"Boss......" Red Rolls reluctantly squeezed out a smile, "I'm dying...... Forgive me...... Can't accompany you on the last ......."

BridgeMorgan has received the best education since he was a child, and he cannot be said to be proficient in medical knowledge, but he understands general common sense, malaria is contagious, but it must be carried and bitten by mosquitoes, so he dares to contact Red Rolls now, not because of deep feelings, but because he knows that his life is not in danger.

"Don't talk about it...... Bridgemorgan is usually very strong, but he is a little choked up at the moment, "It's me who is not good, I shouldn't have brought you here, you can go without worry, I will take care of your family." ”

Red Laus's family, although incomparable to Bridgemorgan, is also middle-class, but when he became an adult, the family was in the middle, and if it weren't for Bridgemorgan's help, he would have been reduced to a poor person.

"Thank you, boss......" Red Rolls closed his eyes tiredly, just now he was tossed dead by malaria, now he is really tired, he just wants to close his eyes and sleep well, "Thank you for taking care of me all the time...... I'm sleepy...... I've got to get some sleep......"

Red Laus's eyelids slowly closed, his breathing became weaker and weaker, and Bridgemorgan watched him die in his arms, and his sad emotions finally did not hold back, and tears welled up like a tide.

Pang Xiaonan witnessed the whole process from the side, he really wanted to go up and help, help Nandegrad save Red Laus, but he was also constrained by the lack of necessary equipment and medicines, this primeval jungle was full of dangers, even if he took action now to temporarily suppress the spread of malaria, but that could only aggravate the pain of Red Laus, it was better to let him have long pain than short pain.

Totekchaski sighed and said, "This young man is really miserable, why did he get malaria in this hellish place?"

"You also have research on malaria?" Pang Xiaonan looked curiously at Totekchaski, a marine biologist who also seemed to have a knack for microorganisms.

"It's not just research," Rita added on the side, "My teacher was a microbiology expert back then, and he almost won a scientific award for his research on the treatment of malaria, no, not almost, he didn't receive the award." ”

Totekchaski waved his hand and said: "I deserve that award, my research results are only developed from other people's achievements, besides, the results of my research only prevent and suppress malaria, and have no substantive therapeutic effect, I am embarrassed to accept the award." ”

"What do you mean, you're a marine biologist, why did you go to study malaria?" Pang Xiaonan was puzzled, shouldn't scientists concentrate on one field?

"Why are you so ignorant," Rita Rima pointed to her chest, "according to your reasoning, I'm a paleontologist, why did I study under a marine biologist?

"Understood, you are all biologists, and biology knows no borders," Pang Xiaonan snapped his fingers, "Oh, no, it is not a species, all creatures, you all study, but everyone's final expertise and belonging are different!"

"Count you smart!" Rita Yama patted Pang Xiaonan's shoulder happily, feeling that the child was teachable.

"Actually, I started my research with microorganisms," Totekchaski touched his nose, "but then I felt that the biodiversity of the sea fascinated me even more, and my source of inspiration for microbes dried up, so I focused on marine life." ”

"What are your achievements on malaria?" Pang Xiaonan only knew that Totekchaski's textbooks on marine biology were very famous, and he didn't know where his contribution to malaria was, and at the moment someone in the team died of malaria, which deepened his curiosity about malaria.

"While they bury the bodies, I'll tell you about the history of malaria and some of my achievements. Totekchaski found a big tree, sat down against it, wiped the sweat from his forehead, walked for too long, and was indeed a little tired, he asked Oda Rima for a kettle, opened the cap of the bottle, took a sip of water, and began to talk:

Malaria is an ancient infectious disease in the family of human infectious diseases, and it has been doing evil for more time than you can imagine. The parasite responsible for spreading it developed from single-celled animals. After a long evolutionary process, the parasite infected reptiles, birds, mammals, then primates, and later humans.

This parasite is called Plasmodium, and the infectious disease it causes is called malaria - it appeared with the origin of human beings, and the time that plagues human beings is measured in 10,000 years. There are more than 200 million cases of malaria worldwide every year.

Because it is so old, there are many mysteries about the origin of malaria.

