Chapter 35: Norovirus
Editor: Exodus Tales
Su Mian then touched Xiao Hua, and it was the same symptom of dispiritedness.
Su Mian inspected Da Hua and Xiao Hua's bed only to find out that there was vomit outside of it.
It appears that they might have eaten something bad. Su Mian fed the two of them medicine, but still wasn't relieved yet and went to the second floor to look up some information about their condition.
Su Mian's current physical points were at 50. In terms of her perception, her spiritual energy was at 15. Now, as long as she had seen the object once, she could remember it. Her kindness points were at 20.
At this time, Su Mian suddenly thought about a document that she had seen. In 1995, the country had reported about the first case of the Norovirus. In the end, many places got infected, causing a Norovirus epidemic from infective diarrhea.
The main symptoms were nausea, stomach pain, headache, fever, and muscle ache. An outbreak began after 2-3 days, but the virus mutated very fast. Moreover, cross-infections and reinfections could happen. A minority of the cases would become acute and lead to death.
Could it be that Da Hua and Xiao Hua had been infected with the Norovirus?
Correct diagnosis! Congratulations for obtaining 2 kindness points.
Wen Wen appeared while fanning himself.
Doesn't that mean that someone near me would be infected with the Norovirus?
I am not at liberty to inform you!
Tch.
Su Mian rolled her eyes and fed Da Hua and Xiao Hua oral rehydration salt. This was the interstellar medical treatment for children with Norovirus. More serious cases would need intravenous infusions.
Su Mian once again went back to the second level to check for the cure as well as its spreading channels. This time, after coming out from the second level, Da Hua and Xiao Hua already regained a bit of vigor and began drinking water.
On the morning of the second day, Su Mian told He Qin to pay attention to everyone's hygiene and how everyone should wash their hands after working. She also told her that food should be cooked before eating.
After Su Jin Long finished his morning excercise, he ran into the house in a flash, "Not good. Something big has happened in the village. It's an epidemic, a contagious disease. It's quite powerful too."
"What's wrong?" Su Jiang Hai was washing his face and just casually wiped it after hearing what was said.
"Old Guo's family at the western end had gone to make funeral arrangements in the morning. After they ate breakfast, they prepared to go to the cemetery, but the people who ate breakfast had all collapsed on the ground. Every one of them were vomitting and foaming by the mouth. Now, no one dares to go inside their home. Dad, you should not go there," Su Jin Long finished his words in one ago as he had been heavily frightened.
Su Mian was stunned. This was not Norovirus as the spread of the disease was too fast.
As everyone of them ferviously finished eating breakfast, Liu Da and Liu Er came in their house.
When Liu Er saw Su Mian was home, he did not exchange pleasantries anymore, "Uncle Su, Doctor Ma said to ask Su Mian go help take a look at Old Guo family and see what exactly is wrong."
Su Jiang Hai looked at Su Mian with a bit of worry. He only had this daughter after all.
"Little Mian, you are a girl, don't go," He Qin had been slightly afraid after hearing Su Jin Long's explanation. Even Doctor Ma could not find out the cause of the disease, the matter would not be as simple as they had hoped.
Su Mian knew that her parents were worried, but Doctor Ma had already asked the brothers to find her, and she was also an apprentice of the ghost doctor. Helping the dying and healing the injured was her duty, "Dad, Mom, rest assured. Nothing will happen. It's not an infectiuous disease. I will go take a look," Su Mian took the medicine box and followed Liu Da and Liu Er to Old Guo's house.
Su Jin Long did not say anything and followed along. At the most important point in time, he would protect his sister.
Su Mian's medicine box had gone through a few days of accumulation. She had already packed in the basic medical tools and products.
Now, normal cold, fever, and diarrhea would not pose a problem to her.
Old Guo's house was in the west of the village. It had three rooms inside. Many people had surrounded it, but none dared take a step inside.
After Doctor Ma arrived, only then did a few brave teenagers follow in.
"Su Mian, you have come. This way," Doctor Ma waved at her.
Su Mian took out gloves and masks, one for herself to wear and another for Doctor Ma.
Su Mian squatted down and took a look. The people on the ground were still twitching and trembling from head to toe. She suddenly had a bad premonition.
"Did someone call an ambulance?"
"Already did."
Chapter 36: Helpless
Editor: Exodus Tales
Su Mian let out a sigh and got up, "Doctor Ma, we can't save them. They have been poisoned. It's cyanide poisoning. The possibility of saving them is low!"
