Chapter 1021 Shock! This is the Norwalk virus!
Li Xiangnan certainly suspected that the diarrhea epidemic in Dongshan County was not so simple and sudden.
Seven people developed mysterious diarrhea, and two of them died unexpectedly.
It is definitely not a coincidence that such a situation occurs within a certain airspace.
Treating diarrhea now is only a temporary solution, but finding the source of infection is the fundamental solution.
The most important task is to find the source, eliminate it, prevent it from spreading further, and curb the spread of the epidemic!
So on the way here, he had already done a series of rehearsals based on the current situation in Dongshan County.
"Yes, I do have this thought! Uncle Lin, hurry up and do the investigation. The sooner the better!"
"Okay, Xiangnan! I will definitely work with you to perfect this matter as soon as possible!" Lin Jianzhou nodded quickly.
Li Xiangnan asked again, "Uncle Lin, I just heard from Vice President Lu that the president of Dongshan People's Hospital is also in there?"
"Yes!" Lin Jianzhou turned around and shouted to the man who was taking care of the patient, "President Guo, Dr. Li, the expert from Yanjing, wants to see you!"
"I'm here!" Dean Guo came out in a hurry, ran to the iron fence, and thanked him first: "Doctor Li, thank you for coming from Yanjing!"
"What is the current personnel composition?" Li Xiangnan asked immediately.
Director Guo is the director of the local hospital. He must be more familiar with the number of doctors and nurses, as well as the conditions of the patients, than Lin Jianzhou, who has just arrived.
"In addition to the four leaders of the Ministry of Health, there are thirteen doctors from the People's Hospital and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, twenty-three nurses, and twenty-six patients and their families..."
Hearing these numbers, Li Xiangnan's heart suddenly tightened.
A rough calculation shows that this is sixty-two people!
All of them are people who have had close contact with the patients. If they are not isolated in time, once the virus spreads, the number will be terrifying!
Fortunately, the infectious disease epidemic reporting system was established in advance, and Lin Jianzhou made corresponding arrangements in advance. Otherwise, if Dongshan County did not pay enough attention, by the time Li Xiangnan came over, he would not know how many people here were infected with diarrhea!
"Are the patients isolated according to the severity of their illness?" Li Xiangnan felt extremely solemn.
If these people are not treated specially and isolated one by one, then patients with mild infections will definitely suffer unexpected disasters if they stay with patients with severe infections.
Even normal people like Lin Jianzhou will be affected.
"Yes! We are still very careful in this regard. Those diarrhea patients who come for treatment are isolated in the deepest storage area. Further out are the patients' families, then the nurses who come into contact with the patients, and then the doctors who have slightly milder symptoms! They are all isolated in layers, don't worry!" Director Guo knew all about this.
"Huh!" Li Xiangnan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Okay, I'll have someone send you blood and stool collection equipment right away! Please do the corresponding operations! Once the results come out, those without symptoms will be transferred to ordinary isolation tents for observation! If there is nothing wrong, the isolation can be lifted! Please comfort these key groups!"
"It should!"
Dean Guo also admires Li Xiangnan's professionalism.
"Investigation of the source of epidemic diseases, I am waiting for your results!"
Dean Guo nodded and said, "I will give you the result as soon as possible!"
"Okay!" Li Xiangnan nodded, turned around and shouted to Lin Muyu: "Muyu, arrange equipment for them!"
After saying that, he took Lei Jin and several other key doctors and hurried back to the gate.
"Dad!" Lin Muyu brought a few supporting staff to carry the blood collection equipment over, and looked eagerly at Lin Jianzhou standing nearby through the iron fence, his eyes red and very worried, "Are you okay?"
"Girl, don't stand too close!" Lin Jianzhou nodded and smiled, "I'm sorry to have made you worry!"
Lin Muyu shook her head, her voice choking, "Did you not sleep last night? Your eyes are full of bloodshot!"
"I'm fine!" Lin Jianzhou rubbed his eyes, forced a smile and said, "Dad is fine! Listen to Xiangnan and cooperate with him to do a good job. Don't worry about Dad!"
"Well, my second brother is here too! We are all very worried about you! Chu Qiao is in school, and we didn't dare to tell her..."
"It's right not to say it, otherwise one more person will have to worry! Your mother..."
"My mother didn't say anything either!" Lin Muyu said hurriedly.
"That's good!" Lin Jianzhou waved his hand, "Go and get busy! Don't worry about me! Just do your job well!"
"Got it! Just wear your mask!" Lin Muyu felt relieved and followed the staff to move things.
Soon, some medical supplies were brought in by the people in the building, and they began to arrange for blood drawing.
A row of military tents had been set up. Inside the largest tent, Li Xiangnan rolled up a cloth window to let in some fresh air. After sitting down, he began to draw on his notebook to sort out his thoughts.
Now he not only has to be on the front line to treat patients and save lives, but also has to do the overall planning and arrangements. He thinks much more than the average person.
Patients with diarrhea need timely treatment, epidemiological investigation of the disease must be done, and specific plans must be put forward as soon as possible.
After all, closing the hospital is not a long-term solution, the impact is too great!
The whole small county is in a state of panic now. If some changes are not made quickly, people’s lives will be greatly affected.
Half an hour later.
Lei Jin hurried in with Defa, Fang Yu and others.
"Dean, we are ready to go in! The blood and feces in the warehouse have been taken back, and the blood tests have been handed over to Lin Muyu and the others!"
"Go! Stay safe!"
Li Xiangnan waved his hand and escorted them out of the tent. He watched the group of people go around the back of the building and disappear.
He turned back to the tent, stood in front of a whiteboard, and wrote diarrhea, vomiting, dizziness, acute myocarditis, etc. on it. He stared at the words with a frown, wondering what on earth had caused these people to experience such symptoms at the same time!
Coming from the future, he racked his brains and came up with one cause after another in his mind, but then he denied them one by one.
The cause of disease that can cause a person's rapid death is definitely not that simple!
He thought for a long time until he heard a series of footsteps approaching rapidly and was awakened by a shout.
"Xiangnan! The results are out!"
Lin Muyu ran into the tent panting, with panic on his face.
Li Xiangnan frowned and asked, "What is the cause? What pathogen was detected?"
I saw that the hair on her forehead was wet with sweat, and strands of it stuck to her cheeks. The nervousness also made her face flush, which deepened her panic.
"Come with me!" Lin Muyu turned and left.
Li Xiangnan took a step and followed without hesitation.
When we arrived at the laboratory tent next door, the three or four people in the room were all standing next to an electron microscope, with a look of surprise on their faces.
Li Xiangnan's eyes passed over their faces under the protective shields and frowned slightly, "What is the cause of the disease?"
Lin Muyu pressed him in front of the microscope and said nervously, "It is a non-enveloped single-stranded positive-strand RNA virus. It is spherical in shape and has a diameter of about 27-32 nanometers..."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiangnan's heart trembled. He leaned in front of the electron microscope, suppressed his inexplicable anger, lowered his head to take a quick look, and then took a deep breath.
“It’s the Norovirus!”
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