It is not known what primates transmit the malaria parasite to humans. There are also different hypotheses about how it is transmitted. In conclusion, there is no consensus on many issues regarding the origin of malaria.

Today, people in temperate regions don't feel malaria very well. But there is no escaping the fact that malaria is still rampant in tropical and subtropical regions. At its peak, about 700 million people worldwide were infected with malaria and about 7 million died each year.

What makes malaria so rampant? Malaria is the cause of malaria, and the annoying mosquitoes are the accomplices of the malaria parasite. Statistics have found that 80 species of Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria.

When a mosquito bites a malaria patient, it becomes infected with the malaria parasite. The mosquito continues to bite the second person, and the malaria parasite enters the body of the second person. The malaria parasite first enters the liver and matures into the bloodstream. Malaria symptoms usually present at this time: high fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, anemia, and death.

If other mosquitoes bite a second person, they become infected with the malaria parasite and continue to "inject" the malaria parasite to more people. In this cycle, malaria continues to torment humanity......

Not only that, but malaria can also be transmitted through blood, such as from a pregnant woman to a fetus. To complicate matters further, there is more than one type of malaria parasite that is the source of malaria transmission. There are currently five species of Plasmodium parasites known to infect people with malaria.

It is this complex and stubborn infectious disease that has lingered throughout human history amid the buzzing of mosquitoes.

For these reasons, malaria was included in the list of infectious diseases that mankind decided to eradicate at an early stage. It's just that the process is not smooth.

Sixty years ago, the World Health Assembly launched the Global Malaria Eradication Programme, four years before the Global Smallpox Eradication Programme.

Seventy years ago, an insecticide known as DDT, also known as DDT, was introduced. By 1952, the number of malaria infections had fallen to 350 million, but it was undoubtedly still a huge number.

The Global Malaria Eradication Programme quickly became WHO's most important activity. According to statistics, more than 30% of WHO's funds are invested in malaria eradication programmes. This is far more than a smallpox eradication project. Arguably, the malaria eradication project was the largest resource investment at the time. In retrospect, it's clear why the project didn't go well.

The anti-malaria strategy at that time relied heavily on a single tool – house-to-house spraying of DDT. While this can indeed control the spread of malaria in Anopheles mosquitoes, it is seriously neglected that more effective antimalarial strategies should continue to be found. At that time, it was widely believed that humanity had the tools to eradicate malaria. Unfortunately, mosquitoes quickly developed resistance to insecticides.

There is another major "bug" in this global malaria eradication project.

The project is progressing mainly in countries with rapid economic growth and a short breeding season for Anopheles mosquitoes. A key region, the tropics, has been forgotten. In these tropical countries, where malaria is highly endemic and the Anopheles mosquito breeding season is year-round, and the economy is backward, the prospects for malaria eradication are extremely uncertain. They were effectively excluded from the project.

Mosquitoes are becoming resistant to pesticides, and the Global Malaria Eradication Project, which is called the Global Malaria Eradication Project, is not "global". After a few years of implementation, progress has become increasingly difficult. As a result, the malaria eradication project fell apart and was abandoned.

Totekchaski turned his head to look at Pang Xiaonan and said, "Next, it's my turn to play." ”

"I found a Chinese prescription in ancient books, called Malaria Emergency Prescription, which mentioned several medicinal materials that can treat malaria, so I specially studied those herbs, and finally found that Artemisia annua is a miraculous medicinal material that can effectively treat malaria. ”

Totekchaski picked up an unknown grass on the ground and played with it in his hand.

It was with this discovery that the teacher was awarded the highest scientific research award in China. Rita Rima added excitedly.

"No, no, no," Totekchaski quickly corrected, "I don't deserve it, because my research ended here, and at the beginning, the clinical effect of Artemisia annua was not satisfactory, and the inhibition rate was not high enough. At this point I stopped researching, and the others began to continue with this difficult puzzle. ”

"But in any case, you have played a key role in the treatment of malaria, teacher. Oda Rima is still talking about Totekchaski's achievement.

