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The earliest record of Spanish flu appeared at Camp Finson in Kansas, USA. Before lunch on March 11, 1918, a soldier in the camp felt a fever, a sore throat and a headache, and went to the army hospital to see a doctor. The doctor thought he had a common disease. of the flu.

However, what happened next was unexpected: by noon, more than 100 soldiers had similar symptoms. A few days later, over the weekend, there were already more than 500 cold patients in this barracks.

It soon spread to 3 cities including Detroit, and quickly began to spread. In April, someone brought the virus into Europe with a patient, and then it spread rapidly.

In June, the flu entered Bulgaria, and Ferdinand declared nationwide martial law and started national epidemic prevention.

In order to do a good job in epidemic prevention, the Ministry of Health has mandatory health regulations as follows:

1. Anyone must take a hot bath at least twice a week, and boil the water first, and wait for the water to cool down before using it. It is forbidden to use cold water for bathing;

2. Therefore, the drinking water must be boiled, and drinking raw water is prohibited;

3. Wash hands with disinfectant before meals, and factories and enterprises must install faucets;

4. Disinfection must be carried out every day in public places, and insecticides must be carried out in all residential areas, mainly mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, etc.;

5. Pets are isolated, close contact with animals is prohibited, distance must be maintained for feeding, and the government organizes manual killing of animals that stray into the city;

6. The government provides masks for free, and everyone must wear them in public places;

7. All schools are closed. Before the epidemic is over, no one is allowed to enter or leave without authorization, and the government will bear all the increased expenses;

8. Factories and enterprises must organize a comprehensive disinfection once a month.

Establish disease isolation rooms;

9. Some entertainment venues are temporarily closed, and it is recommended that everyone go out less often;

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Comprehensive epidemic prevention is the first time for the Bulgarian Ministry of Health. No one has any experience. In order to control the epidemic, it is natural to be strict.

Bulgaria seems to be back in the world war once again, everything has become serious, even more serious, even the colorful entertainment life has been cut across the board.

Not only was the country under martial law, but even the palace was no exception. The virus did not recognize people. Ferdinand knew how terrible the Spanish flu was. How could he ignore it?

It's even more strict. Everyone in the palace has to be checked by a doctor every day. Once they have any symptoms, they can be declared to be furloughed. At least they won't be used to work until the epidemic is over.

Constantine was very unaccustomed to stepping into the palace, and there was a pungent smell of disinfectant on his face. He frowned and was examined by the doctors before being put into the palace.

That's right, he thinks that the Bulgarian government is making too much of a fuss. Although the flu has broken out, the mass death has not yet occurred. Like most people, Constantine also believes that this is just a common viral cold.

Of course, common viral colds in this era are also killing people, but most of the young and strong can resist the past, and the mortality rate of the old and the weak is higher.

Originally, Constantine wanted to persuade Ferdinand to lift martial law across the country. The current epidemic prevention work has seriously hindered the normal operation of the Bulgarian economy. Many projects have been forced to terminate, factories have also been ordered to prohibit overtime, and shopping malls are even more depressed.

However, after seeing the situation in the palace, he realized that the king paid more attention to the epidemic than his imagination. No matter how strictly guarded the outside world, no one would restrict his travels!

But when he got here, he was first checked by the doctor before entering the palace, and then he was forced to ask to change his clothes. The attendant's explanation was: the clothes may carry viruses. For the safety of the king, please change to safer clothes. !

Constantine was a little speechless. Well, the king is the king, and this arrogance cannot be compared with others. Everyone who enters the palace must change into sterilized clothes.

It's not just them, including the guards who come in and out every day, and the personnel who are responsible for delivering supplies, each person will be given a set every day.

Konstantin didn't think that these clothes would be taken back or reused many times. The king's face must not be lost, and the daily cost of tens of thousands of levs was indispensable!

Looking at the trees and seeing the situation in the palace, he knew that the situation was serious. Now that the epidemic has not appeared in Sofia?

