Chapter 652 Monkey Fever, Gains from Cross-species Diagnosis
"Shine the flashlight down their throats!"
Li Quan knew that the structure of monkeys' mouths was somewhat different from that of humans. Because monkeys are wild animals, it is more difficult for them to obtain food than humans.
Even when eating, they have to be careful about other animals snatching their food away.
Or being attacked by wild beasts.
So they eat very quickly.
When we visited the zoo, we fed bananas and other food to the monkeys, and they ate them up in no time.
If you observe carefully, you will find that they do not chew the food when eating, but just put it into their mouths quickly.
Then you can see two big red lumps quickly bulge out on their chins.
That organ is the monkey's unique magic weapon.
It has a cheek pouch on each cheek, commonly known as a "crop", which is used to store food.
After the monkey gets the food, it will swallow it into its mouth immediately and store it in its cheek pouch. When it is safe, it will climb up the tree and sit comfortably on the branch, chewing slowly and enjoying the food.
Director Fu has already brought a flashlight, a high-intensity flashlight used when patrolling the garden at night.
By shining a light into the mouth of this little golden monkey, one can immediately and clearly see the shallow part of its throat and the condition inside its mouth.
You can see that its throat is red and swollen, and there is inflammation, accompanied by mild pus in the mucosa.
"They should be watertight now, right?"
Li Quan had an idea in his mind after seeing the symptoms in the golden monkey's throat and mouth.
"That's right. The first one to get sick was this female monkey. She hadn't eaten or drunk anything for almost eight days. She refused to drink even a sip of water. If she hadn't been forced to be fed with nutrient solution, she would have died long ago."
Director Fu looked worried when talking about the situation of golden monkeys.
This kind of precious wild animal is a double-edged sword for zoos. Introducing them and raising them in zoos can attract many visitors.
The zoo's tickets will sell well.
At the same time, these precious wild animals are often very delicate and need to be cared for like their ancestors.
If something goes wrong due to carelessness, the zoo director and the breeder will not be able to escape responsibility.
For example, if all three golden monkeys died this time, Director Fu would definitely have to resign and might even be subject to further punishment.
"Are there other monkeys in the park?" Li Quan asked again.
"Yes, we also have more than thirty common monkeys and two gorillas."
Many zoos like to keep common macaques.
Because of its low breeding cost, it is also very popular among tourists.
Although they are a bit naughty, they cause little harm to tourists.
At most, they would take advantage of tourists' unpreparedness to snatch their hats or bags, and then ask them for food.
Visitors come to the zoo for fun.
Although they were a little frightened, they found it exciting and enjoyable to be able to interact with wild animals.
"Did the monkeys show the same symptoms?" Li Quan asked.
"No, those ordinary monkeys are all quite normal. Only these three golden monkeys are particularly delicate." There was a hint of complaint in Director Fu's words.
Compared with ordinary macaques, golden monkeys are indeed more difficult to raise.
It can be said that among the first-class protected animals, nine out of ten are endangered animals.
To put it bluntly, their evolutionary speed has not kept up with the pace of the times, and they have some survival defects.
"If the other monkeys are normal now, that would be the best. But I suggest you observe the other monkeys more. As for gorillas, they belong to the subfamily Homininae of the order Primates, and their immune systems are very different from those of ordinary monkeys.
I don’t think they’ll be a problem.”
Li Quan gave Director Fu a piece of advice.
As a doctor, all you can do, whether it is to treat patients or sick animals, is to fulfill your obligation to remind them.
For example, telling the patient to go to the hospital for further examination, or asking the patient to stop smoking and drinking, etc.
If the patient doesn't listen and something goes wrong, the patient will be responsible for it.
The doctor is not responsible.
Your life is your own. If you don’t cherish it, who can you blame?
Gorillas are the closest primates to humans among all animals, but they are very different from ancient apes.
In addition, gorillas' immune genes are particularly powerful.
I believe that everyone has some knowledge of AIDS, which has terrified countless philandering men and bad women. Such a powerful virus will hardly cause any harm to gorillas.
In other words, gorillas infected with HIV will not develop the disease.
But once humans are infected, they basically can only take medication for life to control the disease, which is worse than death.
It's impossible to be a normal person forever.
