Influenza is highly contagious. As frontline medical workers, doctors often have to wear N95 masks to prevent it. If they are more strict, they also have to wear disposable isolation suits, masks, eye masks, hats, shoe covers, etc.
Then hang a bottle of hand sanitizer around your waist and disinfect anytime and anywhere.
But in 1960, doctors often only had masks made of gauze or cotton, which could not protect against viruses at all. Many old Chinese medicine practitioners were even unwilling to wear masks.
So as the Changping branch began to accept patients on a large scale, doctors began to fall ill one after another.
Lin Sanqi had always thought that his girlfriend would definitely not be able to hold on. After all, a thin girl weighing only 90 kilograms and a pair of A-grades couldn't possibly have a strong immune system, even if Lin Sanqi supplemented her with papaya milk...
Unexpectedly, Pan Ye didn't fall down, but his father fell down first.
In Lin Sanqi's dormitory, Doctor Lin was lying on the kang with his eyes closed, shivering from the cold.
Lin Sanqi and Lin Gancao stood obediently aside, their eyes filled with anxiety.
Pan Ye took the thermometer and looked at it, then whispered, "Uncle Lin's temperature is 40 degrees Celsius now."
In addition to a high fever, Lin Ku Shen also had aches and pains in his limbs and a sore throat, but no cold symptoms such as coughing and runny nose. Lin Sanqi thought that these were probably symptoms of the flu.
Lin Gancao is the eldest son and an honest man. At this time, he is as anxious as an ant in a pot of meat.
"Dad, do you think Chai Ge Jie Du Tang or Bai Hu San Hua Tang is more suitable for your current condition? Or should we use our Qing Re San? Just tell me and I'll go and boil the medicine right away."
The influenza outbreak in Changping in 1960 was definitely not as optimistic as Lin Sanqi had imagined. So far, there have been many deaths.
Although according to Japanese data in later generations, the influenza mortality rate for people over 60 years old is 0.55%, and for people under 60 years old it is 0.01%.
But in 1960, the current average mortality rate reached 5%, especially among the elderly and children. The above data are only among the patients who sought medical treatment.
There is also a large amount of data that has not been counted, such as the poor who are waiting to die at home. These people have never been to the hospital and their death is not included in the statistics.
However, Lin Sanqi had been busy with logistics these days and had no idea that the epidemic had become so serious. He had always thought that it was just the flu, a cold, and that it would not likely kill anyone.
Lin Gancao, who had been fighting on the front lines, knew exactly how those bodies were carried out of the hospital...
Although Lin Kushen was burning with fever, his mind was not confused. He smiled and nodded to Pan Ye, his future daughter-in-law:
"Xiao Yezi, thank you for your hard work. Uncle Lin won't be in any trouble."
"Uncle Lin, why are you being so polite to me?"
Then Lin Kucan said to his eldest son:
"I won't take those traditional prescriptions this time. I want to try Xiao Qi's ibuprofen and Amo prescriptions. After all, these are the secret recipes passed down from our Lin family's ancestors, even though even I, the current head of the Lin family, don't know what they are, hehe."
Lin Sanqi also smiled awkwardly and said:
"Hey, Dad, these are all medicines invented by the Lin family. When they are passed down to future generations, they are all heirlooms of our Lin family. There's no difference."
Lin Kushen and Lin Gancao both chuckled.
Pan Ye was completely bewildered. She had always believed that the medicine Lin Sanqi had brought out was a secret recipe passed down from the Lin family. But now, in front of the Lin family patriarch, Lin Sanqi's trick had actually been exposed.
Lin Gancao also wanted to see the magic of his younger brother, so he smiled and said:
"Okay, let Dr. Kobayashi be the doctor today."
Since everyone present was his family, Lin San was not polite and said to Pan Ye, "Go and pour me a glass of water. I want warm water."
"good!"
Pan Ye quickly brought the water, and Lin Sanqi took out three pills from his pocket:
"Dad, we're in the family, and I won't play tricks on you. Take these two pills, and you'll soon see if they're effective."
Lin Kushen, Lin Gancao, and Pan Ye all leaned over to take a closer look, and saw that these were three pills of a shape they had never seen before.
Capsule medicines were first promoted in foreign countries in the 1960s, but because China was unable to produce capsule shells, they were not gradually promoted until the late 1980s.
So naturally, the Chinese medicine doctors in 1960 had never seen such a strange medicine.
As a doctor, Lin Kushen was also curious. He did not ask where the medicine came from, but just asked:
"Xiao Qi, what's the significance of these two pills?"
Lin Sanqi explained to the pill in his hand:
"Dad, these two pills have different uses. This yellow pill is called loxoprofen, and it's mainly used to relieve pain or reduce fever. This one is called mabaloxavir tablets, and you take two at a time. It's specifically for treating the flu."
Lin Kucan changed his posture and leaned on the bed:
"I can understand fever and pain relief, but how do I understand this flu?"
"Influenza, the full name is influenza, the term used in Western medicine.
It is usually caused by a virus that spreads through the air. Once the virus enters the human body, it begins to replicate, one becoming two, two becoming four, four becoming eight, and so on.
