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After a quick meeting with Li Qingzhao, Fan Zheng led the doctors and Luoyang Mansion to formally invest in controlling the Luoyang epidemic.

As Fan Zheng's isolation law was implemented in Luoyang, every city was blocked. If it were normal, there would be constant public dissatisfaction.

However, when Luoyang City was closed, a large amount of people's livelihood supplies and medical supplies were mobilized in Luoyang City, which quickly calmed people's hearts.

At the same time, doctors played a key role in training a large number of doctors in various places. As doctors from all over the country came to help, the Luoyang epidemic was quickly and effectively controlled.

Seeing that the epidemic in Luoyang was under control at a speed visible to the naked eye, Luoyang officials breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Fan Zheng spent money like water, in just over ten days, Luoyang's treasury was almost bottomed out! But the effect was unexpectedly good. In addition, Yizhuang sent donations from various places, so we were able to respond quickly.

"Luoyang finally passed the most difficult stage!"

Fan Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Luoyang City has temporarily controlled the epidemic in Luoyang. However, in order to end the epidemic in March, doctors must find a cure for the plague.

"Have the doctors made any progress in their research on the plague?" Fan Zheng asked at the doctor's station.

Yang Jie nodded and said: "This epidemic in Luoyang is caused by pox! Pox is mainly transmitted through contact and droplets. The isolation method is effective. Alcohol and high temperature disinfection can kill the source of pox. In addition, In addition, people who have been infected with pox will no longer suffer from the disease for life."

Fan Zheng nodded solemnly. Smallpox was known as smallpox in later generations. According to legend, it was a disease brought back by General Ma Yuan during the Han Dynasty when he returned from the Western Expedition. It has been raging in China for thousands of years. Whenever it appears, it will cause a large number of people to die. It can be said to be the most harmful disease. one of the plagues.

Yang Jie solemnly said: "What really worries me is not the people who are already sick, but the patients' family members. These are all people who are potentially infected with acne. If a family cannot find a cure for acne in time, I'm afraid there will be more More people are infected with the plague."

The number of people in Luoyang City infected with the plague was not large, but the number of people who were potentially at risk of contracting the disease was extremely large. If a cure for acne could not be found as soon as possible, more people might become infected and die.

"How did doctors in the past treat acne?" Fan Zheng asked.

"The king of medicine, Sun Simiao, once used the technique of variolation, which is highly praised by doctors. The most commonly used methods of variolation are dry seedling method and water seedling method. According to the latest research by doctors, water seedling method is the safest." Yang Jie replied.

Fan Zheng nodded. The dry inoculation method is to grind the acne scabs shed by acne patients into powder and blow it into the nostrils of the vaccinated person. The water inoculation method is to grind the acne scabs into fine powder, mix it with water, dip it on cotton, and plug it. Inject it into the nostril of the vaccinated person and take it out after six hours.

The most commonly used among the people is the last one.

However, Fan Zheng knows that both the water seedling method and the dry seedling method have certain risks. Although the water seedling method has a high chance of success, there are still many cases of failure.

"Doctors are going to use the water vaccine method to vaccinate the patients' family members to completely eliminate the threat of acne." Yang Jie solemnly said, according to the doctors' theory of infectious diseases, the patient's family members are a high-risk group for contracting acne. Vaccination in advance is indeed effective. There is a certain risk, but it can save most people.

In Yang Jie's opinion, this was the safest method, but Fan Zheng shook his head.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "However, the vaccination technique is not perfect. Not only is it easy to cause death, even if the vaccination is successful, it will cause acne in a large area and even pockmarks on the face."

Yang Jie sighed helplessly. Compared with the risk of human pox, it is nothing compared with saving lives. However, everyone has a chance to have luck. No one will risk disfigurement and risk their lives by inoculating human beings unless it is absolutely necessary. smallpox.

"Doctors already have a method for variolus. It can be said that they are very close to defeating acne. But have you ever thought that you can avoid the epidemic with this method?" Fan Zheng asked rhetorically.

Yang Jie solemnly said: "Because anyone who has had acne will never be infected again in his life."

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, anyone who has had acne will not get it again. This phenomenon is very common in medicine. Many patients with the disease only have it once. As long as they recover, they will never get it again for life. Fan calls this phenomenon immunity.”

"Immune?" Yang Jie is a skilled doctor and instantly understood the concept of immunity.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "Vaccinology uses the concept of immunity to actively spread the weakened acne pathogens to the human body, thereby achieving an immune effect in the human body. Fan has an idea, that is, if everyone is vaccinated against pox, will it be possible?" Not everyone can be immune to acne, but the acne plague will be completely eradicated so that there will be no chance of its resurgence. This is the first time that doctors have defeated and eliminated the plague, which will surely go down in history in the future."

"Conquer and destroy the plague!"

Yang Jie's breath was stagnant. If a doctor could really achieve this step, that would be the glory of the doctor.

"It's a pity that variolation doesn't completely prevent the epidemic!" Yang Jie said regretfully.

"However, things are not without improvement. Pang Jizu studied veterinary medicine and discovered that acne is a zoonotic disease. Not only humans can get smallpox, but cattle can also get smallpox." Fan Zhengdao.

"Is acne a zoonotic disease?" The doctors couldn't help but asked in surprise.

"Yes, and the pox that cows get is not fatal, and there are even very few pox marks. If we abandon human pox and adopt the cowpox method, according to the concept of immunity, and let people be infected with cowpox first, we may be able to become immune to the pox. "Fan Zheng said seriously.

"Maybe this method is feasible?" Yang Jie said with heartbeat.

Fan Zhengdao: "I have asked Luoyang Mansion to search for sick cows in the city. I believe there will be good news soon."

The reason why he dared to claim that the epidemic was over in March was not only based on isolation, but also on masks. Another thing was that he knew the real treatment for acne--cowpox.

The reason why Fan Zheng went to great lengths to gain power in Luoyang was, firstly, to allow doctors to make adequate preparations for the fight against the epidemic, and secondly, he wanted to use the Luoyang epidemic to thoroughly promote the method of vaccination and completely eradicate acne in China. Kill on earth.

Fan Zheng took control of Luoyang and gave an order. Soon, several cows suspected of being infected with acne were delivered to Fan Zheng.

"A cow infected with smallpox?"

The doctors immediately went into an uproar, immediately armed themselves for protection, and then cautiously came to the cow.

The reason why Luoyang Mansion found a cow was because there were only a few festering pustules on the cow's udder, indicating that the cow was infected.

"It's indeed acne!" Yang Jie has been responsible for studying acne recently, and he can see at a glance that cowpox is very similar to the acne epidemic in humans.

And compared with the severe acne on humans, the acne on cows is extremely mild, with only a few, and there is no news of a cow dying from cowpox.

"Vaccinium is not fatal. If a person is infected with cowpox first, it is very likely that he will be directly immune to smallpox and there will be no risk of illness." Fan Zheng solemnly introduced the technique of cowpox.

"Immune to smallpox!" All the doctors suddenly stopped breathing. If this method is feasible, they will completely quell the plague.

"But who will test the poison?" Yang Jie suddenly asked, pouring cold water on all the doctors. It would be good if it succeeded. If it failed, the person infected with cowpox would definitely suffer from acne.