"The revolution has not yet succeeded, and everyone still needs to work hard," Totekchaski said with emotion, leaning against a tree and looking deep into the dense forest, "At present, some countries and regions around the world have achieved malaria eradication." However, the haze of malaria still looms heavily over tropical countries. More than 90% of the hundreds of thousands of deaths each year occur in the tropics, and the environment we are in today is typical of the tropics. ”

"The WHO Global Malaria Technical Strategy has set ambitious targets: to reduce malaria incidence by at least 90% and malaria mortality by at least 90%. Global malaria deaths have halved since 20 years ago. But last year's Global Malaria Report noted that progress in the fight against malaria has slowed in recent years and that key targets may be missed. The reasons behind this are complex. ”

Totekchaski looked at Oda Rima on the side and said, "I am my most proud student, I guess you also know something about malaria, tell me what are the reasons." ”

Rita Lima nodded and picked up the topic, "The problem of pesticide resistance has returned. The use of insecticides is one of the key malaria control strategies, with 27 countries reporting mosquito resistance in all major insecticide classes over the past 10 years. In addition, the problem of antimalarial drug resistance has re-emerged. In Borneo and surrounding areas, Plasmodium falciparum has become resistant to drugs used to treat malaria. ”

Rima Oda moved her butt to sit more comfortably: "There are high hopes for a malaria vaccine, but the development process is long. Thirty years ago, the malaria vaccine candidate strain RTS,S entered clinical trials. To date, RTS,S is the world's first and only vaccine that has been shown in large-scale clinical trials to significantly reduce tropical childhood malaria and severe malaria. ”

"This vaccine is still not 100% effective, and it can only be said that it has partially achieved the purpose of fighting malaria. "For tens of thousands of years, malaria has developed into a chronic infectious disease in human society, which is stubborn and incurable. However, some regional successes have shown that malaria eradication is entirely feasible. Looking back at the twists and turns in the history of mankind's fight against malaria, the main lessons are as follows: the world should not be discounted when the world joins hands to fight infectious diseases, we must not rely on a single tool, we must take a multi-pronged approach, and at the same time attach importance to the potential of Chinese medicine, and we should constantly look for newer and more powerful weapons, especially vaccines. Malaria was included in the list of infectious diseases for 65 years, and hopefully humanity is not far from eradicating it. ”

Over there, when the Black Mamba Guards were about to begin to bury Red Laus, Totekchaski walked over and said to Buctonlin: "Major, please bury his body tightly, because he still has malaria parasites in his body, and if other mosquitoes bite us again, we will also be infected with malaria." ”

"Well, I see, Professor Totekchaski, that's what we thought too. Bucton Lin replied politely. In fact, he had already planned in his heart, and the transmission mechanism of malaria was not unfamiliar to those of them who lived in the jungle all year round.

BridgeMorgan was now sitting under a big tree in a daze, he still had to digest the death of his assistant, he let the Black Mamba Guards dispose of Red Laus's body, no longer interfered, and there was no initial mood swings, as the heir of the big consortium, he knew to restrain his feelings.

Oda Rima said to Pang Xiaonan: "Bridget Morgan's angry look just now is really terrifying. ”

"Men, there are always times to erupt. Pang Xiaonan understands Bridgemorgan's mood very well, after all, it is his closest assistant who is killed, and everyone will lose control.

But I was disgusted by what he said, "Rita Yama is a scientist, and he can be said to love and hate capitalists, without capitalists, science is often unable to carry out projects, but with capitalists, many research directions of scientists will be restricted, "as if he is the god of our whole team, and everyone has to serve him." ”

"You're not wrong to say that," Pang Xiaonan shrugged, "Without his funding, our operation would not have taken place at all, strictly speaking, he asked us to protect you." If any of you are harmed, it is a remiss on our part on the part of the Black Mamba. ”

"But you can't be blamed for many situations," Rita Rima said, "after all, we are facing an unknown world, an unknown enemy, an unknown danger, and you don't know how to deal with it." ”

"Having said that, after all, we have taken on the responsibility of protection," Pang Xiaonan looked at Bridgemorgan with a dull expression, "He is right, I also feel guilty for not doing my duty to protect you." ”

"You did your best. Oda Rima patted Pang Xiaonan on the shoulder, stood up, and moved her limbs and waist.

