Chapter 119
Mu Nan's words successfully shocked everyone, especially Song Jia, who almost jumped up: "What is that? What's moving?" He was already itchy all over, and after Mu Nan said that, he instantly felt even more itchy!
Jian Chu held Song Jia down and said, "Don't move. Let me see."
Qin Huai also stepped forward and even took out his cell phone, turning on the flashlight and shining it over. With the illumination, the red and swollen bag on Song Jia's back could be seen more clearly. Because of the strong light, even the contents inside could be seen. Because they could see, the expressions of both of them instantly became more solemn. There was indeed something moving in the big bag on Song Jia's back, as if there were live insects in the bag.
Mu Nan didn't dare to get close at all. He was not afraid of insects, but he was afraid of the insects growing in his body. He had lived for so many years and had never seen such a scene. He was really scared.
Song Jia was also scared. They were looking at him from behind, but he couldn't see behind him. Seeing that they didn't say anything, he was almost scared to tears: "What's wrong? Is there something on my back? Can someone take a picture for me? Don't scare me."
Jian Chu looked at him and said, "There is a big swelling on your back. It looks like there is a bug in it, and it moves."
After hearing this, Song Jia felt sick all over. He was so scared that he started crying. He even thought that he was going to die or that he was infected with something strange. His head felt dizzy and his face turned pale.
Qin Huai looked at Jian Chu: "Is Xu Ming at home?"
Song Jia shook his head: "No, he's on duty today."
Because Qin Huai and the others went in and out in the same car, they deliberately adjusted their rest times together, so they were all at home today, but Xu Ming arranged his own work, because there were not many veterinarians, and there were too many mosquitoes recently, which had a great impact on humans, but for those livestock, the problem was even more serious. Many animal diseases were caused by various insect bites, so he was very busy these days.
Qin Huai said: "Call Xu Ming first and ask him if he has encountered this situation recently. I will call Wu Zheng and ask him to come over."
Before Jian Chu's call got through, Wu Zheng came over first. Seeing his brother crying out of breath, he was dumbfounded. He just came over to apply some anti-itching medicine, so what happened? "Why are you crying? What happened?"
Qin Huai pointed his phone at the bag behind him and let Wu Zheng see it for himself, which scared Wu Zheng.
Jian Chu hung up the phone and looked at them and said, "I guess he was busy, so I didn't get through."
Qin Huai: "Then don't fight, let's go directly to the hospital, the car happens to be at home."
Jian Chu said, "I'll go over and tell Zi Bai, and then I'll go with you guys."
Mu Nan looked at his face and advised: "Don't go. If you feel uncomfortable, just rest at home. Or you can go with me and see if I can prescribe some medicine. Do you have diarrhea or are you just in pain?"
Jian Chu waved his hand: "Just drink some hot water, then go ahead, and tell us if you have anything to say."
Qin Huai took the car keys and said to Mu Nan, "Don't go either. Stay at home and look after the house. It's useless to go with so many people."
Song Jia was so frightened that his legs went limp, and he couldn't even stand up. Wu Zheng half carried him, half dragged him to the car. Seeing his brother's cowardly look, and thinking of the pustules with live worms crawling on his back, Wu Zheng felt uneasy, but he still comforted him, "It's not a big deal to scare you like this. It's possible that there is thick fluid in your pustules, and we just saw it wrong."
Song Jia was still crying. He had already started thinking about what his brother and Niuniu would do if he died. Thinking of Niuniu, he still expressed his concern with tears in his eyes: "Niuniu is at home alone."
Still thinking about the dog at this time, Wu Zheng said with amusement and helplessness: "I'll send the password to Mu Nan and ask him to bring Niuniu over, okay?"
They had been in trouble for almost a whole day, and Song Jia was not an isolated case. They even saw several large abscesses on Song Jia's arms in the hospital, like the ones on his back. They said that they were not caused by bites, but by a poisonous insect that used them as a breeding ground for eggs. They also saw the doctor cut open the abscesses and squeezed out a lot of still twisting white worms. The small ones were only one or two centimeters, and the long ones were even five centimeters. Even Qin Huai turned his face away in disgust, not to mention Song Jia, who also had abscesses on his back. He was so scared that he almost fainted.
