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"Why?" Liu Ya didn't understand, and said, "Charlotte vomited again. I'll wipe it for her."

Chen Ling looked a little flustered, and said: "Charlotte may have a very contagious disease, and it may be a fatal disease."

Liu Ya was taken aback and said, "This...how did you know? Did the doctor say it?"

"No. In case of prevention, you go out first!" Chen Ling pushed Liu Ya out of the ward, "Here I will take care of it. You tell the doctor that Charlotte may have a very contagious and fatal disease, please ask him Hurry up and find a way."

Liu Ya got out of the ward in a muddle, and obediently went to inform.

Chen Ling looked back and frowned when he saw the nurse who was still working. The nurse wears a hat, medical staff uniforms, and is unprotected. Will she be infected if she comes into close contact with Charlotte and her vomit?

"Nurse, you must protect yourself before you take care of the patient." Chen Ling reminded.

The nurse smiled at Chen Ling and said, "Don't worry, it will be all right soon."

"If the patient has an infectious disease..."

"Infectious disease? The doctor said it might be typhoid fever, which is not very contagious."

"It hasn't been diagnosed yet, what if it is another disease?"

The nurse was busy with the work at hand, stood up straight, and said, "Sierra Leone’s most serious infectious disease is Ebola virus disease. Have you heard of it? I have taken care of patients with Ebola virus, but I am still alive. very good."

Ebola? ! Chen Lingzhen was frightened and stood blankly on the spot.

The prestigious Ebola virus disease is the most deadly infectious disease in the world, with an average fatality rate of 50% and the highest rate of 90%!

In other words, 100 people get sick and 90 people die!

"Are you okay?" The nurse asked with concern when Chen Ling's expression was wrong.

Chen Ling looked at the nurse who had fought Ebola before him. He felt relieved, swallowed his saliva, and asked, "Is there Ebola in Sierra Leone?"

Ebola virus disease first appeared in two simultaneous outbreaks in 1976, one in Nzala, South Sudan and the other in Yamboku, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The latter occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease got its name.

The nurse smiled and said, "Yes, this virus has always been present in the forest, and it may break out at any time. Try not to touch unsafe wild animals, do not eat game, and do not participate in traditional funeral rituals!"

"What ceremony?" Chen Ling puzzled.

"The kind of ritual that touches the dead body. The mourner's direct contact with the dead body during the burial ceremony may also help the spread of Ebola." The nurse explained.

Chen Ling felt sick for a while.

Scientists believe that the big bat family fruit bat is the natural host of Ebola virus. Ebola is transmitted to people through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs or other body fluids of infected animals, such as sick or dead chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats, monkeys, forest antelopes and porcupines found in tropical rainforests .

The Ebola virus then spreads through human-to-human transmission by direct contact with the blood or body fluids of Ebola patients or the deceased through broken skin or mucous membranes, or contact with the body fluids of Ebola patients (such as blood, feces, vomit) Or items contaminated with the bodies of Ebola deceased persons.

When an Ebola epidemic occurs, it often happens that medical staff get infected while treating patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus disease. This is caused by close contact with patients without strict adherence to infection control preventive measures.

Chen Ling asked, "Nurse, did you protect yourself at that time?"

"Wear gloves and a mask at all times, that's it." The nurse said lightly.

"What are the symptoms of Ebola virus disease?"

"Sir, many of our diseases here have similar symptoms. Fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, vomiting..."

With these symptoms, Charlotte didn't pull any of them. Chen Ling was sweating and asked: "How to diagnose?"

"It is difficult to distinguish Ebola virus disease from malaria, typhoid fever, meningitis and other infectious diseases clinically because the symptoms are similar. At that time, we used a rapid antigen detection method for screening, and now I heard that there are cash automatic nucleic acid tests. , Fast and accurate."

"Can our hospital be tested?" Chen Ling asked eagerly.

The nurse spread her hands and said, "There is no Ebola epidemic, and there is no such thing as preparation."

Powerful logic!

"What if Charlotte got Ebola virus disease?"

"Uh... you have to ask the doctor, I'm just a nurse."

At this moment, Liu Ya had pulled the gray-haired doctor over, and Chen Ling hurried out of the ward door to prevent them from entering.

"Mr. Chen, why do you think Ms. Charlotte has a fatal infectious disease?" the doctor asked.

Chen Ling is a medical layman and can't produce evidence; he can't use the system as evidence, which is even more incredible, no one will believe it.

"Could it be Ebola virus disease? Please give her a test." Chen Ling couldn't produce evidence and directly asked for the test.

The doctor shook his head: "I have learned about your activities in the last few days, and the possibility of contracting Ebola virus disease is very slim. Moreover, to be honest, we have not prepared Ebola virus disease detection tools."

"You are the best hospital in Sierra Leone, why are you not prepared?" Chen Ling said dissatisfied.

"Because Ebola virus disease is highly contagious and has a high case fatality rate, but it is not common here. The last outbreak was more than ten years ago." The doctor explained to Chen Ling, comforting, "Don't worry, I will arrange the best medical conditions in Sierra Leone and try my best. Ms. Charlotte will recover soon."

The system warning is still there, and Chen Ling certainly can't rest assured!

Liu Ya looked at Charlotte in the ward, her cheeks wrinkled.

"Brother Zero, Sierra Leone is too backward, and the best hospital is nothing but this. There is nothing. Charlotte can't delay!"

François was calmer and said, "Mr. Chen, if Charlotte got an infectious disease, why did she get it alone? None of us was infected, nor did the Fulani people get the disease. This is difficult to explain. ."

"It's not that you haven't been infected, but you haven't been infected yet!" Chen Ling said, "By the way, you should inform Betis and let her pay attention to whether her people have similar symptoms."

The gray-haired doctor said: "The Kono district where the Fulani people are located has not had an Ebola virus disease epidemic in the past. Mr. Chen, I still said that. Don’t worry, I will give Ms. Charlotte a medicine to relieve it. Her symptoms make her less uncomfortable."

Chen Ling nodded helplessly, and said, "Can you arrange a consultation?"

"If the condition requires it, I will arrange a consultation." The doctor has his own judgment. He still thinks that Charlotte is probably suffering from typhoid fever. If he asks a colleague for consultation with this common disease, wouldn't it be a joke.

"Okay, I'm going to see Dr. Mike and ask him to make some preparations." Chen Ling said.

Liu Ya said again: "Brother Zero, shall we send Charlotte to Europe?"

François objected, saying: "Before changing countries, we must choose a medical institution to receive Charlotte. Medical conditions in Europe are much better, but they may not necessarily have an advantage against diseases in Africa, because their doctors are almost in contact. Without these diseases, there is no experience, and no medicine."

Chen Ling agreed with François's statement. For example, in China, many doctors have never seen people with malaria in their entire lives, and many hospitals have not received people with malaria for decades, and have not stocked corresponding medicines. They often treat people with malaria as ordinary cold patients, which delays the opportunity.

"There is a kind of doctor who received medical education in Europe, became a doctor in Europe, and then came to Africa to practice medicine, and even specialize in certain diseases. Such doctors are often familiar with the situation on both sides, and their treatment effects are the best." Francois added.

Chen Ling thought a little, and said, "I'm not a doctor, but I'm sure Charlotte has a very contagious and highly fatal disease..."

Francois and Liu Ya both nodded. They don't need Chen Ling's evidence, they just need to believe what Chen Ling said.

"...So, we must be transferred again. François, you go to contact the plane, I am responsible for contacting the doctor."

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