So after contracting the flu, apart from the initial incubation period, the subsequent symptoms often come on strongly, causing systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, and myalgia. In severe cases, it can also cause viral pneumonia and encephalopathy.
Lin Kucan nodded:
"I know about viruses. Back then, the foreign doctors in Huadu often mentioned bacteria and viruses. But they once said that there is currently no cure for viruses. Can your medicine cure them?"
Lin Sanqi nodded slightly, then shook his head:
"There is currently no cure for the virus, which is a difficult medical problem to overcome. However, for the flu, although there is no cure, there are drugs that can alleviate symptoms."
"Is this the medicine?"
"Yes, that's the medicine, Dad. Take it quickly and you'll recover."
Lin Kushen took the cup, put the pill into his mouth readily, and swallowed it with water, without any doubt whether the medicine was poisonous.
Doctor Lin was too weak and fell asleep after taking the medicine.
When Lin Kushen woke up, it was already dark. Lin Sanqi was sitting aside reading a novel (not a medical book...)
"Xiao Qi, where are your brother and Xiao Yezi?"
"They are all busy at the clinic. How are you feeling, Dad?"
Lin Kushen felt it carefully and found that his high fever and limb aches seemed to have disappeared all of a sudden. He quickly took his own pulse and then his eyes lit up:
"It's amazing. The pulse is steady, soft and strong, with a regular rhythm and continuous deep feeling. It really recovered after taking one dose of medicine. It's even better than me, an old Chinese doctor who treated typhoid fever."
Only Lin Sanqi knew that Mabaloxavir, a powerful drug, was absolutely at the atomic bomb level in 1960, so it would be strange if it was not effective.
"Hey, it's good that you're not burned. Dad, come here. This is the white porridge I cooked for you. Here are the salted duck eggs and fermented bean curd. Eat something to fill your stomach first."
Lin Kucan sat up and smiled when he saw the porridge and side dishes on the small table:
"This is the flavor of our hometown. I've been in Beijing for so many years, but I've never seen this kind of southern fermented tofu. Thank you, Xiaoqi."
"Hey, what father would thank his son? Just tell me what you want to eat in the future. There's nothing I can't do for you."
Lin Kucan began to drink the porridge silently, while Lin Sanqi picked up the novel and read it happily. He was reading Jin Yong's martial arts novels. He had only watched TV series before, and this was the first time he read a book.
"Xiao Qi, now that there's no one around, tell me, during the 10 years you were missing, did you become a spy?"
Lin Kucan suddenly said this, and Lin Sanqi almost fell to the ground:
"Dad, how could I be a spy? Have you ever seen a spy as high-profile as me? And look at what this is?"
Lin Sanqi took out his officer ID from his pocket:
"Look, I'm currently the Deputy Chief of the Procurement Department at the Digital Hospital, with the rank of Second Lieutenant. If I were a secret agent, how could I possibly wear the glorious military uniform?"
Lin Kucan put the officer's certificate aside after reading it, and asked earnestly:
"If it's convenient for you, could you tell me where all these medicines, these southern ingredients, and all the grain you have come from? I don't think there are so many good things in China except from abroad."
Lin Sanqi knew that his father, who was born in 1960, was worried about him, so he could only bite the bullet and admit it:
"Dad, you're the only one I can talk to about this. I do know an international organization that can get all kinds of supplies from both domestic and foreign sources. But don't worry, our organization only wants to make money and has no intention of harming society."
Lin Kucan asked in return, "Is that also how you got the hundreds of tons of food for the Digital Hospital and our Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital?"
"right!"
"What can you use to trade food with them?"
"Medicinal herbs, all kinds of rare medicinal herbs, such as wild ginseng, are in huge demand. Even Dean Shen traded ginseng with me."
"Does Dean Shen know the inside story? For example, where did all this food come from?"
"I didn't say it explicitly, but he probably guessed it. It was he who suggested I go to the Digital Hospital. He said the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital might not be able to protect me, and no one dared to mess with the Digital Hospital, so he asked me to take a position there."
After a long silence, Lin Kucan finally spoke:
"Do you know what the consequences of cooperating with them are? Or do you think that by clinging to this powerful person, you can have no worries from now on?"
Lin Sanqi was a little confused: "What's the problem with cooperating with them?"
In the eyes of contemporary college students, the country is omnipotent and will take action at critical moments.
Lin Kucan actually didn't want to care about these messy things, but after all, he was his own son, so he had to worry about it:
"Xiao Qi, have you ever thought about this? A country is made up of countless individuals, but the human heart is the most unpredictable.
Just like when you cooperate with Dean Shen, Dean Shen can ensure your safety in the unit; when you cooperate with Digital Hospital, they can ensure your safety in the country, but all this honeymoon period of cooperation is only temporary.
What if one day, after Dean Shen and Dean Liu of the Digital Hospital step down, the new dean doesn’t like you and thinks you are a troublemaker, do you think you can still rest easy?
Perhaps one day the tide turns, and you start looking more and more like a foreign spy; or perhaps the domestic natural disaster ends, food supplies are restored, and you're no longer useful. Then, I'm afraid you'll be liquidated." (End of chapter)
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