Chapter 1540 Princess and Biology
"We have discovered the pathogen, which may be an unknown arc-shaped bacteria, which causes severe watery diarrhea and dehydration in the human body. Three groups are working hard on the disease day and night, while finding the source of the disease, studying treatment measures and studying the biological characteristics of the bacteria."
Princess Sofia wore a white coat that was commonly found in the investigation team and gritted her teeth to report to Chu Yun on the current progress of the investigation team.
She was a little afraid that Chu Yun would blame her for coming to join the investigation team without authorization.
"Thank you for your hard work, drink tea." Chu Yun pushed a cup of tea over.
"Mr. Chu, will you blame me?" Sofia was a little worried and dared not take the tea.
"You just followed the tutor to join the investigation team according to the normal process, and did not violate any regulations. How could I blame you?" Chu Yun said.
"Then can I continue to study this bacteria? I also want to do my best... In the past, I always felt that I couldn't do anything well, but now I can at least contribute a little. This should be considered a career..." Princess Sophia asked.
"You have to know that you are engaged in an extremely dangerous job now. The bacteria don't know any princess or princes. If you have any accidents, it will be difficult for me to explain to your brother." Chu Yun didn't know that something had happened to Charles I, and he thought Charles I was still alive.
Princess Sophia put her right hand on her left arm, looking a little uneasy. She hesitated and said: "I still want to do something within my ability. Since I have chosen to enter the Biological Academy, I am a student, not a princess. If I have an accident, it is my own fault and it has nothing to do with you, Lord Jung."
"Since that's the case, you can continue to work in the investigation team." Chu Yun saw that Princess Sophia said so, so he had to agree.
"I didn't know before that the disease had something to do with tiny bacteria. Three hundred years ago, the Black Death swept across Europe, and tens of millions of people died. I suspect that it might have something to do with bacteria. If the plague is not properly extinguished, it might lead to the second Black Death." Sophia was full of fear of the plague.
The great medieval plague in Europe killed 25 million people in less than ten years. At that time, one-third of the population died in a bad life. Every Westerner would tremble when he remembered the horror of being ruled by the Black Death.
Chu Yun knew that the Black Death was probably a malignant infectious disease caused by the plague bacillus carried by rat fleas. If people at that time knew the root cause of the Black Death and paid attention to hygiene, it might not have caused the death of tens of millions of people.
"So studying biology is not a work without practical significance. In fact, this discipline will truly change the historical process of human beings, and it has truly come into contact with the realm of life." Chu Yun said.
He spent a lot of money every year to lay the foundation for the future. Whether it is mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, they are studying the essence of the world. They usually seem to have limited output, but breakthroughs in these fields constitute new waves of industrial revolutions.
"If possible, I want to continue to study bacteria in the Biological Institute after the plague is over, and maybe in the future, I can unravel the truth about the outbreak of the Black Death in Europe three hundred years ago." Sofia said sincerely.
"However, when your brother was summoning the envoys, he had already asked to be sent back to London after you completed your studies. You should also know that Charlie is also considering you." Chu Yun thought of Charlie I's request.
"I..." Princess Sophia wanted to speak but stopped. She also knew that she could not continue to stay in the East unless there was a legitimate reason.
She was able to study in the Oriental under the pretext of studying in the Biological Academy, and she did a good job. However, the study tour will always end one day, and she must face the fact that she is leaving the capital.
"If Mr. Chu, you could agree to my brother's request before, I would have the chance to stay here forever, even if I was a small one..." Princess Sophia pouted and muttered in a low voice.
Chu Yun did not hear Princess Sophia's low voice whisper, but returned to the topic of the plague that he was most concerned about: "When will the investigation team expect to control the source of the disease and find a treatment?"
Princess Sophia also returned to the topic: "Xiao Xiu'er's sister and Nurse Nightingale are looking for the source of the disease in the city. They think they can find the source of the plague in less than three days. How to control the plague and continue to spread requires finding the transmission route of Vibrio. The worst case is that Vibrio can be transmitted in the air. In that case, the only effective way is to undergo stricter isolation. As for the treatment method... After understanding the characteristics of Vibrio and the principle of pathogenicity, there should be a corresponding solution soon, and we will never sit and wait for death like we are now."
"Three days..." Chu Yun knew that more time would be delayed and more people would die due to the plague, but the investigation team was already racing against time and could not do better.
"Yes, in order to find the source of the disease as soon as possible, we have not had a rest after arriving in Tianjin Wei, and we still have to..." Princess Sophia's face turned slightly pale when she thought of the previous scene.
"Thank you for your hard work, you don't have to be too anxious. You can work in two batches in turn. The reason why I let so many people come here is that I don't want to ruin you." Chu Yun also felt that he was too anxious.
He temporarily left Princess Sophia for some snacks before letting her leave.
"Vibrobacterium is so familiar. I should have heard of it somewhere..." Chu Yun heard Sofia's report and always felt that the outbreak of the plague was a little familiar. It seemed that he had some knowledge of it in the previous era. However, Chu Yun couldn't remember what the specific disease was.
If he could remember the name of the disease of this plague, maybe he could give the investigation team some guidance.
But it doesn't matter. In fact, the German bacterologist and doctor Koch, who can truly solve this plague, is already in the investigation team, and there are other equally smart and capable biologists and physicians. Even if they don't use the system, they have the ability to fight this plague. Next, it depends on whether the investigation team can find the countermeasures as quickly as possible before the plague kills more people.
Xiao Xiu'er is in the third team. Their mission is to find out the origin of Vibrio that causes the plague in the city, and then kill the source of the disease as much as possible.
Also acting with Xiao Xiu'er was Nightingale, the head nurse of the nurse school, who was a daughter of an upper-class British family, but she created the nurse spirit and made the nurse of a low status a symbol of nobleness.
They use not traditional survey methods, but a new way to investigate the source of the disease - statistics.
Chapter completed!