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With a depressed mood, Constantine saw Ferdinand who was drinking tea. Both of them were wearing masks. The picture was so comical.

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Constantine asked suspiciously: Your Majesty, are you making too much of a fuss? This isn't the Middle Ages when the Black Death spread, does it need such a big fanfare?

Although this flu has spread widely, it is not very harmful to the human body. Now all of Europe are talking about our epidemic prevention work, this...

Ferdinand interrupted: Are we the laughing stock again?

Constantine nodded. Although the Bulgarian government has not been ridiculed by the outside world once or twice, what is different from before is that most of the previous Bulgarian government's actions have been confirmed to be correct!

And the current situation, at least Constantine himself has not found out, what is the reason for doing this!

Ferdinand smiled slightly and said, Let them laugh at the side, and wait until they cry in the future!

If action is not taken in time, I am afraid that the death toll caused by this pandemic may not necessarily be less than the death toll caused by the Black Death in the Middle Ages!

Constantine's complexion changed greatly. As a pure European, he had not listened to the legend of the famous Black Death. It only caused the death of one-third of Europeans at that time, and European civilization directly A hundred years back is enough to terrify anyone!

Your Majesty, isn't this an exaggeration? If it was the Black Death, a large number of patients should have died by now? But there are many places in the world where the flu broke out, and the phenomenon of mass deaths of patients has not appeared? Constantine asked suspiciously.

Ferdinand sighed, and then explained: A biological expert told me that the influenza virus is mutating this time. In Darwin's terms, the virus is evolving. At present, it is only highly transmissible. The lethal virus has combined, and it is very likely that it will evolve into a black death again in the end!

Constantine can't wait to give himself a slap right now. It's not good to give an example. He wants to talk about the Black Death. This time it's really coming!

Although this is only a possibility, it must also be paid attention to, otherwise when the possibility becomes a reality, everyone will be ready to cry!

Seeing Constantine's expression, Ferdinand knew that he was frightened. It is estimated that any normal European would be frightened when he heard that the Black Death is coming again!

Ferdinand comforted: Don't be so nervous, this is just a possibility, and it's the worst guess!

With our current medical level, the Black Death is not completely incurable, and most of the patients can be cured. If you are worried, you can also check the information. The Black Death also occurred in the East, and they were contained by them. The destructive power is much smaller than we imagined!

The flu this time is just a smallpox at most, and it has not reached the level of destroying human civilization!

Well, forgive Ferdinand's ignorance, although the casualties caused by smallpox were not as many as those caused by the Black Death, their influence in European history was not small at all, and it directly caused the end of the Eastern Roman Empire!

Therefore, he thinks he has given an example with fewer deaths, but the impact on Constantine is still huge!

Whether it is smallpox or the Black Death, it can easily destroy the existence of an empire, and this big flu is still far from this level. After all, the mortality rate is 5% and nearly 100%. Rates are two completely different concepts!

After a while, Constantine recovered from the shock and said with a wry smile: Your Majesty, I understand, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance of this situation, we can't risk it, please rest assured that the cabinet will urge The government is doing a good job of epidemic prevention!

For the accomplished Constantine, any adventure may become a fatal stain in his life, leading the Bulgarian government to this point, but his historical status is no lower than that of Bismarck!

He was even more successful, because Germany was already crippled, while Bulgaria was still growing. Not surprisingly, when he returned to the field, Bulgaria was already the No. 1 industrial power in Europe.

Even the most powerful country in Europe is very likely, which is convenient for Bulgaria and Prussia to have similarities, both are belligerent countries, and the combat effectiveness of the army is the strongest wave!

Other factors cannot destroy the country, but the virus is an exception. History has told him how vulnerable human beings are in the face of disease.

Therefore, the epidemic prevention work must be done well now, and he even feels that the current epidemic prevention work is not strict enough and needs to be strengthened!

If the worst situation doesn't happen, then it's the best, the big deal is that some human, material and financial resources are wasted, all of which are within the tolerance of the Bulgarian government.

