Immortal Master Invincible

Chapter 1217 Alien World (129)

"Boss..." Red Rolls forced a smile, "I'm dying...forgive me...I can't accompany you to the last journey..."

Bridge Morgan has received the best education since he was a child. He cannot be said to be proficient in medical knowledge, but he understands general common sense. Malaria is contagious, but it must be carried and bitten by mosquitoes, so now he dares to touch Honglao Adams, not because of deep feelings, but because he knew that his life was not in danger.

"Stop talking..." Bridge Morgan is usually very strong, but now he is a little choked up, "It's my fault, I shouldn't bring you here, you can go at ease, I will take good care of you family."

Although Red Laws's family is not comparable to Bridge Morgan's, it is also considered a middle class, but after he became an adult, his family fell into poverty. If he hadn't relied on Bridge Morgan's support, he would have been reduced to a poor person.

"Thank you, boss..." Red Rolls closed his eyes tiredly. He was tortured by malaria just now, and now he is really tired. He just wants to close his eyes and have a good sleep, "Thank you all the time Take care of me... I'm sleepy... I need to get some sleep..."

Red Rolls' eyelids closed slowly, and his breathing became weaker and weaker. Bridge Morgan watched him die in his arms, and finally he couldn't hold back his sad emotions, and tears flowed like tides poured out.

Pang Xiaonan witnessed the whole process from the side. He really wanted to go up and help Nandegler to rescue Hong Laosi, but he was also constrained by unnecessary equipment and medicines. This primitive jungle was full of dangers. Even if he took action now The spread of malaria was temporarily suppressed, but that would only aggravate the pain of Red Rolls, it would be better to let him have a long-term pain than a short-term pain.

Totekchaski sighed and said, "This young man is so miserable. How did he catch malaria in this bloody place?"

"You also have research on malaria?" Pang Xiaonan looked curiously at Totekchaski, a marine biologist who seemed to have a lot of experience in microbes.

"It's more than just research," Oda Lima added, "My teacher was a microbiology expert back then. He almost won a scientific award for his research results on the treatment of malaria. No, it wasn't almost, but he didn't go to receive the award. .”

Totekchaski waved his hand and said: "I deserve that award. My research results are only based on the results of others. Besides, the results of my research are only the prevention and suppression of malaria. It has no substantial therapeutic effect, so I'm sorry to win an award."

"What do you mean, you are a marine biologist, why did you go to study malaria?" Pang Xiaonan was puzzled, why shouldn't scientists concentrate on one field?

"Why are you so clueless?" Oda Lima pointed at her chest, "According to your reasoning, I am a paleontologist, why would I study under a marine biologist? Can't you figure out the reason?"

"Understood, you are all biologists, creatures do not know national boundaries," Pang Xiaonan snapped his fingers, "Oh, no, it does not distinguish between species, all of you study all creatures, it's just that each person's final expertise and affiliation are different." Same!"

"You're smart!" Oda Lima happily patted Pang Xiaonan on the shoulder, feeling that a child can be taught.

"Actually, I first studied microbes," Totekchaski touched his nose, "but then I felt that the biodiversity in the sea fascinated me even more, and my source of inspiration for microbes was exhausted, so I focused on sea ​​life."

"What achievements have you made on malaria?" Pang Xiaonan only knew that the textbook on marine biology written by Totekchaski was very famous, but he didn't know where his contribution to malaria was. At this moment, someone in the team died of malaria infection, deepening His curiosity about malaria.

"While they are burying the corpse, I will tell you about the history of malaria and some of my achievements." Totekchaski found a big tree, sat down against it, and wiped his forehead After walking for too long, he was indeed a little tired. He asked Lima Oda for a water bottle, opened the bottle cap, took a sip of water, and began to talk eloquently:

In the family of human infectious diseases, malaria is an ancient infectious disease that has been evil for a long time beyond your imagination.The parasite responsible for spreading it develops from single-celled animals.After a long period of evolution, this parasite infected reptiles, birds, mammals, then infected primates, and later transmitted to humans through primates.

This parasite is called Plasmodium, and the infectious disease it causes is called malaria—it appeared along with the origin of human beings, and the time of harming human beings is measured in tens of thousands of years.There are more than 2 million malaria cases worldwide each year.

Due to being too old, there are many mysteries in the details of the origin of malaria.

It is not known exactly which primate transmitted the malaria parasite to humans.There are different hypotheses about how it is transmitted.In conclusion, there is no consensus on many issues regarding the origin of malaria.

Today, people in temperate regions don't feel malaria very well.But the unavoidable fact is that malaria is still rampant in tropical and subtropical regions.During the most severe period of malaria, about 7 million people are infected with malaria every year in the world, and about 700 million people die.

What makes malaria so rampant?The instigator of malaria is the Plasmodium parasite, and the annoying mosquito is the accomplice of the Plasmodium parasite.Statistics found that there are 80 species of Anopheles mosquitoes that can transmit malaria.

When a mosquito bites a malaria patient, it becomes infected with the malaria parasite.The mosquito goes on to bite a second person, and the malaria parasite enters the second person's body.Plasmodium enters the liver first, and then enters the blood after maturation.Malaria symptoms usually appear at this time: ranging from high fever, chills, headache, nausea, vomiting, anemia, to death.