After burying the red Laus, Buktonlin told Wu Zhen, Wu Yongqiang and Dawo Khan Khan, who were in charge of filling the soil, "Firmly step on the soil to prevent mosquitoes from entering." ”

So the three of them jumped up and down on the ground where Red Laus was buried in an exaggerated manner, and stepped heavily on the dirt, making a "thump" sound.

Buctonlin looked at the team members who were standing or sitting on the grass, and said: "Members of the scientific expedition team, as well as members of the Black Mamba Escort Team, everyone has just seen that one of our team members was bitten by mosquitoes and contracted malaria, unfortunately, he passed away, so in this jungle of New Bloss, any kind of injury can be fatal, next, I will ask our medical officer to apply mosquito repellent potion to everyone, please cooperate." ”

Bucton Lin remembered something, and added: "Also, everyone should try to cover the skin on their bodies with their clothes, wear long sleeves if they have long sleeves, and try not to expose their necks to prevent mosquito bites." ”

Nandegrad walked up to each of them in turn, dipped a specific ointment on their fingers, and applied it to everyone's neck and hands, and everyone felt a burning pain, which was not the kind of cool mosquito repellent perfume.

When it was applied to Professor Li Sanming, Professor Li Sanming instinctively shrunk his neck, frowned and asked, "Doctor Nandegrad, what kind of potion are you, why does it hurt so hotly, is it chili oil?"

"Haha, Professor Li Sanming," Nandegrad didn't stop his movements, "You're right, there is indeed a little chili pepper in it, don't worry, apply this, to ensure that no mosquitoes will bite you, even if the mosquitoes in this jungle are strong, it is afraid of this smell." ”

"There is such a good medicine, why didn't you apply it to us earlier?" Professor Li Sanming thought that Red Laus's death could have been avoided if they had applied this potion earlier.

"Well," Nandegrad didn't hide it, and he didn't feel guilty, "Although the medicine is a good medicine, it has an expiration date, because the previous mosquito bites were not obvious, so I plan to apply it to everyone when I go deeper into the jungle and when the mosquitoes are rampant." This medicine only lasts a few hours, and I carry a limited amount. ”

Professor Li Sanming looked at the medicine box that Nandegrad carried with him, and it was true that the medicine box was already very large, but there were also many medicines and tools that needed to be carried, and it was impossible to prepare everything.

When Nandegrad was applying mosquito repellent to everyone, Buckton Lin said to everyone: "People who have finished applying the medicine should rest on the spot, if you haven't eaten just now, you can take advantage of this time to replenish food and water, and everyone can save as much as possible when eating, the food we serve everyone is very limited, if we finish eating by then, we must use local materials, but we don't know whether the creatures here are poisonous or not, so it is best to eat our own things......"

The food that Bucton Lin provided to the team members was a few compressed biscuits and a jug of water, because considering that they were in a hurry, everyone still had their own belongings on them, and it was impossible to add too much burden.

Pang Xiaonan took out a compressed biscuit and gnawed it, frowning, this thing is really unpalatable. Since entering the jungle of New Bloss, Pang Xiaonan has not had a chance to absorb spiritual power, although he feels that the spiritual energy in this jungle is very strong, but he has no skills, he must deal with the danger that appears at any time, and he has consumed too much physical strength, but at this moment, he is a little hungry in his stomach.

"Do you want to eat chocolate?" Rita Rima held out a piece of chocolate, her eyes flickering.

"You can eat it, I'll just eat this. Pang Xiaonan is not particular about eating, he can fill his stomach, he estimates that the members of the scientific expedition team are not good, they must not be used to eating compressed biscuits, so he does not accept Oda Lima's kindness.

"I still have it, I've got a couple of them. Xiao Tian Lima showed Pang Xiaonan the goods in his pocket bag, there are indeed a lot of snacks, it seems that women love snacks everywhere, whether it is a little girl or an old or young woman.

"No, I don't have a sweet tooth. Pang Xiaonan still politely rejected Rita Lima.

