Chapter 444 Treating the Black Death
The Black Death spread extremely quickly, but the recipe she and Grandpa Huang developed after a whole night of research still required 24 hours to cook.
More than a dozen medicinal herbs are first simmered in a large pot for twelve hours, and then boiled in a purchased distillation pot. The final product is the most important essence extracted from the Chinese medicinal herbs.
The distillation pot cannot be left unattended, and she personally supervises the entire process of decocting the medicine.
Due to the outbreak of the Black Death, some minor riots inevitably broke out outside the hospital.
Shen Mo and his men stood guard outside the hospital, stopping wave after wave of people trying to break in.
There are also people who want to leave the hospital.
In the face of a major disaster, everyone is in danger. They can understand human instinct, but hospital staff are at risk of infection. They cannot let people out, nor can they let people into the hospital.
The infected individuals who were brought to the hospital have developed septic shock after one day.
The Qingwen Baidu Drink that Jiang Ning prescribed before could only temporarily reduce the fever in infected individuals.
Jiang Ning was tending to the medicine when Dr. Liu, who was watching the patients, suddenly came over. "Dr. Jiang, the first infected patient we brought in suddenly developed a persistent high fever and two extreme body temperatures: cold hands and feet. His heartbeat is rapid, his breathing is also becoming rapid, and a strange red rash has appeared on his skin."
Upon hearing Dr. Liu's words, Jiang Ning's face darkened.
That patient has been ill for three days now. Once the Black Death takes hold, the time from onset to death is usually no more than five days.
Once the Black Death breaks out, it doesn't give people much time.
Dr. Liu was at his wit's end, which is why he couldn't help but come to find Jiang Ning.
Currently, Jiang Ning is the only doctor who has taken action to address this condition.
Dr. Liu and Dr. Lü also consulted a lot of information about this condition, but they couldn't come up with a reasonable solution to control it in the short term.
Even if they can come up with a solution, it will take them a considerable amount of time.
But at that time, countless innocent people had already died in this plague.
But once the plague breaks out, they won't have time to slowly research ways to control it.
Therefore, they placed almost all their hopes on Jiang Ning.
No one questioned it; faced with the epidemic, they could only trust Dr. Jiang, who had repeatedly created miracles.
On the third night, the first batch of medicine was successfully brewed.
Jiang Ning immediately arranged for people to put on protective suits and lead them into the isolation area. The first person to take the medicine was the homeless man who had been brought to the hospital.
While he was taking the medicine, his skin began to bleed extensively, and he also showed symptoms such as ecchymosis, necrosis, and cyanosis.
When a person is completely dead, their body will turn purplish-black.
The homeless man was nearing his deathbed. He had been homeless for many years and suffered from malnutrition. Even the third day was his limit.
The homeless man's poor condition made him a clinical trial candidate for the drug.
After administering the medication to the homeless man, all they could do was wait for it to take effect.
The period of waiting for the medicine to take effect was undoubtedly very difficult, and even Dean Kong couldn't help but wait outside the ward wearing protective clothing.
This is the only hope.
If successful, Jiang Ning's name will spread throughout China; if unsuccessful, countless people will lose their lives in this disaster.
It's unknown how many families will be torn apart as a result.
No one feels good after something like this happens.
For the entire night, everyone observed the patient's condition.
An hour passed, and there was no relief from the symptoms.
Two hours passed, and there was still no relief from the symptoms.
By six o'clock the next morning, everyone believed that Jiang Ning's newly developed formula was ineffective against the Black Death, and their hopes gradually sank to the bottom.
Just as Dr. Liu was about to go back to continue researching information on the treatment of the plague, he was suddenly pulled back by Dr. Lü.
Dr. Lü excitedly pointed to the hospital bed, "Old Liu, look! The patient's rash is starting to subside!"
Dr. Liu immediately widened his eyes and looked over. When he saw the red rash on the patient's body fading at a speed visible to the naked eye, a look of joy appeared in his eyes.
He couldn't help but dance with joy, looking at Jiang Ning excitedly and giving her a thumbs up, "Dr. Jiang, you're amazing!!!"
Standing outside the ward, Dean Kong looked at the excited Dr. Liu inside. He slowly loosened his grip on the ward door frame, his voice trembling slightly, but his tone was filled with joy.
