Chapter 17: The First Smell of Smallpox

The first issue of the journal has been sent out, and the next step is to see the feedback. In this era, ordinary people can't go to the post station, but the local Huimin Pharmacy should be able to go through the channels of the local government and county. It's really not good, and it's the same if you ask someone to come.

On the second day and the third day, the counties under the jurisdiction of Tianfu were successively close to such as Lishui and Shangyuan. The Fengyang Mansion next door and the Huimin Pharmacy in Xuzhou Mansion all received the first medical journal of the Ming Dynasty.

Fengyang's Huimin Pharmacy is an old physician surnamed Xu, who has only one establishment, and is a miscellaneous official who does not enter the stream. This is still quite famous and respected in the local area, and it was promoted.

Like Nanjing City, there is also Tai Hospital, and Yingtianfu's Huimin Pharmacy is just the last choice.

This old doctor surnamed Xu has lived in Fengyang since he was a child, and he is quite prestigious. When the governor of Fengyang Mansion heard the holy decree, he summoned a group of people, including this doctor surnamed Xu. After some recommendation, I made a withdrawal.

Fengyang Mansion is also close to Nanjing City, and this is Lao Zhu's hometown, so he doesn't dare to slack off, and other places can be slow, but this Huimin Pharmacy was established for the first time.

This old doctor surnamed Xu is much more comfortable than Zheng Xiong's life, relying on a mansion, plus the support of the crude drug depot of Tai Hospital from time to time, he doesn't need to worry about it until now.

This Doctor Xu is the leader, and his chief and deputy medical officers are also well-known old Chinese medicine doctors in Fengyang Mansion. These three are equivalent to the experts of the hospital now, famous and trustworthy. Although few people can get them to make a move every day, there is still an endless stream of people coming. When there are more people, the profit is considerable. Last year, each person also had an extra bonus, and they liked to toss and toss when they were comfortable.

This Fengyang Mansion as Lao Zhu's Longxing place, naturally got Lao Zhu's preference, but it is also Lao Zhu's sad place, Lao Zhu was a child in chaos in the world, Huaixi is a great drought, locust plague, plague one after another, his parents also died of plague, the specific plague is not known, there are also Ming Dynasty historical records that Lao Zhu has twelve black moles on his left face. So in folklore, Lao Zhu and his father and mother both contracted smallpox one after another. Only Lao Zhu did not die, but there were thirty-six pockmarks left on his face, of course, it is just a legend, Lao Zhu's real appearance is difficult to distinguish between true and false, there is always a feeling that Diao people want to harm me, and the real portrait is only given to a limited number of people.

At this time, smallpox appeared in Fengyang Mansion from time to time, and everyone avoided it. It may also be because of the strong awareness of prevention, and there is no large-scale transmission. Dr. Xu's usual interest is to study smallpox, and in his early years, he inadvertently obtained a method of vaccinating against smallpox.

Without this environment, he can do research quietly, and now that he has settled down, he wants to find something to do.

The human pox inoculation method is a method of taking smallpox patients and inoculating them with scabs from healthy children to develop immunity to prevent smallpox. This invention is a major contribution of the Chinese people to mankind.

Legend has it that in the 10th century, the Northern Song Dynasty used pox to prevent smallpox. By the 16th and 17th centuries AD, human pox became a profession and was popularized in China.

There are four methods: pox slurry method, dry seedling method, water seedling method, and pox coating method. The first three are inoculated in the nostrils, and their vaccinia are also called nasal vaccinations. The pox clothing method is to wear the underwear worn by smallpox patients when they are sick.

The creation of the human pox inoculation method is the forerunner of human immunology. Since the 17th century, this technology has spread to Russia, Korea, Japan, Arabia, Europe and Africa. It was introduced to England in 1717.

It was not until 1796 that Kokuzhena invented the cowpox inoculation method, and it was gradually replaced. On October 26, 1979, the World Health Organization declared the global elimination of smallpox, and the Chinese pox inoculation method has its indelible historical achievements.

Dr. Xu has been studying the human pox inoculation method, and has recorded a lot of experience, and has tried it in children and people who have never had smallpox. The lethality rate has dropped from about 30 percent to 20 percent, and some effects can be clearly felt. There is value in promotion, especially in these prefectures and counties where the smallpox virus is lurking.

Like a ticking time bomb, there were records of smallpox virus outbreaks in the Ming Dynasty. Even if there are no major outbreaks, they do occur from time to time. The elderly, children, and those who are weak are all susceptible to infection, and infectious diseases are all the same. Pick the ones who are good at bullying.

On this day, Dr. Xu came to Huimin Pharmacy, and the chief and deputy medical officers were there, discussing something together.

"I've heard of this alcohol, and it should be good for traumatic infections. However, it is amazing that this pregnant woman can survive after a caesarean section. ”

"Don't you see this, it is reasonable to use this alcohol to disinfect inside and out, kill bacteria, and create a sterile environment, but it is only speculation, and the survival of pregnant women is not necessarily related to this."

"I think it's right, if it doesn't make sense, why do they recover faster after cleaning the wound with alcohol, his case above is in the army, this can't be fake."

Everyone quarreled, there were those who supported and those who opposed, and they were close to Ying Tianfu, and various cases of Huimin pharmacies were also reported. At first, I listened to it as a legend, but after a lot of it, I believed it a little.

At this time, the arrival of a journal is still recognized by everyone. But people, they are all afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and they have a hand in fanning the flames, and slowly the voice is getting louder and louder.

Seeing the noisy crowd, the old doctor Xu who was present coughed, and no one paid attention to the low voice.

A little annoyed and embarrassed, he couldn't hold his face, and shouted.

"Stop arguing"

A shout brought the crowd back to reality, who were gradually getting out of control.

"Lord Hui, Ying Tianfu's Huimin Pharmacy sent a periodical, some of the cases in it are unheard of, and subordinates and others are distinguishing between true and false."

"Take me and see what it is like to gather here to make a noise"

After speaking, he ignored everyone and took the journal directly and returned to his office.

A journal of more than a dozen pages, no bells and whistles. Page after page full of case experiences, alcohol disinfection and caesarean section are the most magical.

Unconsciously turned to the end, a circle of advertisements, welcome to contribute, adopters can get ten dollars reward.

It doesn't matter to Dr. Xu whether he has money or not, but it is feasible for the human pox inoculation method to spread and make people take fewer detours. Every lost stunt is only spread in a small area, and if the experience is not passed on, it is just useless waste.

This journal is very meaningful, and money is an addition.

It took me a few days to sort through my manuscript, and I had too much experience to write down on a piece of paper.

After that, it took a few more days, and the case of the sorted out pox inoculation method was officially released.

The people in the bureau also waited for a long time, just waiting for Xu Lao's manuscript, and followed Xu Lao's manuscript to the post station to send it to Yingtianfu, which was not for money, but for the benefit of the people.

A few days later, the manuscript of Fengyang Mansion arrived in the hands of Zheng Xiong of Yingtianfu.