When the doctor was treating Song Jia, he joked, "You're lucky. This is the only case. I just saw one yesterday. He had five or six lumps on his back. After the wound was cleaned, there was not a single piece of good skin left."
Song Jia was sobbing. Wu Zheng was relieved when he saw the doctor's relaxed tone, as if it was no big deal. "Don't scare him. He's already scared. This has never happened before."
The doctor said, "You are so timid, young people. Why are you crying over such a small matter? It will be fine after cleaning. Remember to clean and disinfect your home. I will prescribe some disinfectant for you later. However, supplies are scarce now, and the disinfectant is only enough for you to dilute and use once. But you have to use it. If the infection is serious, it will be fatal."
Qin Huai asked: "Will everything be alright once it's cleaned up? Will there be any residue?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "So far, I haven't seen any eggs left after cleaning. Of course, some people died because of the bad living conditions and the wounds were bitten again. In the end, the infection became serious."
These words made several people feel uneasy. Qin Huai had already decided to go back and disinfect and clean the house inside and out. If Mu Nan had to endure this kind of suffering, he would be heartbroken.
The three were exhausted when they got home. The hospital was overcrowded. They had to queue up to register, wait for doctor's appointments, pay for medicine, and then queue up for wound debridement and pus removal. Any queue would take an hour or two. This was because a special channel had been opened to deal with these poisonous insect pus. Otherwise, with the current number of people in the hospital, it would probably take even longer. If they hadn't gone to the hospital, they wouldn't have known that there were so many people in the residential area.
Wu Zheng reported his safety in the small group and briefly explained the incident, reminding his neighbors to pay attention to the hygiene environment at home. If they are really bitten by this poisonous insect, don't worry, it's not a big deal to clean it up, and it doesn't seem to have any major sequelae at the moment.
When they came back and knew it was not a big deal and that they just needed to clean the abscess, Mu Nan breathed a sigh of relief. This was too scary. There were live worms in the abscess on his body. This was the first time he had seen such a situation in his life. "I thought this kind of thing only happened in TV dramas, in the plots of going on wild jungle adventures."
Qin Huai: "Take out the disinfectant, put away the things at home, and do a thorough cleaning inside and out."
Although I feel tired, I still have to keep the place clean and tidy with the lessons learned from the past. Other people don't have the conditions, and if they do clean up properly even if they have the conditions, they will deserve it if they get bitten by poisonous insects. Especially since they have vegetables planted in the living room, they have to pay more attention to the hygiene conditions.
Qin Huai said: "I'll ask someone to buy some bricks and we'll build the roof."
Mu Nan: "Plant another layer of vegetables?"
Qin Huai glanced at him and said, "Move the vegetables on the third floor to the top floor and separate them from the living area. In the future, those vegetables will need fertilizers, so it's okay to plant some downstairs. The upstairs and downstairs are separated, but the floor we live in is still mainly for living."
Mu Nan was about to say something when Qin Huai interrupted her and asked, "Or do you want to be like Song Jia?"
Mu Nan quickly shook his head. No, no, this is a bit scary. Let’s separate. Anyway, the current planting area is more than enough to support their lives.
Mu Nan originally thought that Qin Huai was being too cautious. Although he also felt that being cautious was never a bad thing, as the temperature rose day by day, it would be quite exhausting to do so. However, he changed his mind the next day.
Early in the morning, Mu Nan got up, brushed his teeth and washed his face. Although he didn't have to go to work, Qin Huai did. He always had breakfast at home before work, so he had to get up and eat with Qin Huai. After Qin Huai went out, he would take a nap. This was the case every day on previous weekdays.
However, today, just as he was about to wash his face and brush his teeth, he had already drunk some water when he felt something moving on his lips, which made him feel itchy. He took the cup and saw at least two wriggling white worms in the water. Mu Nan threw away the cup, hugged the toilet and started vomiting in disgust. He had just woken up in the morning and there was nothing in his stomach, so all he vomited was acid water.
