soldiers who fell ill had to find a cabin to be placed alone, and could only be contacted by our doctors.  "

    Yao Yuan knew that this was to isolate the source of the disease, so he immediately made arrangements. Yao Yuan had no objection to treating a few Qing soldiers. They also needed to observe the onset of this cholera disease. It would be best to cure these people. After arriving in Suzhou, they would  There are mature treatments.

    The people on the boat immediately started to move. Even on Zhao Qi¡¯s boat, Yao Yuan sent people over to help them kill the virus and let them boil water for cleaning.  After a busy afternoon, the people on the two ships almost killed the cabins and decks with lime and acid vinegar, and those who had been in contact with the Qing soldiers were also cleaned.  But then four other Qing army prisoners also fell ill one after another, and even Zhang Guoliang became dehydrated without any warning signs.

    The number of sick people increased to seven, and the atmosphere on the ship became solemn. In front of the invisible enemy, everyone is equal. It will not show mercy to you just because you believe in God or are righteous.

    In the face of bloody battles, none of the Taiping soldiers would be afraid, but this deadly disease has made many people afraid. If you die on the battlefield, you will die with glory and the blood of the enemy.  But after getting sick, you can only moan helplessly and die in slow pain.

    In the evening, the fleet arrived at Xushuguan. After the infusion of fluids, the symptoms of the seven Qing prisoners began to improve. At least their lives were temporarily saved.  Then Wang Shixiong and other traditional Chinese medicine doctors gave them traditional Chinese medicine, and Pasteur gave them some Western pills. After the forced treatment with a combination of Chinese and Western medicine, the conditions of the seven Qing soldiers, including Zhang Guoliang, began to stabilize, and the symptoms of diarrhea and vomiting  The symptoms temporarily stopped.

    While Chinese and foreign doctors were rejoicing, a piece of bad news ruined everyone's good mood. Nearly a hundred people in the Taiping Army camp at Xushuguan began to show the same symptoms. Among these more than 100 people, there were Taiping Army soldiers and nearby people.  People are fleeing, and there is a growing trend.

    Yao Yuan, Pasteur, Luo Weilin, Wang Shixiong and others ignored their hard work and immediately led the people on the ship to start treating patients and teaching methods to prevent and treat the source of the disease.

    Arriving at the temporary rescue hall of the Taiping Army in Xushuguan, there were wounded soldiers and people suffering from cholera. Yao Yuan immediately ordered the people in the hall to separate the wounded soldiers and sick people.  Rows of temporary wooden shacks were erected to house patients and isolate them for treatment.

    Fortunately, before Yao Yuan and others arrived, Xiao Yungui issued a military order. Drinking water and food for humans and animals in all military camps must be boiled. Human and animal feces are prohibited from being dumped into rivers. Once a patient is found, they must be isolated and treated. At the same time, personnel are sent to clean up dead bodies on the battlefield and clean up.  The silt on the road is collected, lime, mugwort, and acid vinegar from nearby villages are collected, and then disinfected in the camp.  After these preventive measures were taken, the risk of cholera outbreaks in the military camps outside Taiping Army City was greatly reduced. However, infected people still appeared in each military camp to varying degrees, with as many as hundreds and as few as dozens. When asked why  It was later discovered that these soldiers either had contact with patients in the incubation period and then ate directly without paying attention to cleanliness, or they were just trying to be convenient and did not strictly follow military orders and drank raw water and became infected.

    Only after the patients at Xushuguan were placed, the General of the Western King came and ordered Yao Yuan and others to enter Suzhou City immediately. After the Taiping Army defeated the Qing army that broke through last night, they had already begun to send troops into Suzhou City in the morning.

    After Yao Yuan handed over the matter of Xushuguan to the local rescuers, he rushed to Suzhou City with his Chinese and Western mixed medical team and a large amount of medicines, medicinal materials and other supplies.

    Yao Yuan and others were mentally prepared as they heard that Suzhou City was the first place where the epidemic broke out. However, after they entered Suzhou City, they were still shocked by the sight in front of them.  The gate of Suzhou City was crowded with people who wanted to leave the city, bringing their families with them. The noise was loud and the faces were full of panic. They wanted to escape this plague city as soon as possible.  The gate of the city was surrounded by three fences set up by Taiping soldiers. Those who wanted to leave the city had to be diagnosed by the Taiping rescue officer. Only those without cholera symptoms were allowed to leave the city, but after leaving the city, they had to stay in the temporary shacks built outside the city wall.  Inside, you can't go outside anymore.

    Among the crowds blocking the city gate, people fell down from time to time. As long as someone fell down, an open space would be opened around them, lest people be exposed to the terrible plague.  After the person fell, a Taiping rescue officer immediately came over to take a look. After looking at it and shaking his head, Taiping soldiers driving an ox cart came over and carried the fallen person to the ox cart. The ox cart was full of people.  It's a corpse, and the person who fell down can basically be determined to be hopeless.

    As we walked in, the ditches on both sides of the street were full of dead bodies. The streets were filled with mud, garbage and feces, exuding a suffocating stench. Several teams of Taiping troops were driving cattleAfter collecting the corpses, there were nearly a hundred Qing prisoners under the custody of the Taiping Army, numbly cleaning the garbage and mud on the streets.  The entire city of Suzhou lost its former prosperity and was filled with stench and fear.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!</dd>
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