Chapter 183: Yala Virus
When I arrived at Zhonghai, it was completely dark, and the city lights outside were bright and neon, especially the outer curtain walls of those skyscrapers, which looked down from the viaduct, were full of light and red, very beautiful.
Xue Linlin's driving level is not bad, passing left and right in the dense traffic, and soon got off the viaduct.
Then follow the navigation all the way to the entrance of an old-fashioned residential building in the center of the city.
It's rush hour after work, and the road outside the community is full of traffic and people.
Sun Chengbi stood at the gate and watched, and when he saw Zhou Wen and their car coming, he waved his hand vigorously, "Here." β
After getting off the bus in the community, Sun Chengbi stepped forward and pulled Zhou Wen and said gratefully: "Thank you so much Teacher Zhou, for letting you come over so late." β
Zhou Wen smiled and said, "You're welcome~ Let's go, take me over to have a look." β
"Follow me......" Sun Chengbi took Zhou Wen and walked towards a family building behind him.
As soon as I entered the house, I smelled a strong smell of medicine.
"Angelica, peony, banxia, ginseng, licorice, cinnamon branches, ......" Zhou Wen automatically identified the medicines contained in the scent of these medicines in his mind.
When I came to the bedroom, I saw that there was a withered, thin old woman with only skin and bones lying on the bed, with her eyes closed, and if she could still see faint breathing in her chest, at first glance she thought it was a dead person.
There was also a young man in his twenties in front of the bed, holding a bowl of preserved egg and lean porridge in his hand, and it seemed that there was no mouthful.
"Mom, eat some. The young man scooped a small spoonful of porridge with preserved eggs and lean pork, and handed it to the woman on the bed.
The woman was motionless.
Sun Chengbi stepped forward and patted the young man's shoulder, "Come, let me go." β
After the young man stood up, Sun Chengbi told Zhou Wen in detail about his sister's condition.
"Since the beginning of October last year, I suddenly had a low-grade fever with unknown symptoms, which lasted intermittently for a month, and then my appetite was greatly reduced, and my weight was more than 120 pounds before, and I lost less than 70 pounds now......
Just when Shensun Chengbi introduced his sister's condition, Zhou Wen actually opened his eyes of true vision the first time he saw the woman.
[Name: Sun Lamei.] Gender: Female. Age: 57. Occupation: Full-time housewife. Physical Status: Yala Virus (Stage II), Gastric Prolapse, High Blood Pressure, Mental Status: Dying. γ
"Yala virus?" Zhou Wenleng paused, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Scientists discovered a mysterious virus in the artificial lake "Pampaha" near "Belo Horizonte" in Brazil last December.
The full name of the virus is Yaravirus brasiliensis, which is taken from the god of water "Yara" in Brazilian mythology.
It is described by scientists as a "neoamoebic virus with a confusing origin and phylogeny".
The virus is made up of particles up to 80 nanometers in size and has a very unique genome.
Scientists believe it may be the first isolated case of an unknown amoeba population, or some kind of reduced giant virus.
It is precisely because of this that the major hospitals in China cannot find out the cause of Sun Lamei's illness.
By searching viral gene databases and literature, the researchers found that only 6 of the 8,500 virion genomes were related to Yala virus, and the other 90% of the genes were never described and could not be identified at all, constituting the so-called "orphan genes".
However, Zhou Wenrang was curious, how did Sun Lamei get infected with the "Yala virus"?
This is very important.
So far, no Amira virus group has been detected in Asia, and Sun Lamei is the first case, and it is necessary to understand the source of infection.
According to current research, the fatality rate of Yala virus is not high, and the WHO has developed new drugs, but it is not known how effective they are. (Many special drugs are not produced by enterprises because they are used in very small quantities, and WHO will purchase some of them from laboratories for free distribution out of humanitarian relief)
However, this virus has a certain transmissibility rate, and it can destroy the body's immune system, and if it is not treated in time, it will leave serious sequelae even after cure.
Because Sun Lamei's spirit was extremely sluggish, and she was even slightly delirious, Zhou Wen didn't ask him.
Zhou Wen then changed to the True Vision Eye mode and changed it to the lens mode.
A sharp gaze penetrated the skin of Sun Lamei's face and drilled into her body.
Soon, a large number of spinning cone-shaped Yala virus was found in the bone marrow, spleen, lymph nodes, tonsils, small intestine collecting lymph nodes and appendix of Sun Lamei, which was dense and very infiltrating.
After retracting his gaze, Zhou Wen sat down, then pretended to look at Sun Lamei's situation, and called her son and daughter-in-law over to find out.
"Can you tell me if your mother was exposed to anything special during that time last October?"
Sun Lamei's son Zhao Kai said: "Something special...... This shouldn't be. My mother's daily life circle is very small, every day is the vegetable market, the park, the home, three points and one line, and I will not go anywhere else. β
Zhou Wen hesitated for a moment and said, "Uh...... Well, let me be more specific, did your mother touch anything from Brazil?"
"Brazil......?