Qin Huai rushed in when he heard the noise, supported him and patted his back: "What's wrong? Why did you vomit? Are you feeling sick in your stomach?"
Mu Nan was about to say something, but when he thought of that scene in his mind, the key point was that he took a sip. Although he was going to brush his teeth and not swallow it, he felt disgusted even thinking about it, and he vomited several times.
Seeing that Mu Nan couldn't stop vomiting, Qin Huai had no choice but to stroke his back gently and hold his stomach with one hand until Mu Nan couldn't vomit anymore. He was ready to get him some water to rinse his mouth. Mu Nan quickly waved his hand and took a bottle of mineral water from the space and asked Qin Huai to open it for him.
Qin Huai saw that his eyes were red from vomiting and he kept dry-heaving. He was a little worried that his stomach problem had recurred, so he hurried to find medicine.
Mu Nan collapsed on the sofa, and suddenly remembered that Qin Huai had brushed his teeth before him, so he quickly got up: "Brother!"
Qin Huai came over with a medicine box: "I'm here, is your stomach hurting?"
Mu Nan asked, "Did you brush your teeth with water from the tap this morning?"
Qin Huai frowned slightly: "What's the problem with the water?"
Mu Nan quickly said: "I just saw two long white, wriggling bugs in the water cup." After saying that, he couldn't help feeling nauseous. It was so disgusting that he didn't even know if there were any bugs in the drink he just drank. He felt nauseous again after saying that.
Qin Huai said, "No, the water I used to wash my face and brush my teeth this morning is clean. I'll go check it out. You sit still."
Qin Huai picked up the cup of water that Mu Nan dropped on the ground, checked the cup and the water on the ground, and then found a small white worm wriggling in the water on the ground. Qin Huai took two pieces of tissues and crushed the worm to death, then filled the water again. It was not until the third cup that he found the worm again in the water.
This water comes from underground pipes. Generally, it is isolated and purified before being installed in households, but the possibility that the isolation fails to eliminate the insect eggs cannot be ruled out, so some insects hatch in the water pipes.
Qin Huai poured out the water in the cup and threw the cup away. After coming out of the bathroom, he saw that Mu Nan's face was pale from vomiting. He walked over and rubbed his stomach: "Are you feeling better? Do you want to take some medicine?"
Mu Nan quickly sat up: "You need to take medicine, but not stomach medicine, you have to take medicine too!" Although Qin Huai said that he didn't see any bugs when he brushed his teeth and washed his face, what if there were invisible insect eggs? This would be terrible.
As he spoke, he took out a bunch of medicine from the space. He probably remembered where some of the medicines were placed before, so he found them out quickly. These anthelmintics were bought by Qin Huai. He didn't think of this when he was preparing the medicines. It was Qin Huai's preparations that were sufficient. He also thought that he had never taken anthelmintics since he was a child. The medicines and supplies prepared were all for colds, fevers and anti-inflammatories. He had never thought about anthelmintics. He also thought that Qin Huai's preparations were a bit too comprehensive. Now looking back, it is indeed better to be more comprehensive.
Mu Nan looked at the instructions and saw that it was best to use it on an empty stomach at night. "What should I do? I can't wait until night. I feel like there are bugs in my stomach now."
Qin Huai said: "Then take one first, and then take another one before going to bed tomorrow night." Although he didn't know whether this anthelmintic would be effective against the insects in the water, at least it wouldn't harm people and it could provide some psychological comfort. Otherwise, he felt that Mu Nan would not be able to eat today, and he might even have a psychological shadow on drinking water.
Mu Nan watched Qin Huai swallow the medicine, then heaved a sigh of relief, rubbing his stomach which was aching from vomiting and collapsed on the sofa: "I don't want to eat breakfast, it's too disgusting."
Qin Huai rubbed his stomach for a while: "Then don't eat, go to sleep for a while?"
