Chapter 2106 Pox
Manbao calculated the time, and when the time came, she took out the cotton balls stuffed in the three people's noses, threw them into the charcoal basin and burned them. After making sure they were clean, she said to the three people, "Go to bed early. Your health has been greatly damaged in prison. You should go to bed and get up early, so that your chances of survival will be greater."
The three people who had no feeling at all could not understand Zhou Man's words at the moment.
The next day, it was Dean Xiao's turn to take her shift, which actually meant observing the patient's condition three times a day and writing down the pulse records in detail. They hadn't had any acne yet, so it wasn't busy. They still had time to bring books and some official documents to deal with.
Manbao handed the person over to him and went into the palace. It just so happened that it was her turn to be on duty in the palace today.
Doctor Liu knew what they were doing, so he came over with a teacup in hand. From about three feet away, he asked, "Have you changed clothes since leaving that place?"
"I've changed and washed, so you can come up without worry."
Doctor Liu then came forward and sat across from her, smiling and saying, "How is it? Have you had the pox?"
"How can it be that fast?" she said. "Let's wait and see. Although they look strong, they are actually weak inside. Even after seven days of treatment, they are only normal now. So the acne should break out quickly."
Doctor Liu nodded. "After all, he spent six months in prison and was escorted to the capital from the countryside. Naturally, his condition can't be any better."
Doctor Liu said, "If you have pox, tell me and I'll take a look."
Manbao nodded.
But the three patients did not develop pimples for two consecutive days. Until the evening of the day when Doctor Lu was on duty, he found two small red pimples on the chest of Patient No. 3. He immediately reached out and touched his forehead, and his eyes lit up.
He turned and went out, saying to the servants guarding outside, "Number three has smallpox. Go tell Dean Xiao and Doctor Zhou if they want to come and take a look."
The three prisoners were ranked one, two and three according to their age. Number three was the youngest, only nineteen years old. When he heard that he had acne, his hands and feet felt cold. He had been living well these past few days and was not feeling uncomfortable. Except for having a cotton ball stuffed in his nose the day before yesterday, they didn't do anything to him, and he almost forgot about it.
Although he was young, he knew the seriousness of smallpox. He pursed his lips and asked, "How many days can I live?"
Only then did he begin to feel a sense of regret. Although those sentenced to death couldn't be reincarnated as humans, and their food wasn't good, they could at least live for another six months. But now...
Doctor Lu glanced at him and said, "You are in good health. Take the medicine and recuperate well. You should be able to recover."
If the patient has no confidence in living, then there is no need for treatment.
When Number Three heard this, he felt a little relieved.
The sun was about to set when Manbao and Xiao Yuanzheng arrived.
The two went in to check on Number Three's condition and nodded with satisfaction, "It's just a low-grade fever, very good. We'll see how the acne develops later."
The other two patients couldn't help but ask, "Sir, are we going to live in the same room with him?"
Manbao then went forward to examine them and said, "Of course, if the smallpox vaccine can't be inoculated by stuffing it into your noses, then you probably won't get it even if you live in the same room."
When they heard this, they felt relieved.
Manbao smiled slightly and said, "If the pox still doesn't appear after seven days, then this vaccine is useless. We will prepare another vaccine for you to try."
Xiao Yuanzheng turned around and asked, "Do you want to use pox serum?"
Zhou Man wrote three methods of smallpox vaccination in his memorial. Although they were basically the same, there were still many differences. The biggest difference was the method of making the smallpox vaccine.
They finally unanimously chose the water vaccine method because they believed that the vaccine prepared with smallpox scabs was less toxic and would not cause as much harm to the patient.
Manbao nodded, "It's a good opportunity to compare the differences between the two vaccines."
The two of them felt unhappy about what they heard, as if the other method was worse than the current one.
So the two of them started looking forward to getting acne themselves.
Perhaps God heard their prayers, and the next day both of them got pimples, a few on their chests and two on their necks.
The three imperial doctors became busy, taking their pulses and examining them one by one, and finally concluded that they all had smallpox, but it was only in the early stages.
So the three of them discussed a treatment plan. Xiao Yuanzheng said, "The pox hasn't fully broken out yet, and the fever isn't severe, so let's keep it that way for now. Let them drink plenty of warm water. If the fever gets high, scrub it with warm water first before considering medication or acupuncture."
He said to Zhou Man, "Let's consider the general treatment method first. Not every doctor out there has your medical skills and acupuncture techniques."
Manbao said he understood and nodded in agreement.
Because acne had already broken out, the three of them dared not take it lightly. Not only did one person have to be on duty every day, but the three of them also got together for a consultation every afternoon.
What surprised the three was that No. 3 had only a small amount of pox, some on his chest, and a few on his neck and face. He had a low fever for three days, and his fever started to subside before anyone else started taking medicine. Then the smallpox began to deflate, and the shiny pox pus inside showed a tendency to subside slightly.
Not only Dean Xiao and Doctor Lu, but Manbao was stunned. After a careful examination, they confirmed that he was really about to recover. So... he got through it?
The three of them looked at each other, all of them perked up, staring at number three as if they were looking at shining gold.
This was the weakest case of smallpox of all the diseases they had seen so far, and even the most easily cured patient had to go through a high fever.
It seems that the smallpox virus in the body must be burned in order to be fully released, and this process is also the most dangerous.
Most patients who died of smallpox did not survive this stage.
Often people die before the smallpox disease fully develops.
A small number of people die because they cannot effectively reduce their fever after the acne breaks out and the acne cannot heal.
But No. 3 showed signs of recovery without even giving them the chance to take medicine, which was a case they had never seen before.
Manbao withdrew his hand and looked at Dean Xiao and Doctor Lu.
Xiao Yuanzheng thought for a moment and said, "Prescribe some medicine to help him heal faster."
So the three of them went out to get some medicine.
The situation of No. 2 and No. 1 was not very good. They both developed acne very quickly, and the number of acne on their bodies increased. In the end, Manbao could no longer count them, so he simply gave up counting.
Yes, she also counted the pimples, mainly because No. 3 didn't have many pimples, so she recorded when and how many pimples appeared and how many there were in total.
Doctor Lu removed the needles from Number Two and nodded to the servant standing nearby, allowing him to dress the patient. He then turned and left, untied his apron and tossed it into a bamboo basket. He washed his hands without removing his mask and spoke vaguely to Zhou Man, "Number Two has a high fever. I just gave him a shot to reduce the fever, but he can't take medicine. Do you think you could prescribe him a prescription for the pox?"
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(End of this chapter)
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