Rita Rima also stopped insisting and ate chocolate by herself.

Pang Xiaonan was very curious, because Red Laus had just died, but Oda Lima didn't seem to feel anything.

"Professor Rita Rita," Pang Xiaonan patted Oda Rima on the shoulder, "Let me interview you, as the only woman in the expedition team, do you feel about watching your teammates die one after another?"

Oda Lima turned her head and looked at Pang Xiaonan, her mouth was still chewing, "To be honest, I was a little uncomfortable at first, but as soon as I remembered that we came here, I was mentally prepared, and death was already in our plan, so now I gradually look away." ”

"Aren't you afraid of death?" these words came out of the mouth of a scientist, which surprised Pang Xiaonan, after all, the psychology of intellectuals is fragile after all.

"No one has died since ancient times," Oda Rima famously said, "As a biologist, we have seen too many moments of animal death, isn't man also a kind of animal, just like you are fighting monsters in the sea, monsters are not a life, in this world, either you die or I die, there are always people, no, there are always creatures who have to pay the price of their lives for the survival of other creatures." ”

is worthy of being a top scientist, and looking at the problem is superior, Pang Xiaonan gave a thumbs up to Rita Lima: "Listening to your words is better than reading a book for ten years." ”

"Then you should listen to me more in the future. Oda Rima winked mischievously at Pang Xiaonan's left eye.

"Don't don't," Pang Xiaonan waved his hand again and again, "The most powerless thing I can do is study." Pang Xiaonan was right, as long as he wasn't allowed to read, he would rather eat one less meal, except, of course, those subjects he was interested in.

"Hmph, I don't understand the amorous guy. Rita Yama pursed her mouth, in this world, there are more men who want to listen to her lectures, and they have to spend a lot of money to invite her to go, and she is not willing to go.

"Professor Rita Rima, I think BridgeMorgan has a crush on you. Pang Xiaonan began to gossip, in this lonely journey, gossip is the best way to pass the time.

"He's a rich second generation, and he habitually has a good impression of women," Rita Rima stroked her jet-black hair, "Especially an excellent woman like me." ”

"It seems that you are prejudiced against the rich second generation. Pang Xiaonan himself likes the rich second generation, and I wish there were all rich second generations around him, so that he could be friends with the local tyrants.

"No, it's just that I don't like the kind of guy who is ruthless. Oda Rima looked at the decadent Bridgemorgan in the distance, "Hey, in fact, he is also quite miserable, he was born with a fate arranged by his family, he also told me that day, in fact, his wish is to be an explorer, but the family does not let it, people, can not live according to their own wishes, no matter how much money is not happy." ”

"You also believe his words, you can't imagine the happiness of rich people. Pang Xiaonan fell back with his hands on the pillow and slept on the grass.

Although I can't believe all his words, I can feel the loneliness in his words. Xiao Tian Rima also followed Pang Xiaonan's example, lying on the grass, her eyes saw the sky, the white clouds in the sky, the sun through the branches and leaves, sprinkled on the green grass, shining the grass brightly.

"You can still feel his loneliness, and it seems that you are also lonely. "What is empathy, only with the same emotion can this kind of feeling of heart and soul be produced.

"Hey, I can't say lonely, we are engaged in scientific research, and we have time to endure loneliness, and loneliness is already used to it. Lima Oda reached out and plucked a small grass and rubbed it on her face, feeling the itchy feeling.

"With all due respect, you're not young," Pang Xiaonan can't chat anymore, it's taboo to talk about age with women, but he has no scruples, "Why don't you want to marry someone and teach your husband and children?"

"Who are you marrying, marrying you?" Although Rita Rima is a scientist, she is not lacking in flirtatious skills.

"I'm still a child, don't beat me. Pang Xiaonan is not a vegetarian either, and responded unceremoniously.

"You are a child on the surface, but I look at you like an old driver. "Oda Lima has a lot of nonsense with Pang Xiaonan, this feeling, since entering the jungle, is now the most relaxed.

"That's true, I've been driving for many years, and I'm the little prince of racing. Pang Xiaonan remembered his shepherd, oh, no, it was Wang Gangqiang's shepherd, the car still didn't feel as flying as a racing car, and the chassis was too high.