Mu Nan nodded, and Qin Huai said, "You go to sleep. I'll take a day off today to stay at home with you."
Mu Nan shook his head: "No, go to work. Oh, by the way, I'll change the water for you. You can't bring boiled water from home. Luckily I prepared a lot of mineral water. Forget it, your cup, forget it, your teacup, change it to a new one." He also reminded: "Don't drink tea when you are at work, just drink the water you bring with you, and don't eat anything else, who knows what the water is made of."
Qin Huai naturally agreed to everything he said, as long as he could feel at ease. However, he really couldn't go to work today. Mu Nan had just found a new thermos cup and was about to pour some mineral water into the pot to boil it when he heard someone knocking on the door downstairs: "Is it Jian Chu and the others? What time is it? Are they here to urge you because they're going to be late for work?"
Qin Huai said: "Maybe something happened, otherwise he wouldn't knock on the door so urgently, I'll go take a look."
Mu Nan quickly turned off the fire and followed him downstairs. As soon as he opened the door, Yu Zibai said, "Lend me the car for today. I'll take Jian Chu to the hospital and then drive the car back to you."
Mu Nan quickly asked, "What happened to Jian Chu?"
Yu Zibai said anxiously, "Jian Chu's stomach hurts so badly that he can't bear it anymore. He must go to the hospital immediately."
Qin Huai turned around to get the car keys, and Mu Nan followed Yu Zibai to their house: "We should have asked Jian Chu to go to the hospital with us yesterday. Is it serious?"
Without waiting for Yu Zibai to reply, Mu Nan saw Jian Chu, who was already on the first floor, fainted from the pain. The fact that he was breathing in more than out scared Mu Nan: "Why is it so serious, Jian Chu? Jian Chu, can you hear me?" Unfortunately, no matter how he called Jian Chu, there was no response. There was no color on his face, and his whole body was drenched in sweat. He looked like he was about to die.
Qin Huai honked the car horn twice in the yard. Yu Zibai picked up Jian Chu and walked out. Mu Nan followed behind, closed the door for them, and got into the car together. He called Wu Zheng and told him to close the yard door.
Along the way, Mu Nan tried to pinch Jian Chu's Ren Zhong, but Jian Chu still didn't respond: "He was in so much pain, and you just endured it at home all night?"
Yu Zibai blamed himself: "It's my fault. I was too careless."
Jian Chu suddenly had a stomachache these two days. At first, the pain only came occasionally and went away after a while. He thought it was because he had eaten too much cold food and had an upset stomach, so he didn't take it seriously. The pain was a little more severe yesterday, but it happened to be his turn to rest at home yesterday. Seeing that he was not feeling well and fell asleep in bed, Yu Zibai didn't make a fuss, thinking of letting him get as much rest as possible. Jian Chu got up several times at night and went to the bathroom several times. He saw that Jian Chu's face didn't look right at the time, and was a little worried that he had diarrhea and dehydration, so he wanted to go to the hospital. Jian Chu said that the pain was not so severe after defecation, but he felt a little weak and wanted to sleep.
Seeing that he looked really tired, Yu Zibai found a glass bottle, filled it with hot water and applied it to his stomach, hoping to make him feel more comfortable. Then he slept until morning. Jian Chu got up, holding his stomach again, and went to the bathroom. He decided that he could not indulge Jian Chu anymore and had to go to the hospital. Dehydration could be fatal. As a result, Jian Chu collapsed directly in the bathroom.
They drove all the way to the hospital, and Yu Zibai carried Jian Chu to the emergency room. Mu Nan followed behind to help them. But there were also a lot of people in the emergency room, and everyone was in a serious condition and needed life-saving treatment. Mu Nan even saw someone lying on the ground, holding his stomach and twisting in pain, with a lot of blood flowing from his lower body. That person was a middle-aged man, and he was immediately frightened.
Qin Huai parked the car and chased in. He saw Mu Nan was so frightened by the scene in the emergency room that he didn't know what to do. He grabbed his hand and chased after Yu Zibai: "First, find a place to put Jian Chu down. Let Mu Nan stay with him. We will go find a doctor."