Li Quan has now developed specific drugs for leukemia and early-stage cancer, but he has no confidence at all in developing a specific drug for AIDS.
Not having a foundation in this area is just one of the reasons.
The main reason is that this virus is very powerful, it has super strong self-replication and survival capabilities.
There is almost no way to eliminate it while keeping the patient alive.
Scientists speculate that the original HIV virus was most likely transmitted to humans by gorillas.
As for how it was transmitted, it is unknown.
There are some foreigners who are crazy and seeking death. They have no moral or ethical bottom line. It would be strange if they were not infected with this virus.
"Dean Li, what disease do these three golden monkeys have?" Director Fu couldn't help but ask.
Since Li Quan reminded him to be careful of other monkeys in the park, it means that Li Quan has already made some discoveries about the disease of these three golden monkeys.
"plague!"
Li Quan uttered two words lightly.
"Ah... monkeys also have plague?" As soon as Director Fu asked this question, he immediately felt like an idiot .
Plague is everywhere, which is actually a general term for some particularly serious infectious diseases.
In other words, the level of modern medical technology has developed to a considerable level, so we can accurately distinguish the types of some infectious diseases.
For example, the flu.
In ancient times, any influenza that could cause multiple deaths would be called an epidemic.
No one can tell exactly what kind of plague it is.
It can only be roughly divided according to the patient's symptoms and cause of death.
"I think any animal, or even any living thing, is likely to get the plague. Not to mention monkeys, even some crops can get the plague. For example, rice and peppers are prone to the plague.
The plague that infected these three golden monkeys is definitely not simple.
Their throats have become red, swollen and festering.
If we can’t find effective treatment drugs in time and prescribe the right medicine, they won’t survive for long.”
Li Quan's expression was serious, hoping to attract Director Fu's attention.
"Director Li, the veterinarians and experts have already used the necessary medicines, but they are all ineffective. Your medical skills are excellent, please help me this time..."
When Director Fu heard Li Quan say that the three golden monkeys would not live long, he suddenly panicked.
With a sad face, he begged Li Quan again and again.
"Director, Director, something bad has happened..."
A zoo staff member ran in in a panic.
Maybe he didn't know there were outsiders present, and because the matter was urgent, he spoke without restraint.
After all, the arrival of Li Quan and Vice President Min was extremely low-key.
Director Fu also intended to cover up the matter.
For any organization, it would be best if any problem could be covered up and resolved.
If it is exposed by some media reporters, he will be skinned alive if not killed.
Director Fu naturally tried to keep secret such an ugly incident as the golden monkey's serious illness.
I absolutely don't want the outside world to know.
"Why are you so anxious? Can't you see there are guests? What's the matter?" Director Fu scolded him with a stern face.
The staff member glanced at Li Quan and Vice President Min.
An expression as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
"Director Fu, if you have anything to deal with, you can go and handle it first. As for the treatment of these three golden monkeys, I can only say that I will do my best and leave the rest to fate. You should be mentally prepared. Or you can seek help from someone else."
Li Quan's time is much more valuable than that of Director Fu.
Being able to come here to see patients is already a huge favor to me.
"Dean Li and Dean Min are not outsiders. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly." Director Fu seemed to hear a hint of impatience in Li Quan's words.
He quickly asked the employee to speak.
"When we checked this morning, we found that one monkey was missing. After searching, we found that the monkey had died in a man-made tree hole."
The staff reported with trepidation.
This was like a bolt from the blue, which hit Director Fu so hard that he almost collapsed on the spot.
Whatever you fear will come true.
I was just saying that ordinary macaques are fine.
As a result, just a few minutes later, Li Quan's words came true.
The death of an ordinary macaque is not a small matter, but it is definitely not a big deal. Director Fu can still solve it.
But what he feared most was that all the common macaques would die, and the golden monkeys would die as well.
At that time, as the zoo director, he would just find a rope and a crooked old tree and hang himself in the zoo.
This is because China has a very good spirit of tolerance. As long as a person is dead, no matter how serious the crime is, it will generally not be pursued any further.
"Check all the macaques immediately and closely monitor their eating habits. Sterilize the dead macaque immediately, then bag it and seal it in the cold storage. I will handle it after I report it. Oh, and disinfect the entire monkey park immediately."