"Pang Xiaonan, you can be honest, how many girls have you broken their hearts. "Oda Rima has always felt that Pang Xiaonan must be a veteran among women, the kind of veteran who has been in the midst of thousands of flowers and does not stick to the leaves, which is essentially different from those men who can only think with the lower half of their bodies.

"You're saying the opposite, I should have been hurt by how many girls. Pang Xiaonan suddenly wanted to sleep, because the light of the sun in the sky made people a little lazy, "I've always been passive, and it's impossible to hurt others." ”

"It's a scumbag like you that makes people even more sad. Oda Rima can see Pang Xiaonan clearly, with a passive banner in her mouth, but she quietly stole other people's hearts, and the result was not as desired, which is more shameful than those men who steal other people's bodies.

"Why am I a scumbag, is a scumbag so worthless now?" Pang Xiaonan has always felt that scumbag is a compliment, isn't there a saying that is good, I want to burn big waves, I want to seduce scumbags. Today's women should like scumbags.

"Scumbag, say, how many girlfriends do you have at school...... No, how many girls like you, tell me honestly!" Rita Rima remembered her school days, and she was also hurt by scumbags. That's a sunny and handsome senior, the kind of senior who likes both junior and sister, the president of the student union, a good family background, a handsome person, and the key is polite, not long after he entered the university, he was captured by him, and he lost the first time in a daze, but then I learned that this senior is a complete liar, I don't know how many junior sisters have been deceived, and from then on, Oda Rima no longer believes in men's sweet words and bluffing appearance.

"I'm in school, and I do still have some fans," Pang Xiaonan remembered that he was in the ring, and the cheers off the court never stopped, "But their ignorant liking can't be regarded as love, just like you chasing stars, knowing that there is no result, and still fighting hard." Of course, celebrities don't take your likes seriously......"

"You arrogant guy, you mean you're a star at school, and you like your girls a lot. Xiao Tian Lima interrupted Pang Xiaonan, this kid really shines when he gives a little sunshine, and floods when he gives a little saliva.

"I'm not a celebrity, but I've won a fighting tournament, and you know, it's a guy that girls like to feel secure, so I have a slight advantage over those nerds in their eyes. Pang Xiaonan was ashamed to say that he felt that his charm came from his good kung fu.

"It's great to be a champion, and I've won the World Science Prize. "Rita Yama does not show weakness, and when dealing with an arrogant guy like Pang Xiaonan, it is to compare his strength with him and the strength of the hardcore.

"I can't compare with you, you are the light of science, you are a national treasure-level scientist, I am a martial artist. Pang Xiaonan began to be humble, and his thinking was quite jumpy.

"You ......" Apparently Oda Rima didn't adapt to Pang Xiaonan's rhythm of boasting and blackening himself for a while, "Can you be single-minded, either keep being arrogant, or keep being humble, ah?" Oda Rima turned her head and reached out to hit Pang Xiaonan's head, but the movement was quite light.

"Am I arrogant?" Pang Xiaonan didn't hide, "Am I confident or not, don't I say that confident men are the most beautiful? If I don't have a little self-confidence, how can I have the courage to fight monsters, if I don't have the courage to fight monsters, how can I protect you?"

"Yes, you are very confident!" Rita Yama was speechless by Pang Xiaonan's crooked reasoning, and she was a scientist herself, and she had no power to fight back in front of such a scoundrel.

"Eh, Professor Oda Lima, I'm curious, what kind of man would a woman like you like?" Pang Xiaonan was really curious, he had never met a female scientist in his thirties, or a beautiful scientist, what kind of mate selection criteria did these breeds have.

"I, ah, I also like men who make people feel safe, men who can protect me. Rita Rima looked at the sky and said what she really said. No matter how strong a woman is, there is a moment when the bird is attached to the person.

"If you like security, then Bridgemorgan is a good choice. Pang Xiaonan chewed a small grass in his mouth, "He has money, he can make anyone feel safe, if you feel unsafe, he can hire a security team to protect you." ”