Chapter 47: Sources of Infection
Source of infection......
Gu Ji stared at the text behind the target, and the figure of the brown-hatted man quickly appeared in his mind.
When separating the infected person from the close contact last night, he also saw a man in a brown hat, with a large number of red pimples on the surface of his body, broken skin and ulcers, apparently in the middle stage of the disease, and is currently being treated in the treatment area.
He quickly got up and got ready to wash.
When I turned around, Ito Mizakura was not in bed.
"...... so energetic"
Gu Ji blinked.
You know, yesterday Ito Mizakura stayed up all night like him, and he eliminated a lot of fatigue because he just increased his immunity, but this girl's energy is really strong.
Change into protective clothing and walk out of the room.
Downstairs, the doctors and staff in the lobby are busy taking their daily temperatures, and Ito is among them.
Gu Jizheng waved his hand to her to say hello, poof, a tourist who was queuing suddenly couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.
"Stretcher truck!"
Dr. Matsushima hurriedly shouted, and two security guards in protective suits hurriedly ran over with a metal stretcher cart, and the female flight attendant on the side also joined in to help support the patient who had fallen to the ground.
Behold.
Just when the three of them were about to lift the patient's hands and feet, they "vomitedββ! β
His back thrust and he instinctively vomited violently, all spraying on the security guard who was lifting his foot.
A large amount of gooey mixed with dark red blood clots flowed down his transparent visor and mask, to the corners of his hazmat suit, and seeped into the hair of his sideburns.
"Ahh
The female flight attendant screamed and subconsciously let go, and the patient fell to the ground on one side, and vomited again, spraying on her shoes.
The tourists queuing around were also frightened and hurriedly retreated.
"Steady, don't panic."
At this time, Gu Ji's voice came from behind, and after he saw an emergency from the second floor, he immediately ran down from the fire ladder, "Lift the patient up first, come here, quickly wash and disinfect the two of them!" β
The security officer who was lifting his feet froze in place, still bent over, unable to move, only to let the disgusting vomit roll on his skin.
But everyone knows that it's more than disgusting.
Every drop of liquid can carry a large amount of virulent virus, once infected......
Jiang ...... Miss Jiang, will I die? β
The security officer's voice trembled a little, he was only in his twenties, and it was normal to be afraid of death.
"Don't worry, you may not be infected, first do sanitize, and then go to the quarantine area to hold on for the last half a day."
Although Gu Ji's female voice was gentle, there was a convincing sense of security in her tone.
The mentality of the security guard and the female seafarer quickly calmed down.
"What's going on today?"
After processing the scene, Gu Ji first asked about the data as usual.
Matsushima's expression is not optimistic: "Up to now, we have found another 49 infections, of which 42 are from the medical isolation observation area, and the rest are screened out by daily temperature measurement this morning, and the treatment area is now a little understaffed, and 18 patients have changed from mild to severe ...... today."
"Hasn't the public area been cleared yet......
Gu Ji is not worried about the isolation area and the treatment area, what he is really afraid of is the area outside the lockdown.
If the public area cannot be cleared, it means that the virus is still spreading and contagious, and if this continues, sooner or later there will be an outbreak of a more terrifying round of concentrated diseases.
"In addition to the daily temperature measurement, there is another round of mobile temperature measurement in the afternoon, in addition, we must control the flow of people in the public area, and we are not allowed to go out of the guest room unless necessary, and disposable tableware is used for meals."
Gu Ji frowned, remembering the source of the virus: "Take me to the treatment area first." β
Matsushima nodded, and led him all the way to the infirmary on the bow of the ship on the second floor.
At this moment, all the major rooms in the infirmary are already crowded, and the medical staff can only arrange temporary folding beds in the corridor as hospital beds.
"Doctor, when will I get to land......
"Darth Kai (Help Me) ......"
"Uh......h ...... vomit"
β¦β¦
As soon as Gu Ji and Matsushima entered the door, the patients all straightened their heads, as if grasping a life-saving straw, and kept calling for help to the two.
But he could only respond with words like "it's almost over" and "hold on for a few more hours", and the rest, nothing could be done.
Yes.
On the premise that they do not know what the source of infection is, they cannot carry out targeted treatment at all, and can only fill which wall is missing according to the symptoms.
If the blood pressure is low, intravenous glucose and normal saline are given to maintain water and electrolyte balance;
For patients with severe bleeding, platelets, plasma, or hemostatic drugs are transfused.
But even if you know what virus it is, it doesn't necessarily help.
At present, the vast majority of severe hemorrhagic fevers have not yet developed vaccines and antigens, let alone on this cruise ship.
Gu Ji found the brown-hatted man.
At this time, he was lying on the bed for an infusion, in addition to red spots on his face, there were also a lot of blood blister-like pimples, his mouth was slightly open, and he seemed to have some difficulty breathing, and there were pink marks soaked in blood on the blue and white hospital gown.
Gu Ji glanced at the name of the patient on the bedside: Nakamura Hiroshi, "Mr. Nakamura, I want to ask you some questions, I hope you can cooperate, this is related to the lives of the entire ship." β
I'm dying, so there's no such thing as "enemies are red when they meet".
Nakamura Hiroshi blinked, and said weakly, "Ask." β
"Is it true that the erythema on your body is caused by eczema, and was it already onset before you boarded the ship? What are the initial symptoms, have you ever been in contact with wild animals, or have you been bitten by mosquitoes, and have you ever lived in tropical areas? β
Gu Ji's questions are very pertinent.
Most haemorrhagic fevers originate in tropical regions, such as South America and Africa, and many of them are transmitted through mosquito bites and non-human primates.
"I had a history of eczema, and the symptoms were onset after boarding the ship, and I couldn't keep my mouth shut, but I was friends with Shida, the manager of the catering department, and I went to him after I got on the boat, and I got a lot of sashimi and beer in advance, and I got sick......"
No wonder Hiroshi Nakamura dodged after the dispute at that time, probably for fear of being questioned by the security guards and affecting his friends.
After all, the kitchen of the cruise ship is strictly managed, and it is a dereliction of duty to leak food without permission.
Hiroshi Nakamura coughed twice and continued: "This time the onset was very urgent, not long after eating sashimi, eczema occurred, accompanied by cough, fever, and some headache, I have been staying in Tokyo and Yokohama in recent years, and I have not been to the tropics. β
There are many causes of eczema, mainly related to dietary habits, some foods have strong antigenicity, easy to cause allergic reactions, especially alcohol and seafood, coupled with heavy humidity at sea, it is indeed easy to get sick.
But these triggers don't get so serious in two hours.
To know.
After Gu Ji woke up, the cruise ship had just departed, and the time was 9 o'clock in the morning, even if Hiroshi Nakamura went directly to find a friend after getting on the boat, and it was time for lunch, but it was only two hours, and the eczema was all over the body?
What's more, eczema rarely causes symptoms of fever, cough, and headache.
The source of the virus is not Hiroshi Nakamura!
He subconsciously looked at the surrounding patient numbers, and suddenly found that almost all of them were Europeans and Americans and Dongying people, especially the latter.
eating habits;
Sashimi......
Gu Ji's pupils shrank and asked, "Where is Manager Shida?" β