At most, I have been criticized by the outside world for excessive epidemic prevention. Anyway, for such a highly contagious disease, the government should strengthen epidemic prevention work for the sake of the safety of the general public, and it is also politically correct!

If it were born, Bulgaria, who was already prepared, could also minimize the losses, and even take this opportunity to surpass other powers!

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After returning to the cabinet, Constantine held a cabinet meeting in the name of the prime minister, seriously emphasized the epidemic prevention work, and issued a funny order in a very humorous way - declare war on rats!

Content: Rats are the dirtiest creatures in the world and the worst enemy of mankind. They are not qualified to live under the same sky as us!

Now, on behalf of the Bulgarian government, I have officially declared war on rats. All Bulgarian citizens, please take up the weapons in your hands, kill our enemies, and make this world a better place!

Well, the sequelae of the Black Death, who made the mice that spread the Black Death? In order to prevent micro-duplication, Constantine decided to kill the mouse first. Anyway, it is impossible for anyone to complain about the mouse in this era!

This can be regarded as a flavoring agent in the tense life of Bulgaria in 1918, and then various ways of eradicating rodents were staged in Bulgaria, such as medicine, pressing, sticking, closing, clipping, turning, pouring, digging, sticking and shooting. The means had first appeared!

It can be said that everyone is shouting and beating mice across the street. The mice disappeared from the sight of the Bulgarian people in the shortest time. Of course, this is only a short term.

In an era of rat poison and rat exterminators, it is really hard for rats to live, and the rats have to make a strategic shift, leaving the city and turning to the mountains where the enemy is weak and insisting on resistance!

In September, Bulgaria, which has been under martial law for more than three months, finally received an official and accurate answer after the people were eagerly waiting.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health published the epidemic - A Letter to the National People of Bulgaria, and issued a disease warning to all countries in the world:

It is a pity that another large-scale spread of sexually transmitted diseases has exploded in human history. Now the Ministry of Health once again reminds you to do a good job in epidemic prevention. Although our medicine has been very advanced, we are still very vulnerable in the face of disease.

After the research of our biologists and medical scientists, it is found that this pandemic is not a common virus in the past, and there is a virus that is more destructive to the human body hidden behind the flu!

At present, this virus is still in the incubation period. Since it has not yet exploded, we cannot clearly say what kind of impact will be caused after the explosion. In short, the result must be catastrophic!

And biologists have also discovered that the virus is still recombining in the process of spreading, and each recombination is an increase in toxicity and infectivity, which also means that this virus is not unique, and we have no way to study it in the short term. Come out with a special medicine.

The symptoms of patients after infection are mainly high fever, cough, runny nose, myalgia, etc. Most of them are accompanied by severe pneumonia. In severe cases, heart, kidney and other organ failure leads to death, and the fatality rate is very high.

Now we are here to call on medical research institutions all over the world to join in this research, so as to develop a drug that can cure this virus as soon as possible and contribute to the survival of mankind!

At the same time, here we also warn governments of various countries to prepare for epidemic prevention to avoid catastrophic consequences after the outbreak of the virus!

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Bulgarian scientists do not eat dry rice. Under the strong request of Ferdinand, considerable results have been achieved in the past few months, but the special medicine does not exist!

Everyone's virus is not exactly the same. Prescribing special medicines in this context is completely nonsense, so Ferdinand simply chose to make the news public.

As for whether European and American countries can prescribe vaccines or drugs to cure the virus, scientists have clearly told him that it does not exist at the current level of technology!

If they just prescribe a special cure for a certain patient, they can do it now, but the medicine that is suitable for curing most people is still a difficulty that cannot be overcome!

Ferdinand is neither the Virgin nor the Butcher. After the epidemic was made public, he was no longer participating!

This kind of thing just depends on the destiny and human affairs. If someone believes it, believe it. If you don't believe it, forget it. Anyway, the climax of death is about to come, and now you have missed the best time to defend yourself!

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