Director Fu realized the seriousness of the problem and this time he was completely convinced of Li Quan's diagnosis.
A series of arrangements were made on the spot.
"Okay, I'll do it right away!"
The staff member left in a hurry.
"Director Li is truly a miracle doctor! If I had asked you to come earlier, the macaque would not have died. Please help me. I will do whatever you say now."
Director Fu’s trust in Li Quan has reached the highest level.
It's the kind of piety that one would only have towards a Bodhisattva.
"I am just giving some suggestions. Director Fu, you don't have to take my words as an imperial decree. Since one ordinary macaque has died, if I am not mistaken, the plague has spread among the monkeys.
I suggest you seal off the monkey park immediately and disinfect the entire zoo.
If the situation is serious, the park may even need to be closed.
All monkeys need to take medicine.
Early treatment can minimize the risk of death.”
Li Quan gave a series of sincere suggestions.
As for whether Director Fu listens or not, that is his business.
If the zoo closes, it will have no income and may also cause certain negative impacts.
Director Fu will probably have to think carefully about this before making a judgment.
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away. I wonder what medicine these monkeys need?" Director Fu wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked Li Quan for medicine.
"I'll diagnose it again and see if I can prescribe a medicine."
Li Quan tried to take the monkey's pulse.
This scene seems somewhat funny.
However, Vice Dean Min next to him looked serious and watched everything quietly. Director Fu couldn't laugh anymore. He wanted to cry now.
"The yin and yang pulses at the Cunkou are tight, and the lung pulse is like a rolling ball, short and deep. This disease is quite serious, and the main lesion is in the lungs. The redness, swelling and suppuration in the throat and mouth are probably just superficial symptoms."
Li Quan made the diagnosis.
The so-called appearance is a unique term used by traditional Chinese medicine to diagnose diseases.
There are many diseases, such as colds, that may cause headaches, but the lesions may be elsewhere.
Headache is what is called a symptom.
Western medicine is most afraid of diseases where the symptoms and the lesions are not in the same part, because Western medicine is good at treating headaches with the head and feet with the feet.
When encountering a disease that is clearly a foot disease but manifests as headache, Western medicine often misdiagnoses it.
This disease is very similar to the guerrilla tactic of making a feint to the east and attacking in the west.
Deliberately inducing doctors to misdiagnose.
However, Western medicine is very smart and is good at summarizing experiences and lessons. If a disease is not cured, an autopsy will be performed after the patient dies to clarify the cause of the disease.
By dissecting the bodies, they could discover the true site of the lesion.
Then learn from experience and next time you encounter a similar disease, you will not misdiagnose it and will know how to treat it.
It is precisely with this method that Western medicine not only defeated Chinese medicine, but also developed better and better.
Experience is an important criterion for measuring Western medicine skills.
The more experienced the doctor is, the lower the chance of misdiagnosis.
Traditional Chinese medicine actually also relies heavily on experience, but it is fundamentally different from Western medicine.
In my experience with Western medicine, after I know the answer a little, I feel like I am memorizing it by rote.
Traditional Chinese medicine requires dialectical analysis of medical principles and pharmacology. This is equivalent to learning how to answer questions. As long as you learn how to answer questions, you can easily answer questions of this type when you encounter them again, no matter how varied they are.
"I don't know what kind of plague these three golden monkeys have, but the lesions are in the lungs, so I just need to attack the lungs."
There was a hint of wisdom in Li Quan's eyes.
[You have successfully performed the pulse diagnosis technique, skill points +10000. ]
[You have successfully performed the art of diagnosis by observation, skill points +10,000. ]
Wow, the two diagnostic medical skills each increased by 10,000 skill points. This is a bit too exaggerated.
Could it be because of cross-species diagnosis?
Li Quan thought about it and could only come up with this answer.
These two medical skills have long been promoted to the master level, but there has been no further breakthrough.
Because after being promoted to the master level, if you want to be promoted again, you need as many as 10,000 skill points.
Although I have diagnosed many patients and accumulated many skill points in the past two years, I am still a little short.
Now it’s all right, just do it in one step.
Two medical skills were promoted at the same time.
Li Quan was overjoyed.
At the same time, he was also very curious about what realm was above the master realm?
