Chen Xia blushed when she heard this. "No, no, no, it can't be cured for now, but this medicine can inhibit the replication of the hepatitis B virus, preventing it from becoming a disease and turning into cirrhosis and liver cancer."
When Ren Yuanfei heard this, he was disappointed but then became excited again. Hepatitis B cannot be cured, but if the replication of the virus can be suppressed, it can actually be considered a clinical cure.
The virus does not replicate, which means that it will not cause lasting damage to the liver. It can not only prevent serious complications, but also reduce infectiousness. This is definitely a good medicine that benefits the country and the people.
China is a country with a high incidence of hepatitis B. According to conservative estimates in the 1980s, one in eight people was a hepatitis B patient.
But in layman's terms, hepatitis B is divided into "big triple positive" and "small triple positive".
"Small three positive" refers to surface antigen (+), E antibody (+), and core antibody (+), indicating that the virus replication activity and infectivity are weak.
This type of hepatitis B patients only need regular checkups. Their liver function is normal, viral replication is low, and their lives and marriages are not affected. They are just like ordinary people and rarely progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Normally, no treatment is needed and no medicine is needed. Many bad doctors and bad health product merchants will deceive patients with small three positive into taking treatment and taking a lot of medicine, which will be counterproductive and do more harm than good.
But if it is "big three positive", it is different. It generally refers to surface antigen (+), E antigen (+), and core antibody (+).
This means that the virus continues to replicate in the human body and is highly contagious.
If accompanied by abnormal liver function, long-term lack of effective treatment, and uncontrolled viral replication, there is a 25% chance of developing cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Very terrible.
China was still very poor in the 1980s. Both rural and urban workers needed to use their hard-working hands to create wealth. In addition, the Chinese people were particularly hardworking and willing to work hard.
At this time, the heavy physical work and the lack of effective drugs to inhibit the replication of hepatitis B virus make it very easy for patients with hepatitis B to become ill.
The most frustrating thing is that once the disease breaks out, I can’t die immediately.
There is no productive labor force, and people still have to take Chinese medicine and the like. There is no medical insurance these days. Anyway, if someone in a family gets this disease, the family is doomed and will be dragged down.
Therefore, if a drug that can effectively inhibit the hepatitis B virus can be invented, it will definitely be a meritorious deed and will save countless poor families.
Chen Xia also considered the hepatitis B vaccine, but when he was at Wellington Hospital in England, he learned that the hepatitis B vaccine had already been on the market in 1981, so there was no hope.
At this time, hepatitis can be treated by the infectious disease department or the gastroenterology department. After all, the liver is also part of gastroenterology.
So after the Helicobacter pylori project, the next important project Chen Xia prepared for the elder sister was the research and clinical application of hepatitis B drugs. Of course, the old master would definitely take this ride.
If the quadruple therapy for Helicobacter pylori is more for "profit", then the antiviral treatment for hepatitis B is more for "fame".
As Chinese people, we should do our part to solve this long-standing problem that has plagued our country for many years, especially if we have the golden finger.
Ren Yuanfei's blood was boiling after hearing this. He grabbed Chen Xia's hand and asked anxiously:
"So, has your company, Pumpkin Vine Pharmaceuticals, made a breakthrough in treating hepatitis B?"
"There have been breakthroughs. There are roughly two types of therapeutic drugs: nucleoside analogs and interferon."
"Wait, what are nucleoside analogs and what is interferon?"
Chen Xia was stunned for a moment. As a reborn person, he still habitually used some expert terms from later generations. The novel had already been written for more than 500 chapters, but his mind still hadn't fully come around.
"Master, don't worry. These drugs are still under research within our company. If they succeed, we'll have to apply for a patent, so I can't bring them out right now. So, I'll show you some information in a few days, so you can start studying in advance."
Ren Yuanfei was a little disappointed. "Okay, then you better hurry up. We still have a lot of hepatitis B patients in the infectious disease department. Because there is no medicine, many people die every month. It's so sad."
There are still quite a few documents and magazines in the Space Hospital. There are not too many papers on the treatment of hepatitis B. All Chen Xia needs to do is pick out a few basic papers and let his master study them first.
"Alright, alright, Master. I still have to go sell the health wine. You just heard that I have three kids, and even an old father like me is bankrupt just raising them."
"Get lost, you little brat, haha."
In this way, Chen Xia moved a lot of health wine in several batches and distributed it to the male doctors in the People's Hospital. I believe that there will be a lot of gunfire in the hospital staff quarters tonight.
In the afternoon, Chen Xia drove a car full of health wine and went to the district government compound for a tour. Starting from Li Bingquan, then Commissioner Han and Deputy Commissioner Zhang, he gave a few bottles to each of them.
Who is the richest these days? Workers are no longer the richest, after all, the income of state-owned factories has been declining day by day.
If you have money and time, and read the newspaper and drink tea during the day, then drink half a cup of this health wine every day, and you will definitely be craving for it all night long.
While delivering the wine, Chen Xia also gave a friendly reminder: a 350ml bottle of wine should not exceed 2 taels at a time. What will happen if you drink too much? Anyway, he himself has tried it and it is very embarrassing.
That night, during dinner, the father-in-law and son-in-law divided a bottle of health wine into two, giving each person half a pound.
After drinking it, I wonder if my father-in-law devoted himself to it...
Gu Lin was only 23 years old after the Chinese New Year, which would be the age of a junior or senior college student in later generations, and was the prime of her life.
One advantage of having a baby at a young age is that you can recover faster after childbirth, including your figure.
Because she was pregnant with triplets, her belly was too big before, and she had obvious stretch marks and belly fat after giving birth. So every morning she would go to Fushan Park for jogging and exercise, and then run directly down the mountain to the hospital to work.
Alas, no matter how lazy a woman is, she will not be too calm when facing her figure and appearance, and Gu Lin is no exception.
Look, Gu Lin has regained her figure and appearance, with a face full of collagen, long white legs, and a cup size that suddenly increased after giving birth, which makes Chen Xia, who has been a vegetarian for a year, "feel like an animal".
Health wine is like adding wings to a tiger.
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