Chapter 217: Declaring War on the Plague God
In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Shouzheng led the officials of the county, as well as the district head, Duan Chang, to Jiangnan Hospital and awarded the gold medal to Wan Mizhai, Li Shizhen, and Li Yuanming, and their disciples also received the silver medal.
The doctors deserve it. In just over two months, Jiangnan Hospital has treated more than 3,200 injured and sick people free of charge, effectively curbed the spread of several epidemic diseases, and provided a strong guarantee for the county's victory in fighting floods.
After the award, Zhao Shouzheng invited Li Shizhen, vice president of Jiangnan Hospital and director of the epidemic prevention department, to make a report on the next stage of the epidemic prevention plan for everyone.
As we all know, the catastrophe is followed by the pandemic, and no one knows why. But with the help of a microscope, Jiangnan Hospital finally solved this problem.
Li Shizhen told everyone that it was because the floods caused a large number of animal deaths, and the garbage and feces that were carried everywhere by the floods could not be buried and disposed of in time. Contaminated drinking water and open defecation can also breed a large number of disease-causing microorganisms, leading to mosquito infestations and rodent infestations, all of which can lead to epidemics.
In addition, there is schistosomiasis, which has plagued Kunshan for many years, and it will also take the opportunity to make waves.
Therefore, it is necessary to carry out comprehensive and thorough epidemic prevention treatment in Kunshan before the disaster victims are relocated.
For him, he formulated the 16-character policy of 'county government leading, hospital guidance, national participation, and comprehensive epidemic prevention', and planned to launch a month-long 'national epidemic prevention action', which is divided into five parts.
First, it is necessary to carry out comprehensive environmental cleaning and disinfection.
Flooded houses, streets, and fields should be thoroughly cleared of silt, waterlogged, potholes, weeds, and ditches should be removed.
Thoroughly clean up garbage, animal carcasses and feces, and carry out landfill incineration and other harmless treatments, and at the same time kill insects and rodents, and cut off the intermediate links of disease transmission.
The second is the sanitary treatment of drinking water.
It is forbidden to drink raw water, and avoid quoting water from rivers and lakes as much as possible. For all wells, they should be drained and dredged, the walls and bottom of the wells should be washed with clean water, the sewage should be exhausted, and then purified with alum before drinking.
It is forbidden to defecate in the open to prevent polluting water sources, and all animal manure should be collected and cleaned in a timely manner to prevent pollution of water sources and reduce the breeding of mosquitoes and flies.
The third is to establish an epidemic monitoring system.
All victims are required to report fever and diarrhea to the chief in a timely manner, and the chief A should also report to the resident doctor in a timely manner. After the doctors diagnosed the epidemic, they concentrated their efforts on isolation and prevention to nip the epidemic in the bud.
Fourth, strengthen epidemic prevention publicity and education for villagers.
Li Shizhen made up a simple and catchy epidemic prevention song, asking all the lieutenants to remember it and publicize it to the villagers every day.
In addition to promoting the above three points, the epidemic prevention song also educates the people to know that diseases come from the mouth, to wash hands before and after meals, not to use dirty water, to wash vegetables, wash dishes, etc. And never eat moldy food, try not to eat raw and cold food.
And the fifth point, the prevention of potbelly disease.
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Li Shizhen's speech was clear and full of dry goods, not as inflammatory as Zhao Erye, and the officials and gentry in Kunshan County listened carefully to him for most of the hour, and they were inevitably a little distracted.
But as soon as they heard the fifth point, they were all stirred up and refreshed.
Big belly disease is a chronic disease that has plagued Kunshan and even the entire Jiangnan water town for many years. Every year after the floods, many people die from the disease.
The patient first had a weak constitution, weak limbs, and thin yellow muscles, and then diarrhea, blood in the stool, and bulging belly, and finally died of despair in the absence of medicine.
And what's even more terrifying is that as long as one person in the village gets sick, it will soon be infected, and even endanger the whole village.