"Is there really no hope?" Doctor Ma was unwilling to give up and tried to open the victim's mouth.
"Don't touch it. Cyanide is highly toxic. A small amount is fatal and can enter through the mouth or skin," Su Mian pulled Doctor Ma outside to the courtyard, and the ambulance arrived at the same time.
Eight people had been carried up the vehicle. One of the victim's wife and child were crying inside the courtyard.
Su Mian had finally recalled it. In her previous life, eight people ate the old Guo family's flour-made pastry. Seven of them died and one had luckily survived.
The ambulance gradually disappeared in the distance. Doctor Ma looked at Su Mian with an entranced expression, "How did you determine it was cyanide poisoning?"
"I also just guessed it. They were all lying on the ground, appearing like twitching rats that had eaten poison. We had learned it in our chemistry class before- the current market rat poisons are mostly made of cyanide," Su Mian had also made a gamble. In this era, only a few people had graduated from junior middle school. The people who could pass senior middle school entrance exams were only a tiny number.
Doctor Ma nodded and patted Su Mian's shoulder, "Whether this is true or not, you are definitely are a good doctor material."
These words made Su Mian a bit ashamed. If she had not been reborn and did not have the medicine tower, she would also not know about these things.
The development after was the same as her previous life. Only one person was lucky to survive.
This matter had startled the Interstellar Police Agency.
Everyday, police cars would speed past the place, but the case ended up being unresolved. For that time period, everyone in the village was on alert, but it was eventually drowned out by the New Year mood.
However, Su Mian's grandmother was not affected by any of it at all.
Grandma Su's birthday was on the 20th of the twelfth lunar month. It's said that after the eldest was able to earn money from selling furniture, he had proposed to have a good time together.
Su Jiang Hai and He Qin stayed docile. On the other hand, Su Jiang Hai and Bai Yu Lan were glib-tongued. With just a few words, they had tricked Granny Su and Su Mian's aunts into going to Su Mian's home.
Having no choice, Su Mian and Su Jin Long went to the county to buy meat and vegetables. On the second day, Su Jiang Hai's home was even more lively than the previous year.
In the past, Su Mian's three aunts did not even enter her home. They were afraid that Su Jiang Hai and the others would borrow money from them.
He Qin made the dishes and Su Mian kept the fire lit. They prepared two days' worth of dishes.
Grandma Su, seeing her sons and daughters, her in-laws, and all her grandchildren, felt happy inside.
"In those past few years, solely raising six children had truly not been easy. That year, I had joined the production team and worked with the men to earn some work points. Finally, I had helped my sons marry daughters-in-law, and daughters marry sons-in-law."
Su Mian truly wanted to spit at her face. Everyone in the village knew her grandmother was frail and weak. She wouldn't even bring back a single stalk of grass when she was asked to work.
If she was not her grandmother, Su Mian would have already said these punishing words. Su Mian wanted to give her a slap to the face.
"Now, the eldest has money. I think you should give my three daughters 300 each, and my two sons 500 each. Eldest and eldest's wife, you shouldn't have any objections right!" The old lady folded her legs on the heatable brick bed and smacked her lips on her tobacco pipe.
Su Jin Long was able to stand up but was pressed down by Su Mian.
Su Jiang Hai and He Qin lowered their heads without speaking.
Su Mian felt that her father and mother were too naive. Her grandmother was already going to chop off their heads, but the two of them were forced to look like obedient newlyweds.
"Mom, what are you doing. That is big brother's money," The one who spoke was Su Mian's third uncle, Su Jiang Bo.
"So what if it's his money. I gave birth to him, so his money is also mine," The old lady immediately pulled a long face when she heard this, "I want money, and he still doesn't dare give me," After saying so, the old woman tapped the tobacco pipe on the brick bed three times with a manner as if she owns the house.
Su Mian's second uncle, Su Jiang Tao, looked at his brother. He originally wanted to say something but Bai Yu Lan crossed her eyes. The words that had reached his throat were strongly swallowed back down.
Bai Yu Lan was a well-known shrew. If she said to go east, Su Jiang Tao would not dare go west. They had already been married for 20 years. Su Jiang Tao had already been squeezed dry by her. To this day, even he did not know how much money they had in the bank deposit.
Su Hong sat in her chair and watched the drama. She was also wondering how much money her uncle actually earned from selling furniture. She and her mother only talked to her grandmother, and her grandmother had brought everyone here to divide some money.
Luckily, her mom was staying quiet, else the money that would be divided would be theirs.
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