"Civen? What is this?" Fan Heng was a little confused after hearing this.

For people like Fan Heng who is down-to-earth and serious in following the rules and working hard and not having any special hobbies, things like civets are indeed far away from him.

Therefore, when Fan Wubing told him that after the Genetics Research Institute of Fan Investment Group discovered the coronavirus in the civet, Fan Heng had difficulty in establishing an intuitive impression for a while. He was not sure what kind of animal this civet was. It sounded similar to a ground mouse?

"It's not a ground mouse, it's a cat." Fan Wubing explained.

People in the north eat very few of this food, but in the southern area, civet meat has always been regarded as a rare mountain delicacy and a nourishing product. It is praised as the first mountain delicacy. It is known as the delicious civet in the mountains and the delicious white eel in the water. This thing is a fur beast, and the skin can be made of furs. It is one of the traditional bulk export furs.

Civet hair is the raw material for making high-end brushes and brushes. Fat is a rare high-end raw material in cosmetics production and is also a good medicine for treating scalds.

In recent years, the phenomenon of eating civets in some areas of China has become increasingly serious, and fresh civets have become the best-seller in the market. The prices have continued to rise. Five years ago, each kilogram of civet meat was about 40 yuan. By this year, the number of civet meat increased to 200 yuan.

According to this price, a fresh civet can be as high as thousands of yuan, and the huge profits have prompted the poaching and sales of civets in various places to be extremely popular.

"What rich people eat--" Fan Heng said with some emotion.

Even in Guangzhou, not everyone can often eat expensive wild animals such as civets. You can imagine that the people who were first infected with SARS virus were basically people with some status, and a well-known singer who died of pneumonia before was said to be one of the earliest patients in China to be infected with SARS.

In fact, the diagnosis of SARS is relatively late. It cannot be denied that some areas where medical conditions cannot be met. If these patients are treated as ordinary pneumonia, they may delay the condition and lead to death from lung failure in a short period of time. These cases may not be counted.

In other words, the earliest SARS cases counted in China are not necessarily the earliest SARS cases.

The Genetic Research Institute under Fan's Investment Group has not officially surfaced. In the past, it only did some work such as improving seed colored cotton. Although it was also doing genetic research, the research results have never been published. This time, the SARS epidemic outbreak was guided by Fan Wubing, and the genes in civets and virus genes in SARS patients were compared in a targeted manner. Only then did this conclusion come to this conclusion.

Under the influence of Fan's Investment Group, various medical research institutions have become very interested in civets. After verification and analysis, it was indeed found that many civets have components that match the SARS virus genes. The SARS virus in civets has a high degree of homology with the SARS virus in humans. The SARS virus isolated from civets has become increasingly humanized.

According to this discovery, experts call on the public to face SARS, they should neither take it lightly nor panic. They must rely on science, not believe in feudal superstition or rumors, and should go to the hospital immediately if they have abnormal symptoms such as fever.

At present, under the influence of the Genetic Research Institute of Fan's Investment Group and other institutions, everyone has identified the source of SARS infection in wild animals, among which civets are the main vector of SARS virus.

According to research data, SARS virus can exist in wild animals in different regions, and the virus can be transmitted to humans. By conducting gene sequencing and analysis of the SARS virus in civets, it was found that its homology with the SARS virus in humans is more than 99.8%, which means that the SARS virus in wild animals can directly infect humans.

The virus is mainly excreted from various wild animal feces. Its detoxification amount is amazing and relatively stable in the environment, especially in a wet and cold environment. It can last for several days. In the dry state, the feces can turn into dust and be inhaled and inhaled to cause infection.

The news that the SARS virus came from wild animals immediately attracted great attention from the public.

After intense verification, scientists in Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other places have also confirmed that the coronavirus that caused SARS came from wild animals such as civets. They not only isolated the SARS sample virus from civet specimens, but also determined that the SARS virus in civets has extremely high homology with the SARS virus in humans.

However, there are also different opinions on this conclusion. Shortly afterwards, the Agricultural University announced that they tested more than 70 civet samples in Guangdong, Beijing and other places. The results showed that all these wild and breeded civets did not carry the SARS virus.

These news made everyone feel at a loss. Why did some people detect SARS virus from civet specimens, and some cannot? Is civets infected with humans or does humans infected with civets? In addition to civets, do other wild animals also have SARS virus? Even if SARS is related to civets or other animals, how is it transmitted?

All of this is still unclear, so most scientists currently believe that there is still a lack of sufficient basis for proof that SARS came from civets or other wild animals.

In this regard, Fan Wubing said that it is a good thing to argue, and science has always developed in debate, especially new acute infectious diseases like SARS. People's understanding of it has just begun, and they should encourage free discussions with different opinions. To pursue new knowledge and get close to the truth.

For example, if the pathogen of SARS is Chlamydia, if no one has expressed a different view, how could he find other pathogens?

The discovery of the pathogen of the coronavirus variant has led people to a big step forward in understanding SARS, and at the same time raised many new questions. For example, how did the variant of the coronavirus come from and where? Research on SARS and wild animals is to understand this mystery.

There is reason to believe that through debates with different opinions, on further experimental research, scientists will eventually solve this mystery.

However, Fan Wubing also said very sincerely in an interview with the media that, as a citizen, in addition to high hopes for scientific progress, what is more important is to reflect on the relationship between humans and animals and even the entire nature.

