Chapter 129 Rain with Insect Eggs
The parasite outbreak was much faster than Shi Jiaojiao had imagined.
Wang Jia was really lucky at the beginning, as he discovered something was wrong the first moment he was parasitized.
But others were not so lucky.
At the beginning, many people had dense bite blisters on their calves and arms.
But apart from itching, there are no other symptoms.
So most people just forget about it after scratching it and don’t take it seriously at all.
It wasn't until the government issued a notice about parasites that everyone started to get scared.
The hospital in City S was destroyed by the tsunami, but fortunately some equipment was saved.
The authorities acted quickly. As soon as the notice was issued, they prepared several buildings to be used as hospitals.
Of course, there is no medicine.
Rescue messages have been sent out, but I don’t know if other provinces have encountered parasites, but they must have had a hard time as well.
It is still unknown when the medicine will be delivered, or whether it will arrive.
Hospital treatment is free now, but relying solely on medical equipment, we can only save a few patients whose insects are parasitic on their epidermis.
As long as these patients can endure the pain, there will basically be no problem after the wound is disinfected, cut open and the parasites are removed.
However, there are still some patients who have been infected for a long time. I don’t know whether they have not received any notification from the government or they think they are tough, so they only come to the hospital when the pain becomes unbearable.
The results of the X-ray showed that the parasites were drilling into the bones, and some even drilled into the brain.
How to save this?
A week later, it suddenly started to rain sparsely.
The rain was not heavy, and it didn't even affect going out to search for supplies.
No one took the rain seriously. Some people even prayed for heavier rain because they did not have enough water at home.
Not long after the rain stopped, Shi Jiaojiao received a call from Qin Jun.
"Don't drink rain water, there are lots of insect eggs in this rain water!"
When Qin Jun got the news, he first notified his family and then quickly contacted Shi Jiaojiao.
When Shi Jiaojiao heard this, she almost dropped the soup in her hand.
"High temperatures can kill insect eggs. If you have already drunk it, no matter what anthelmintic you have at home, take a few tablets first. It will at least help. The country is already developing symptomatic drugs."
Hearing this, Shi Jiaojiao's hand holding the phone paused slightly.
She has some common anthelmintics in her space.
This was what Mu Ci prepared at the time.
It's not that I anticipated that there would be a disaster like parasites in the future. I was just thinking that life would be difficult in the future and the food I eat would definitely not be as clean as before, so I prepared some anthelmintics just in case.
But although there are some, there are not many of them.
There is no way to donate them, but I can still give a few to my friends.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Jiaojiao took out the anthelmintic.
There are 10 tablets in a box. Adults can take two tablets at a time.
After hanging up the phone, Shi Jiaojiao took out a few pills and hurried downstairs to deliver them.
Regardless of whether you are infected or not, take two tablets first as a preventive measure.
At this time, Wang Jia had just gotten up and was preparing to wash up.
This is the rain that just came in last night.
However, perhaps because she was frightened by the parasites, she did not drink it immediately. Instead, she picked up the cup and took a closer look.
You won’t know until you see it. It’s really shocking.
There were actually three very tiny, wriggling, translucent worms in the cup.
Wang Jia was so shocked that she stood there in shock. She almost threw the cup in her hand away, and her lips were trembling a little.
There are parasites in the water, so what about the water she drank before?
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel nauseous in my throat and quickly opened a garbage bag and vomited into it.
I didn't eat anything in the morning, and all I vomited was sour water.
At this time, she also heard Shi Jiaojiao knocking on the door.
Wang Jia has recovered well since the parasites on his arm were removed.
Now that this kind of thing happened again, I was so scared that my face turned pale and my heart seemed to be jumping out of my throat.
I almost lost my life again.
Tang Wei also had a stiff face and swallowed his saliva before speaking, "I drank rain water yesterday. Could it be that I drank the insect eggs?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Jiaojiao felt a little numb on her scalp, "Have you boiled it?"
Tang Wei's face was filled with panic. "It has a fever. I can't drink cold water directly in such a cold weather. I just don't know if the eggs have been killed by the high temperature."
