I practiced medicine in ancient times

Chapter 160 Find the source

“Let’s go and take a look at the upper reaches of the creek first.

This location should be where clothes are washed. If the source of infection is in the stream, it should be upstream." Xu Qingyi saw a few large rocks on the shore, which looked like they were moved here by someone to be used as washboards.

"Let's go." Bai Yan nodded slightly and walked forward first.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Xu Qingyi discovered that the water upstream was more turbulent than that downstream, and the water surface seemed clearer. However, no one passed by the path, and the weeds grown all around had completely covered the original path.

Qingyi and Baiyan pushed aside the weeds and moved forward with difficulty. There were many tall trees around them, and the sunlight was blocked by the leaves. It was close to the stream, so it didn't feel hot.

Suddenly, Xu Qingyi stopped and sniffed lightly.

"Bai Yan, do you smell anything?" At this time, Xu Qingyi stopped and asked Bai Yan who was walking in front of him.

"No? Do you smell a strange smell?" Bai Yan stopped and sniffed forward. She didn't smell anything strange, but she knew that Qing Yi's facial features had mutated, which could magnify their functions, and her sense of smell was several times sharper than that of ordinary people. Since she said there was a strange smell, there must be something wrong ahead.

However, Qingyi's expression became more and more solemn. She frowned, as if trying to figure out the source of the strange smell.

"Where is it?" Bai Yan couldn't help but ask.

"It's just ahead. It seems we have found the right place." Xu Qingyi frowned. A foul smell lingered at the tip of her nose, coming from above the stream. It made her more certain of her guess.

After walking for another quarter of an hour, they finally arrived at the source of the stream. There was a small pool of water at the source, with several huge stones scattered beside it. There were narrow gaps between the stones, and clear streams flowed out of the gaps, like silver threads, shining charmingly under the sunlight. Only a foul smell broke the scenery here.

At the edge of the pond, there were two rotten animal carcasses that looked like wild boars, emitting a disgusting stench. These carcasses were obviously dumped here recently, because the flesh on them had not yet completely rotted, and some parts of them could still be seen in their original appearance.

Xu Qingyi looked at these corpses and her heart was beating fast. She understood that this might be the source of infection that caused the villagers to become sick.

"It looks like we've found it." Bai Yan looked at the scene in front of him with a frown on his face. "The germs on these corpses may have spread to the downstream through the stream, causing the villagers to be infected."

Xu Qingyi nodded, she squatted down, covered her mouth with one hand, and carefully observed the corpses. She found some strange marks on the corpses, as if they were cut by some sharp objects. This made her even more confused. Why did these animal corpses appear here? Who dumped them here?

"This wild boar fell from above and landed here." At this time, Bai Yan also found some traces and she guessed.

“It should be. Now, regardless of all that, we should first fish out these two wild boars and burn them, and this will completely solve the source of dysentery.

Most of the villagers who were infected were women. They must have come to the stream to wash clothes and then wiped their eyes or mouths and noses with their hands, causing infection. "Xu Qingyi speculated when he saw this situation.

"This wild boar is too big for us to salvage. Let's go back and ask Prefect Shan to send someone to deal with it." Bai Yan said.

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"Doctor Xu and Doctor Bai are back." An apprentice who was keeping an eye on the movements outside shouted loudly towards the clinic after seeing Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan return.

"Doctor Xu, Doctor Bai, you are back. Have you found the source of the plague?" Prefect Shan was still waiting for Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan to come back to the clinic. When he saw them come back, he hurriedly went up to them and asked.

“We found the source.

First of all, have you noticed that those who were infected with the plague did not have wells at home, so they had to go outside to eat, drink, and wash clothes.

We checked the well in the west of the city and the stream on the edge of the west side of the city and found two wild boars that had been dead for several days at the source of the stream, emitting a foul smell.

We even found that most of the people infected with the plague were women.

They must have come to the stream to wash clothes, and then wiped their eyes or mouths and noses with their hands, causing infection, and then infecting the people at home." Xu Qingyi told the results of their investigation to Shan Zhifu.

"So, the source of the dysentery is the two dead wild boars." Upon hearing this, Prefect Shan nodded repeatedly. This was the case based on his inference.

"Those two wild boars are too big for us to fish out, so we'd like to trouble Prefect Shan to send someone to burn them.

In addition, as for the stream for washing clothes, people should not wash clothes in it these days. You can sprinkle a lot of wood ash into the stream to clean it. After three to five days, you can use the water in the stream to wash clothes.

In addition, as long as the source is dealt with, and the water in the stream is running water, there is no need to worry about contracting dysentery in the future." Xu Qingyi told Shan Zhifu.

“I will send someone to handle this matter immediately.

Doctor Xu, do you have anything else to tell me?" Hearing this, Prefect Shan nodded.

“Also, the two of us have investigated and interviewed the people in the lanes in the west of the city, and none of the families who have dug their own wells have been infected with dysentery.

This is not the case for others. For those people who have not yet shown symptoms of dysentery, one possibility is that they have not been infected with dysentery, and the other possibility is that they have been infected with dysentery but have not yet found symptoms.

For such people, my suggestion is to isolate them directly to prevent them from moving around and spreading dysentery to others, or to order them to stay in their homes, and we will visit these people at their homes on the second and third days to check their health.

We only need to observe for two days, and if the people do not show symptoms of dysentery, it means that they are not infected with dysentery." Bai Yan also suggested.

"Then I will immediately send people to investigate. Those people in the west of the city who don't have wells in their homes will be ordered to stay at home and not walk around." Prefect Shan immediately ordered the soldiers to do these things.

It was put into operation immediately, and the wealthy businessmen in Lingshan Prefecture also kept an eye on the movements of the Rejuvenation Clinic.

A plague that was originally going to cause a big commotion was eliminated without a trace thanks to the actions of Xu Qingyi and Bai Yan.