Chinese medicine doctor Xu Yang

Heyuan Hospital.

Several experts were having a heated discussion in the conference room, and medical staff were passing by worriedly outside the conference room door from time to time.

It would be fine if it was just a normal pass, but there are several guys here, and so many times have passed in such a short time, and these people look extremely worried. Not only were rumors spreading outside, there was also worry in their hospital.

The most fearful thing in this world is the fear of the unknown.

In the conference room, several experts initially felt that it was likely to be a viral infection, and the transmission route was likely to be through the air, droplets, etc., through the respiratory tract to other people, and suggested testing.

However, several experts have never been able to reach a completely unanimous conclusion as to the cause of the disease.

It was getting dark gradually, and it was already closing time for the hospital. The already deserted hospital became even more deserted now, with medical staff wearing masks and hats hurriedly leaving get off work.

The hospital, which should have been busy, turned out to be eerily quiet at dusk.

Only the discussion in the conference room was still heated.

Director Ma pinched his eyebrows. A group of experts were still arguing fiercely. Director Ma quickly pressed his hand: "Okay, okay, let's not argue about the undiscovered pathogens. Let me first summarize what we have obtained so far. Is the information good?”

Everyone also nodded.

Those who were making the most noise also quickly took a tactical drink of water.

Director Ma looked at the information he simply recorded in front of him and said: "From the perspective of disease summary, we have included cases 1 to 4 of this group of patients into the standard."

"That is, symptoms of fever, respiratory symptoms, lung X-ray shadows, and low or low white blood cells. First of all, what we can confirm now is, first, this is definitely a type of pneumonia."

"And it is an acute respiratory infection caused by a kind of microorganism. At the same time, judging from the sputum culture results done by Heyuan Hospital, we did not find bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, so this is not a typical manifestation of pneumonia."

"And we are currently unable to determine what the pathogen is, so based on the current basis, I suggest reporting to superiors with the conclusion of 'pneumonia caused by atypical pathogens'."

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly choked.

The expert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was the first to say: "If you say this conclusion, you haven't said it yet."

Director Ma asked back: "Can you find the pathogen? Can you determine what caused it? If you can find it, I have nothing to say."

The CDC expert choked again.

The infection expert sided with Director Ma: "I agree with Dr. Ma's point of view. It is better to report the conclusion of SARS to the superiors first, draw attention to it, and urgently formulate various regulations to prevent infection, and then slowly investigate to find the pathogen." . Otherwise, if we delay like this, the more we delay, the more trouble we will get.”

"I agree."

"I agree."

Experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally nodded.

This meeting ended with such an unclear preliminary conclusion.

After returning, everyone studied all night again and almost didn't sleep.

…

Over there at the hospital.

Mr. Deng sat at the top and said gently: "Everyone, please take it easy. There is nothing special about coming here this time. I just want to discuss the epidemic with you. It is an academic discussion and is not aimed at actual cases."

All the Chinese medicine practitioners in the conference room looked at each other with strange expressions. Why are they suddenly talking about this?

There was some vague speculation in everyone's mind. Information was not smooth these days, but as people in the medical system, they had also vaguely heard some rumors.

The director of the Rheumatology Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine said: "Mr. Deng, are you talking about the recent spread?"

Mr. Deng waved his hand: "Hey, what about those rumored news? We have to maintain a rational attitude now and wait for instructions from above. Our time this time is just an academic discussion. If there is an epidemic this winter or next spring, we will How to analyze it?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately fell into thinking.

There was silence in the conference room for a while.

Mr. Deng looked at everyone and asked, "Why, haven't you considered this issue?"

No one answered.

Mr. Deng's face turned slightly gloomy and his brows knitted together. He had already heard the rumors. Although we don’t know whether the rumors are true or not, we should always make a guess about what will happen this year.

Although Mr. Deng still had a warm smile on his face, his expression was slightly wrong.

At this time, Xu Yang glanced at everyone in the venue and said, "Mr. Deng, let me show my shame first by analyzing a few sentences."

Mr. Deng looked at Xu Yang in surprise, then nodded: "Okay, then Dr. Xu, you go ahead."

Xu Yang also nodded, and then said: ""Su Wen·Liu Yuan Zheng Ji Da Lun" once said, 'In the end of the Chou period...the second Qi...its febrile diseases are prevalent, and they are as salty as far and near.'"

"The Choumo Period refers to the year of Chou and Mo in the zodiac calendar. The Lunar New Year will be celebrated in a few days. Next year will be 2003, which is the year of Guimo and belongs to the Choumo Period."

"The second qi refers to spring, including the four solar terms of the 24 solar terms: Vernal Equinox, Qingming, Grain Rain, and Beginning of Summer, which is what we call the period between mid-March and mid-May."

"In terms of age, it will be easier for infectious diseases to spread during this period. If there is an infectious disease, it may be very severe during this period."

Mr. Deng looked at Xu Yang slightly surprised.

Everyone else also looked at Director Xu Yang.

These things cannot be said just by opening one's mouth. They must be prepared in advance. It is obvious that Xu Yang has done corresponding research in advance.

Sunzi Yi, who was sitting behind Mr. Deng on the small bench, was also looking at Xu Yang.

The director of the Department of Pediatrics of Traditional Chinese Medicine said: "But if we want to discuss the unknown infectious disease that has been rumored recently, cases have already appeared now. The existing cases, including the infected people, were all in December."

"Of course, I know very little now. I don't know if there were such cases as early as November. I'm also waiting for news from the higher-ups."

"But for now, corresponding cases have already appeared in November and December, but we simply summarize it as spring temperature, which is inappropriate."

"The previous seasons were late autumn and early winter, and this year there are obvious signs of heat and humidity, so I personally think it is more appropriate to classify the current period as late summer."

Others nodded.

Xu Yang also nodded slightly. In fact, what the director said was not unreasonable, and he had also considered it.

Mr. Deng also showed a smile. When discussing, we should talk more. We are not afraid of having many opinions, but we are afraid of running out of ideas. He asked: "Does anyone else have any ideas?"