Before Zhao Kai finished speaking, his wife said weakly: "That...... I bought a Brazilian painted turtle on salted fish last year and it was an adult ...... The seller said it was brought back specifically from Brazil. I asked my mother-in-law to help me raise it for a while. β
"If nothing else, it should be this thing~" Zhou Wen said secretly in his heart, "Where is it, let me take a look?"
"In my house! I ...... I'll get it now. β
When Zhao Kai's wife hurriedly went to fetch the turtle, Sun Chengbi asked, "Teacher Zhou, how is it, can you see what is wrong?"
Zhou Wen: "It's not sure for the time being, you have to look at the turtle to know." β
Half an hour later, Zhou Wen met the Brazilian tortoise.
Judging from the traits of the painted turtle, Zhou Wen judged that this Brazilian turtle was indeed a genuine Brazilian turtle, not a locally bred turtle.
Zhou Wen opened his true eyes and took a look, and sure enough, the Yala virus was found in many places in the body of the Brazilian turtle.
But strangely, the Yala virus did not damage the Brazilian turtle's immune system, but coexisted peacefully.
"It should be the same as bats, some viruses in bats do not cause any harm, but when they are in the human body, they can cause fatal damage. β
He took out a pair of biological gloves from the aseptic case he had brought with him and put them on, then reached out and picked up the screwed-headed Brazilian tortoise the size of an adult's palm from the plastic box.
After putting it on the ground, he slammed on the turtle shell with his foot, and the head of the Brazilian turtle cowered inside appeared.
Zhou Wen's eyes were quick, and he grabbed its head and lifted it up.
Then he pinched the cheeks of the head with his left hand and squeezed it hard, and the mouth of the Brazilian turtle was opened.
Then he took out a virus sampling tube from the sterile box, wiped it inside the mouth of the Brazilian turtle, put it down and said, "Take a net sleeve to seal the box, and then call the Infectious Diseases Department of Huashan Hospital." β
Sun Chengbi asked, "Doctor Zhou, what's wrong?"
"According to my judgment, your sister must have been infected with an Amiravirus, which is only found in Brazil......
Zhou Wen did not directly say that it was the Yala virus, anyway, the Yala virus is indeed a type of Amira virus.
Under Zhou Wen's explanation, Sun Chengbi and Zhao Kai were both surprised.
But Zhao Kai's wife looked nervous.
She never thought that her mother-in-law's strange illness was actually caused by herself.
"So what now?"
"The only way now is to ask the hospital to contact the WHO as soon as possible, so that they can provide the test kits, and then wait for the condition to be confirmed before further treatment. β
"Doctor Zhou, do you mean that my mother's illness can be cured?" Zhao Kai asked eagerly.
Zhou Wen pondered and said: "Some of the Amira virus has special drugs, and some don't, it depends on which model your mother is infected with......
Soon, the ambulance from Huashan Hospital arrived.
Zhou Wen followed him to Huashan Hospital.
The doctor on duty in the Department of Infectious Diseases of Huashan Hospital was in awe when he heard about Zhou Wen's identity.
Zhou Wen is now well-known in the domestic biological virus community, especially in prions, and is an authoritative expert.
After hearing Zhou Wen's judgment, the doctor on duty did not say a word, and immediately sent an email to the WHO according to Zhou Wen's description of his condition.
After waiting for about half an hour, the WHO Brazil branch replied and asked them to send someone to pick up the test kit.
Sun Chengbi also immediately contacted a friend and found someone to pick up the kit.
......
By the time Zhou Wen and Xue Linlin came out of Huashan Hospital in District XH, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.
Chen Zhiyuan and Zhang Wei, who were waiting for him in the parking lot, were also depressed.
I made an appointment to see the car, but now I can only do it.
Just when he was hungry, the four of them went to dinner together.
On the way, Zhou Wen introduced Xue Linlin to the two.
Chen Zhiyuan, an old fox, knew as soon as he heard that Zhou Wen was not interested in Xue Linlin, who took the initiative to post it, but he didn't refuse directly because of his face, so he had an idea and pushed Zhang Wei out as a shield.
Anyway, his girlfriend just dumped him, and now he pretends to force him every day.
talked to Zhou Wen under the pretext of having something, and then pulled him to take a step first, leaving Xue Linlin and Zhang Wei to walk slowly behind.
Xue Linlin is such a smart person, she immediately knows Zhou Wen's attitude.
For if he has the slightest interest in her, he will not push her to his brother.
Although Xue Linlin was very unwilling to let the duck fly like this, there was no way.
glanced at the "stupid" Zhang Wei and walked forward depressedly.
Zhang Wei followed, "I booked a hotel for you, just in front ......"
Here, Chen Zhiyuan pulled Zhou Wen to experience the nightlife of Zhonghai.
It wasn't too late though.
The two of them went back to the hotel at a little after a little bit.
Zhou Wen lay down on the bed after washing, and submitted the task first after calling out the system.
γDing!Mission accomplished.γ Rewards are now available...... Congratulations on earning 12,000 points of subject experience and 7,000 points ......]