"We did it! We did it!"
Dean Kong was overjoyed, believing that the outbreak could be brought under control without a single death.
He even saw hope for the complete resurgence of traditional Chinese medicine.
Two more pots of traditional Chinese medicine decoction were brewed and distributed to all those diagnosed with the Black Death.
Some patients who had just fallen ill experienced a reduction in fever within an hour of taking the medication, and after several hours of observation, there was no recurrence of the illness.
Moreover, the symptoms of the homeless man who first fell ill disappeared one by one, but he remained unconscious.
His illness progressed so rapidly and was delayed for two days; it's a miracle he managed to hold on until the medicine was prepared.
As the day passed, the symptoms of chest pain, coughing, and coughing up blood that had appeared in the infected individuals gradually disappeared.
The once lifeless building gradually came back to life.
All the infected people had given up hope and were preparing to die, but in just a few days, they have rekindled their hope for life.
This is an epidemic! Who has ever seen an epidemic brought under control so quickly?
Every previous outbreak of disease has been a heavy blow to humanity.
All infected individuals must remain in the hospital for 24 hours for observation after taking the medication.
If there is no recurrence of the disease after 24 hours, it proves that the plague bacteria in the infected person's body has been completely killed.
Twenty-four hours flew by, and all the doctors and medical staff at Hospital 615 breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Ning supervised the entire process of preparing the medicine, and all the patients, doctors, and nurses in the hospital drank a bowl to prevent infection.
The task of distributing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions to the hospital staff was handed over to Dean Kong, while Jiang Ning carried a bucket of medicine out of the hospital.
She took out a cup and poured a cup for each of the soldiers guarding outside.
Under Shen Mo's orders, all the soldiers drank the traditional Chinese medicine decoction that Jiang Ning had brought out.
After downing the Chinese medicine in one gulp, Shen Mo looked at Jiang Ning and asked, "Wife, is this epidemic under control?"
Jiang Ning nodded under the man's gaze.
Shen Mo was stunned for a moment, then immediately became delighted. The coldness on his face was instantly replaced by pride, and his tense expression relaxed abruptly.
At the moment the epidemic broke out, his biggest worry was Jiang Ning.
Faced with such a major disaster, the doctors and nurses who are at the forefront are the first to step forward.
When everyone is afraid of getting infected, they are the ones most vulnerable to infection.
In Shen Mo's eyes, Jiang Ning, who was at the forefront this time, was no different from the assault team that charged at the forefront on the battlefield.
They all gave their lives to bring peace to the country.
After all the infected patients in the hospital took the medicine and were observed for 24 hours, no further signs of illness appeared. Immediately, Dean Kong summoned people from the Capital Daily. Moreover, in just a few days, the whole country had come to pay attention to this epidemic.
The moment the Black Death was diagnosed, Dean Kong contacted people from television stations and newspapers, hoping to use these channels to inform the entire nation about preventative measures.
This is to ensure that the spread of the disease is not prevented.
The epidemic prevention methods were broadcast on television and in newspapers, which caused panic among the people of the whole country.
However, the panic lasted only two days before the national television station suddenly reported that Director Jiang of the 615 Military Region Hospital in the capital had developed a special medicine to treat the Black Death and was in mass production and preparation.
In short, with this medicine, this sudden outbreak of epidemic disaster crisis can be easily resolved.
Looking at the clear blue sky outside, Jiang Ning's tense nerves finally relaxed.
Although she was exhausted, she did it.
The outbreak of disease in this era was no less devastating than any major disaster.
But she nipped it in the bud before this catastrophe could erupt.
The Black Death will no longer threaten the people of China.
On June 30th, Jiang Ning was interviewed by CCTV's News Broadcast and the China Daily.
When Jiang Ning was interviewed, reporters from TV stations, news broadcasts, and newspapers listened to her while diligently taking notes of every word she said.
The camera flash kept flashing, capturing Jiang Ning's beauty clearly and vividly.
Jiang Ning answered the reporters' questions with ease, her calm and composed demeanor making people unconsciously trust her.
As a result of this epidemic, Jiang Ning's name spread far and wide throughout China.
Her name is known to everyone.
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