He paced back and forth in the living room, looking sad, "Am I going to die soon?"
Before anyone else could speak, he spoke up again, "Forget it. I've lived this long and it's enough. After I die, can you burn me? I don't want to be soaked in water and become a giant. And you can divide up my supplies too..."
By the end of his speech, his eyes were red.
"Pooh, pooh, pooh, what nonsense are you talking about? I also drank the water yesterday, I will be fine." Wang Jia's face looked a little bad, but he still comforted her.
Shi Jiaojiao took out four pills from her pocket and said, "Take the pills first."
Tang Wei was stunned, "How do you have medicine?"
Shi Jiaojiao explained, "This is the remaining anthelmintic medicine my brother and I had. Let's use this medicine first. Don't worry, the country is already researching anthelmintic medicine for parasites. You will be fine."
Tang Wei took the medicine and opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything, "We'll take it, then you..."
Wang Jia was also silent.
Who wants to die if you can live?
Moreover, nowadays, anthelmintics are life-saving drugs regardless of whether they are used for the right symptoms or not.
But after they finished eating, what if Shi Jiaojiao and the others got infected?
And now I feel that it is no longer a problem that can be avoided by just drinking water.
There are so many people out there, and almost all of them carry parasites. No one knows whether the parasites can be transmitted through other means.
This kind of disaster is probably no simpler than a plague.
Mu Ci saw the two's concerns and said, "You guys take it first. Saving lives is the most important thing. Don't worry, there is enough medicine upstairs. Once the parasites subside a little, I'll go out and see if I can find some connections to prepare another batch of medicine."
Having said that, the two of them stopped refusing.
After taking the medicine, Wang Jia's eyes turned red and her voice was a little hoarse, "Thank you."
Tang Wei also had an expression on his face that showed he wished he could give himself to her.
Shi Jiaojiao might have been alone for too long in her previous life, and she simply couldn't stand such a sentimental scene.
So she left with a sentence, "Have a good rest." and hurriedly took Mu Ci away.
After coming out from the 19th floor, Shi Jiaojiao went to the 18th floor to inform Yang Fan.
Yang Fan sent her messages several times, but her daughter was still so young, and Shi Jiaojiao really couldn't bear to watch them go to their death.
After returning home, Shi Jiaojiao was still a little worried about how to spread the news.
Who would believe her just by her words?
However, she didn't worry for long.
The authorities were obviously faster and announced the news as soon as they received the test results.
However, the authorities have also proposed a solution.
Although rainwater contains a large number of insect eggs, experiments have shown that high temperatures can kill insect eggs.
So it’s not that rainwater cannot be drunk, but it needs to be boiled at high temperature for at least five minutes before it can be drunk.
However, despite timely notification, some people were inevitably infected with parasites.
Some of them drank a lot of rain water because of thirst the first time it rained.
As for some people, I don’t know whether they think they are lucky or they are reluctant to use firewood.
The rain heated it up, but not completely.
The eggs were not killed at all.
It's too late to regret now.
Others contracted the parasites from eating fish caught in stagnant water.
At this point, the parasite outbreak has fully begun.
It is obvious that this time is much more serious than before.
Before, it was just below the skin, and it was itchy and painful.
But it’s different for people who drink the insect eggs.
Their respiratory system will be destroyed first, followed by stomach pain and diarrhea, and finally they will start to have blood in their stool and vomit blood.
Even in the vomited blood, you can vaguely see fragments of internal organs.
The shadow of death once again looms over everyone's heart.
Some people commit suicide in despair, while others try to cling on and live a few more days.
The hospital was packed.
At this time, where can we find a hospital bed?
Those who are more particular will spread a mat on the ground, but most people don’t care about that and just sit on the ground.
Some people didn't even have time to make it to the emergency room before their bodies twisted in pain and their lower bodies were covered in blood.
Even if Shi Jiaojiao stayed at home and did not go out, she seemed to be able to hear the wailing coming from the outside world.
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