Therefore, if there is a big belly disease in any village, the man can't get a daughter-in-law, and the woman can't get married, and the whole village is like a ghost, which is very terrifying.
There is a song in southern Jiangsu that says, "When it comes to belly disease, everyone is afraid; A man's belly is like a pregnant child, and a woman does not give birth to a baby after marriage; There are women who don't marry big-bellied men, who are both poor and widowed. That's what happened.
Therefore, I heard that this disease can be prevented, and the person who said this was the world-famous miracle doctor Li Shizhen, can everyone present not be excited?
They shouted one after another.
"Doctor Li, can this disease really be prevented?"
"Then you are a bodhisattva who saves the suffering and saves the hard."
"We're kowtowing to you." Many gentry who suffered from it knelt down directly for Li Shizhen.
"Get up, be quiet, it's noisy." Li Shizhen is still cool and unsmiling. He only flattered Zhao Gongzi in his life, and he didn't care about how big an official or rich you were for the rest of the people.
Everyone felt that this was what a divine doctor should be, but instead of feeling offended, they were willing to do it, and they all obediently got up and shut up, and listened to Divine Doctor Li say in a deep voice:
"Thank you Zhao Gongzi and the power of science for solving the mystery of this disease for the doctors." Li Shizhen first paid high tribute to the owner and science.
Then he told the crowd that the disease was not a plague, but a small worm called schistosomiasis.
Human and animal faeces are the main source of Schistosoma eggs, and snails are the only intermediate host for Schistosoma transmission.
Therefore, schistosomiasis can be eradicated by preventing human and animal feces from polluting water sources, and by mobilizing the whole people to eradicate snails.
At the same time, it is also necessary to protect susceptible people and farming cattle, try to avoid contact with infected water, especially children are strictly prohibited from swimming and bathing in infected water, catching fish and shrimp.
Everyone hurriedly took out a small notebook and wrote it down, lest they miss a little.
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In the hospital ward, Pan Jitao sat on the bed and quietly looked out the window with his second brother.
Pan Zhongli also served as a prefect, and it was incredible to hear. When Li Shizhen finished the report and Zhao Shouzheng began to assign tasks, he finally couldn't help but ask the fourth child:
"Since ancient times, county officials have not gone to the countryside, how can such a complicated request be conveyed by counting on these squires. How can those scattered villagers follow the rules? ”
In the end, eighty percent of the heart will become a farce.
"I don't know if it will work elsewhere," Pan Zhongcheng, who already regarded himself as half a Kunshan person, said with confidence: "But Kunshan, it must work!" ”
"Why?" Pan Zhongli saw the proud look on his younger brother's face, and became more and more confused.
"Because here the whole world wants the same thing, and all are of one mind; Here is that magical boy, and his Jiangnan company ......" Pan Ji said leisurely: "The time, place and people are here, nothing is impossible." ”
"Oh......" Pan Zhongli nodded, naturally not doubting his brother's judgment. He couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Who would have imagined that the soul of the entire Kunshan is not Zhao Zhixian, but his son?" ”
"The old-timers are wrong, of course my father is the soul of this county." The door of the ward was pushed open, and Zhao Hao walked in with a smile holding a bouquet of golden chrysanthemums.
He went to the hospital bed and put the chrysanthemum in the vase.
No way, only chrysanthemums are still blooming this season. If it was a few months later, there would still be plum blossoms.
Then Zhao Gongzi took out a beautiful sandalwood box engraved with snow-white Qionghua and handed it to Pan Jitao.
Pan Jitao's first reaction was to refuse, in front of the second brother, he really didn't eat snacks.
But Zhao Hao insisted on letting him open it.
Pan Zhongcheng said in his heart, what about love, Lao Tzu will eat it, what's the matter?
He gritted his teeth and opened the box, but saw that it was not a new type of cement or rare minerals, but a golden medal.
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