That night, all the adults who went out to look for medicine returned disappointed, and the shelter became their only hope.
At the Peace Shelter and Hope Shelter in Ōtera City, children around ten years old gathered together.
They are all trapped in this dark and cruel world, some separated from their families, and can only rely on each other for support to get through each day.
However, the children's health gradually deteriorated. They experienced severe abdominal pain, like being pricked with needles. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea also occurred frequently and became increasingly severe.
And then obvious white spots began to appear on each child's face and nails, turning into a terrifying sight with large areas covering their heads and feet, plunging all the parents into panic.
Upon receiving the message from below, the shelter administrators realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly convened an emergency meeting.
A tense atmosphere filled the meeting room, and anxiety and helplessness were evident on everyone's faces. Their goal was to find a solution to the children's health problems.
In the conference room, a middle-aged man in a white, serious suit stood up; he was the director of the shelter.
His brow furrowed, and his eyes revealed deep worry. He cleared his throat and began to speak: "The health of our children is our most pressing task. We must find the cause as soon as possible and take the right measures."
A thin female manager suggested, "With natural disasters happening these days and food shortages, could it be that the children are eating unclean food? We can investigate their recent food sources."
“Yes, that’s a direction worth considering,” the supervisor nodded in agreement. “However, given that the child’s symptoms are getting worse, we need to quickly organize the shelter’s medical staff to investigate the cause of the illness, and also organize personnel to investigate the food supply chain of each shelter to find any potential problems.”
Another male manager chimed in, "We should also consider whether other children are exhibiting similar symptoms in order to determine whether this is a widespread problem or an isolated case."
The supervisor nodded in agreement: "You're right. We need to collect more data and conduct comparative analysis. This will allow us to better understand the nature of the problem."
The atmosphere in the meeting room grew increasingly tense, with everyone working hard to solve the problem. They exchanged their guesses and ideas, trying to find clues.
One female manager suggested, "I think we should seek help from medical experts immediately. They may have a deeper understanding of the children's symptoms and solutions."
The supervisor nodded: "Yes, we need professional doctors to help us. They may have more experience and can guide us to carry out the correct treatment."
"We don't know when these natural disasters will end. Our children are the future of our Dragon Kingdom, and we can't let anything happen to them."
The meeting lasted for several hours, with managers constantly analyzing and discussing, hoping to find a solution to the problem.
With love and a sense of responsibility for the children, they are the children's only hope in this dark world.
"Supervisor, the relevant medical experts have arrived." A manager walked in with several middle-aged men and said respectfully.
The supervisor nodded to the medical staff and then anxiously said to the management personnel:
"Xiao Wang, quickly send someone to bring in a seriously ill patient so that several medical experts can examine him."
"It's the supervisor!" The manager turned and left quickly, soon carrying in a boy who was barely alive. The boy's whole body was covered in white spots, and his face was pale and contorted with pain.
The boy's internal organs swelled up continuously, like a woman who was ten months pregnant. Apart from his belly, the skin around him quickly became shriveled.
He was in so much pain that he closed his eyes and howled helplessly, feeling as if his whole body was being gnawed by countless ants, as if his body was being torn apart by something, as if it was about to explode at any moment.
Seeing so many people around him, he hurriedly begged the weeping men for help: "Please, uncles, I'm in so much pain, I feel so awful, I feel like I'm about to explode, I feel like I'm going to die, waaaaah!"
Upon seeing this, several medical experts stared in horror at the horrified boy, their bodies suddenly trembling, and they immediately shouted:
"The situation is very serious. Quickly, get him to the treatment room next door. We need to get him tested immediately."
"Yes." A group of people immediately carried the patient to the treatment room not far away.
"Hurry, the situation is not optimistic, we need to speed things up." After one medical expert finished speaking, he collected the boy's blood sample and went out to do the test, while another prepared to give him an ultrasound.
Finally, after arduous exploration and research, the managers found the cause of the problem.
They discovered that the children's health problems were linked to a microorganism in their food. This microorganism exists in unclean food, and prolonged consumption can lead to serious physical reactions.
The supervisor saw a medical expert come out with lab results and quickly went over to ask:
"Medical expert, what were the test results? What caused it? Is it serious? Could it be infected?"
Seeing the manager's anxious expression, a medical expert sighed and said, "The manager's condition is terrible."
They all contracted roundworms after drinking unclean food following a natural disaster.
The symptoms of these things, such as stomach pain, are generally upper abdominal pain, and the pain is intermittent, especially at night when sleeping, the pain is like a needle prick.
Most people infected with ascariasis experience upper abdominal pain and severe indigestion after contracting the disease. Some patients may also experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and other symptoms frequently.
This is mainly because ascariasis often occurs in the intestines. When symptoms of infection appear in the intestines, patients will experience intestinal disorders, which in turn can induce indigestion and other related symptoms.
If a person is infected with roundworms for a prolonged period without timely deworming treatment, noticeable white patches will appear on the face and nails. These white patches are called roundworm spots, and they are one of the most obvious symptoms of roundworm infection.
Hearing the blood test expert's words, the supervisor asked with some doubt:
"Isn't roundworm infestation a normal thing? And the symptoms you mentioned do exist, but none of them are as terrifying as these symptoms, which are like they've been a hundred times worse."
Why has their vitiligo spread all over their bodies this time? And why are their abdomens and even their internal organs larger than those of a ten-month pregnant woman?
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