"No matter what the conclusion of the dispute between SARS and Civets, it is certain that some human diseases come from animals. Not to mention the plague, the Black Death that once claimed tens of millions of lives, today's avian flu, mad cow disease, and especially the AIDS that people are afraid of talking about, have all been confirmed to come from animals. The SARS virus in civets has more than 99% homology with the SARS virus in humans, and several epidemiological data also suggest that SARS may come from animals." Fan Wubing said in front of the camera, "This cannot be blamed on animals, we can only blame ourselves. Because it is the destruction of our human activities.

The balance between man and nature, man and animal. The ancients said that man is born with the energy of heaven and earth. The method of the four seasons is formed. Man is originally a son of nature, a part of nature, and an animal. However, because we are too arrogant and think that we can do whatever we want and conquer nature, the root of disaster has been planted. Engels warned us more than a hundred years ago not to be intoxicated with victory in nature, but to be wary of revenge in nature. Some old diseases are resurfaced, and some new diseases are the punishment of nature. Be kind to nature. Be kind to animals, that is, be kind to us humans themselves.”

As for other views, for example, why did SARS occur in Guangdong first? Because Guangdong people like to eat wild game, the SARS virus comes from wild animals, but what is transmitted to civets is still unknown. I only know that it is civets that are transmitted to humans. Civets are easily infected. When people come into close contact with poisonous civets, such as slaughtering, processing, transportation, feeding, sales, and trafficking, there is a great chance of being infected with SARS virus.

After the Genetic Research Institute of Fan Investment Group reached this conclusion, it immediately received evidence from experts from all walks of life. Although some people, such as the Ministry of Agriculture, said that they could not agree with this view, but in the face of a disaster, no one dared to joke about their own life safety. The Guangdong Provincial Government immediately held an emergency meeting to strengthen the market management of high-risk wild animals and prohibit the sale, sale, slaughter and consumption of civets, so as to cut off the most critical chain in the infection route.

After calming down, the media published several articles that met Fan Wubing's views, believing that in recent years, many new high-risk infectious diseases such as SARS have been staged at home and abroad. What is the reason?

The big reason is that humans over-exploit and over-use the natural environment. Because there is an ecological balance between humans and nature. After breaking this balance, humans will be retaliated. If humans do not slaughter, eat wild animals, and do not interfere with rivers, there is no possibility of this disease.

Judging from the reasons of human beings, the living environment and living environment of human beings have changed a lot compared with those of our predecessors. With the development of urbanization, developed transportation, and deepening of exchanges between countries, a virus may be carried from China to Canada, which can also be seen as the two sides of modern civilization.

As of now, for major pandemics, there are already instant messaging systems and prevention and control guidelines in the country, which is a great progress. People have learned lessons from the response to SARS and other public health incidents and improved the emergency system, which shows that human beings have great initiative.

If there is something worth improving and improving, first, the public awareness should be improved. Be vigilant should be regularly educated. We should not be careless because the SARS epidemic is gradually being controlled, and we should be wary of the danger of certain virus attacks. Second, the construction of the entire emergency network must be strengthened. The construction of the grassroots network at rural and urban areas is very important, because some cases are often easily overlooked at the bottom and are easily delayed when reporting upwards. Once the network is built, information transmission can become more accurate and timely.

In fact, since the SARS rage, citizens have been aroused. But the media also reminds everyone that after the incident, people can easily forget lessons. Chinese people like to eat live chickens, but these chickens are not tested and hiding the risk of virus transmission.

For citizens, improving knowledge is very important, and many infectious diseases are mainly caused by personal hygiene.

After the outbreak of SARS, the whole society's concept of life has changed very well. In the past, it was eating and karaoke. Now people are pursuing more spiritual consumption, focusing on health, fitness, and exercise, and mass sports have seen explosive growth, which is very gratifying.

Another thing is that the physiological and psychological sequelae brought to people by SARS are also very significant, and naturally it does not have much to do with ordinary people, but it should still have a great impact on those who have been sick and isolated patients.

People have begun to change their lifestyles and know not to eat wild game randomly and respect the survival rights of wild animals. It should be said that the occurrence of SARS has greatly changed people's understanding of health.

What attracted the high-level officials was the media's comments on the performance of government departments during this SARS epidemic. Most media believed that at the beginning of the SARS outbreak, the relevant departments did not announce the truth in a timely manner, which caused very serious consequences, making the domestic epidemic prevention and control backward. This is understandable. Chinese people do not like to spread family scandals. For example, after some infectious diseases appear, they don't like to talk and like to cover up, but this is indeed a very stupid method.

Later, the central government took decisive action, dismissed the leaders of the department who were ineffective, and released information in a timely manner, which could show the integrity of the government and greatly improved the government's image.

Regarding this, Fan Wubing also mentioned when talking to the new Prime Minister, "In my personal understanding, stability means having good transparency so that the people can be more informed and learn more about it. Generally speaking, the more transparent the government is about the development of the epidemic, the more stable the public is. Honesty is always the best strategy. SARS is also an opportunity for our entire country and society at another level. I have always agreed to use HDIHuman Development Index, the human development index to examine social development. HDI includes three aspects of people's health, education and per capita GDP. It is not enough to just look at the development of GDP, but we still have to pay special attention to people's livelihood issues."

Through close contact in recent years and the various contributions made by Fan's Investment Group in the fight against SARS, the new Prime Minister's view on Fan Wubing has also undergone a great change, from disliked by him in the past to talking about everything now, which is also a change that Fan Wubing did not expect.
Chapter completed!