Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 153 Gallic Disease
Subtitle of this chapter: Patients all over the world
Our Master Yuan doesn't know that he has two new rivals in love for no apparent reason. Of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't care. As a time traveler, how can he have the nerve to greet people when he goes out if he doesn't have a few rivals in love? John McCall is no longer "qualified" to be his rival in love, so it's normal for new ones to appear.
However, the "cheeky pretty boy" is facing a huge crisis. He cares a lot about this matter...
As we all know, sulfamethoxazole did not appear until 1932. Penicillin, which is more famous and can be regarded as one of the three great artifacts of time travelers in the Republic of China, was discovered by the British Fleming in 1928, but the purified substance with real medicinal value was not extracted until 1938 by Americans.
Someone asked what the other two of the three great tools are? Stockings and condoms.
Anyway, in the 1920s, wound infection was a very troublesome thing. Epidemic meningitis, pneumonia and of course sepsis were all incurable diseases. Whether the patient was dead or alive or half dead depended on the patient's own immunity.
For example, Roosevelt, the great savior of the free world, who inherited millions of dollars, became permanently disabled in 1921 because of polio. You know, rich people in later generations can live well even if they have AIDS.
But what is more terrifying and more surprising is the Gallic disease, or the Neapolitan disease, or the Polish disease, or the German disease... It depends on which European country you hate the most, and you can use the name of that country.
However, this thing, like silver, gold, corn, potatoes, peppers, and other good things, was actually brought back from the New World by the Spanish after traveling around the world with great difficulty. But from a historical perspective, it is still quite "fair", after all, what they gave back to the locals was smallpox.
This is a disease that has had a significant impact and contribution to human history, especially European history. If the Black Death is the first, this disease is probably the second. So much so that Schopenhauer said that the characteristic of European civilization in his time was primarily this thing. And he himself was naturally a patient of this disease.
This is nothing surprising. Among the three famous European figures after the Age of Discovery and before the advent of penicillin, two and a half were patients, and the other half was either eccentric like Newton or died too early like Galois.
Maupassant even thanked God for letting him get the disease, because from then on his mother no longer had to worry about him being infected by others.
The impact of this disease is so great, but why is it said that it has such a huge contribution?
In fact, if we compare the period before and after the Age of Exploration, we can find that the historical process of Europeans accelerated after the disease landed in Europe, and a large number of geniuses appeared among them that did not match the previous proportion. Especially after Napoleon I fought all the way to Moscow, he not only promoted the nationalism of various countries, but also gave this gift to the European people along the way. Then there were really patients all over the world.
This is because seriously ill patients will get a "benefit". After infecting their nervous system, they will feel cute, just like taking hallucinogenic drugs. Therefore, this disease is also known as "inspiration disease".
It was still Maupassant who said before he died of this disease, "I don't have to conceive my work; it is in my mind, conceived with an amazing ability."
So I'm not kidding, the Renaissance and the First Industrial Revolution have a direct relationship with the large-scale outbreak of this disease in Europe.
See? Europa, who had given up treatment, caught up with our Seris with a few big strides.
Of course, we Seres people have a chance to be seriously ill and produce a genius who can influence history. "Unfortunately" compared with contemporary Europe, Seres' population mobility is too poor, and their minds and crotches are not so open.
After the First Opium War in 1840, Seres finally got such an opportunity, so we have the wearing of Lin Bei's legs... But I'm not defending him. At that time, what kind of revolutionaries were they who didn't go to Jiyuan?
His great-great-uncle's original lifestyle would have made him sick sooner or later. Fortunately, our Master Yuan no longer has to worry about this from now on. He will either die of sepsis, or...
Back to sepsis , these days doctors have only two options for treating infected open wounds: debridement and amputation!
Now Yuan Yanshu's attending physician came to discuss this matter .
The old western doctor, who looked like an expert, stood by his bed and said very seriously, "Mr. Yuan, your infection is very serious. If you don't have surgery, the consequences will be disastrous."
Our Master Yuan naturally shook his head like a rattle. This so-called operation was to cut off the rotten flesh inside his mouth, and by the way, cut off his tongue!
And even if that's the case, his chances of survival would only increase a little bit.
To be honest, a time traveler who traveled back to before World War II must be very lucky or have a golden finger. Otherwise, no matter how rich he is or how high his position is, if he catches a cold, he will get pneumonia, if he gets a cut, he will get tetanus, and if he gets shot, he will get hit.
As for the golden finger, Yuan Yanshu doesn’t have it yet, but she will have it after this temporary mission is over... I hope.
So Master Yuan certainly didn't want to let the doctor operate on his face and tongue. He still had to rely on these two things to make a living... well, to be a master.
Mr. McCall, who came with the doctor, couldn't help but persuade him, "Neo, don't give up..."
“Hmmmm!”
Yuan Yan suddenly picked up a pen and paper and started writing quickly, then handed it to his lawyer with an excited look on his face.
Mr. McCall took one look and realized that this was a legally binding statement.
"Well... okay then." John sighed and turned to the doctor and said, "My client has already stated his true intentions while he is awake. As his lawyer, I must inform your hospital that you cannot perform surgery on him without his permission. Otherwise, you will have to bear all legal consequences."
The old western doctor didn't want to communicate with this stubborn and stupid yellow monkey . He said stiffly: "Mr. Lawyer, please tell your client that this is playing with his life. If this continues, he will definitely die..."
“Ohhhh!”
Our Master Yuan was very indignant when he heard this, and he wrote a sentence on the paper even more excitedly.
The lawyer took it and looked at it...this time he couldn't remain calm anymore.
Mr. John McCall's tone of voice changed, and he shouted in a hoarse voice: "Ni...oh, you are kidding! You are going to..."