Yu Zibai was also a little panicked, but he also knew that carrying Jian Chu around like this would only make Jian Chu more uncomfortable. However, the entire emergency room was full of people, and there was not even a chair, so he could only find a corner to put Jian Chu down first. Qin Huai began to call Xu Ming. Xu Ming did not come back all night yesterday, so he should be on duty. Although he was not in the hospital now, what if he knew a doctor? At the same time, he asked Yu Zibai to quickly queue up for registration. Even in the emergency room, there was a long queue for registration.
This time, Xu Ming answered the phone. Knowing that they were in the hospital, she said she would be there soon and hung up.
No matter what time it is in this hospital, it is still easy to get things done with acquaintances. Although it costs money to ask acquaintances to do things, if it can save lives, then no matter how much it costs, it is worth it.
When Xu Ming rushed over, Yu Zibai hadn't even got a number yet. Xu Ming asked Yu Zibai to continue waiting in line. He contacted a doctor friend he had made before and helped Jian Chu move a bed. It was called a bed, which meant adding a camp bed in a ward, but a number still had to be registered. Prescribing medicine had to go through the computer system. If he didn't register, he couldn't get the medicine.
After struggling until the afternoon, Jian Chu finally got the IV drip, but it was still unclear what was wrong with him. Many tests had not been done, so it was just basic hydration. But Xu Ming told them, "It's very likely a parasite."
Speaking of parasites, Mu Nan thought of the white bugs in the cup this morning, and subconsciously couldn't help but feel nauseous. Qin Huai held him in his arms and comforted him: "Is it the same parasite as the one that Song Jia had before?"
They sent the photos of the abscess on Song Jia's body, including the cleaning and squeezing out of the worms, to Xu Ming. I don't know if Xu Ming saw them.
However, Xu Ming had obviously seen it, but he didn't know the specific situation: "My friend told me that in the past half month, the number of patients with severe abdominal pain and dehydration has increased significantly. Many of them are infected with parasites. The specific parasites have not yet been determined."
Qin Huai frowned: "What do you mean by inconclusive? Is it that many people are infected with different sources of parasites, or is it that the parasites discovered now are not a certain type known to humans?"
Xu Ming shook his head: "My friend didn't tell me in detail, but just said that if it is a parasite, then I should be mentally prepared."
Yu Zibai's mind was suddenly confused, and a chill rushed up to him: "What do you mean? Do, what kind of mental preparation do you need to make?"
Xu Ming looked at Yu Zibai and said, "There is no medicine now. This is the biggest problem. It's not that this disease is difficult to treat. Most of the existing medicines have been sent to the welfare home. The hospital is running low on stock. We have sent out a request for help, but we don't know the situation in other provinces. We don't know how many medicines can be dispatched from above. In other words, whether Jian Chu can survive until the time when medicine is available depends on his luck."
The welfare home now houses all the children under the age of twelve who have lost their parents or relatives since the earthquake. These children are now being supported by the state, but there are too many children who have lost their relatives, and the state's resources are limited. It is already very difficult to keep them well fed and clothed and to prevent them from freezing to death or starving to death. Let alone improving their sanitary conditions, the conditions in many welfare homes were not very good in the past, let alone now.
Children living in welfare homes do not have good conditions to drink boiled water, especially in summer, many of them drink water directly from the pipes. Therefore, the first place where this parasite broke out was the welfare home. With so many children, these are the next generation of the motherland, so naturally the only medicines were given to them first.
Moreover, as the hygiene habits of Chinese people have improved, the demand for this kind of anthelmintic has not been high, except for some older people who were organized to eat sugar balls to deworm when they were young. How many people later have taken anthelmintic? Therefore, even after the earthquake, when the medical field was first rebuilt and resumed work and production, the most commonly used drugs were various anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics. Now, when faced with an outbreak of this kind of parasite, if new drugs are produced, the people who have been infected must wait until new drugs are produced.
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