If other mosquitoes bite a second person, they can infect the parasite again and continue to "inject" the parasite into more people.This cycle goes on and on, and malaria tortures human beings endlessly...

Not only that, malaria can also be transmitted through blood, such as from pregnant women to fetuses.To complicate matters further, there is more than one species of Plasmodium as a source of malaria transmission.Five species of Plasmodium are known to infect humans with malaria.

It is this complex and stubborn infectious disease that, amidst the buzzing of mosquitoes, has lingered lingeringly throughout human history.

Based on the above reasons, malaria has long been included in the list of infectious diseases that humans have decided to eradicate.It's just that the process is not smooth.

Sixty years ago, the World Health Assembly launched the global malaria eradication project, four years earlier than the global smallpox eradication project.

70 years ago, a pesticide known as DDT (also known as "DDT") began to be used.By 1952, the number of malaria infections had dropped to 3.5 million, but it was still undoubtedly a huge number.

When the global malaria eradication project was launched, it quickly became WHO's most important activity.According to statistics, the investment in malaria eradication projects accounts for more than 30% of WHO's disposable funds.This goes far beyond the smallpox eradication project.It can be said that the malaria eradication project was the largest investment of resources at that time.Looking back, it's also obvious why the project didn't go well.

Antimalarial strategies at the time relied heavily on a single tool—the door-to-door spraying of DDT.Doing so can indeed control the transmission of Anopheles mosquitoes to malaria, but people have seriously neglected to continue to find more effective anti-malarial strategies.It was widely believed at the time that humans had the tools to eradicate malaria.Unfortunately, mosquitoes quickly developed resistance to insecticides.

There is another major "bug" in the global malaria eradication project.

The project is mainly progressing in countries with fast-growing economies and shorter breeding seasons for Anopheles mosquitoes.A key region, the tropics, has been forgotten.In these tropical countries, where malaria is highly prevalent, the Anopheles breeding season is year-round, and economically backward, the prospects for malaria eradication are extremely uncertain.They are effectively excluded from the project.

High reliance on insecticides, but mosquitoes have developed resistance; called a global malaria eradication project, but it is not "global".After several years of implementation, the progress of the project became increasingly difficult.As a result, the malaria eradication project fell through and was abandoned.

Totekchaski turned his head to look at Pang Xiaonan, and said, "Next, it's my turn to play."

"I found a Chinese prescription in an ancient book, called Malaria Preparedness Prescription, which mentioned several medicinal materials that can treat malaria, so I conducted research on those medicinal materials, and finally found that Artemisia annua is the A miraculous medicinal herb that is effective in the treatment of malaria."

Totekchaski picked up an unknown grass on the ground and played with it in his hand.

"It is based on this discovery that the teacher was awarded the highest scientific research award in Huaguo." Oda Lima added excitedly.

"No, no, no," Totekchaski quickly corrected, "I don't deserve it, because my research has ended here, and at the beginning, the clinical effect of Artemisia annua was not satisfactory, and the inhibition rate was not high enough. At this time, I stopped the research , others began to continue this intractable puzzle."

"But anyway, teacher, you made a start, and it can be regarded as playing a key role in the treatment of malaria." Oda Lima is still talking about Totekchaski's achievement.

"The revolution is not yet successful, and everyone still needs to work hard," Totekchaski sighed while leaning on a tree and looking into the depths of the dense forest. "At present, malaria has been eradicated in some countries and regions around the world. However, the haze of malaria is still heavy. The earth hangs over tropical countries. More than 90% of the hundreds of thousands of deaths each year occur in the tropics, and the environment we are in now is a typical tropical environment.”

Totekchaski stretched his legs, his neck fell back, and made a sound of bone movement, then straightened up and said with some concern: "The WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria has set an ambitious goal: to eradicate malaria. Reduce incidence by at least 90 percent and reduce malaria mortality by at least 90 percent. Global malaria deaths have halved since 20 years ago. But last year's Global Malaria Report noted that progress in the fight against malaria has slowed in recent years Slow down, and you may miss key targets. The reasons behind this are complex."

Totekchaski looked at Lima Oda and said, "I am my most proud student. You must know something about malaria. Let me tell you the reasons."

Rima Oda nodded and took up the topic, "The problem of insecticide resistance is making a comeback. The use of insecticides is one of the important strategies for malaria control. In the past 10 years, 27 countries reported that all major insecticide categories Mosquito resistance has emerged. In addition, resistance to antimalarial drugs has re-emerged. In Borneo and surrounding areas, Plasmodium falciparum has become resistant to antimalarial drugs.”

Lima Oda moved her buttocks to make herself sit more comfortably: "Malaria vaccines have high hopes, but the research and development process is long. 30 years ago, the candidate strain of malaria vaccine RTS, S entered clinical trials. So far, RTS, S It is the first and only vaccine in the world that has been shown to significantly reduce tropical young child malaria and severe malaria in large-scale clinical trials."

"This vaccine is still not 100% effective. It can only be said that it has achieved a part of the purpose of fighting malaria." Although Totekchasky withdrew from the research on malaria, he still pays close attention to the progress of malaria cure. "For tens of thousands of years , malaria has developed into a chronic infectious disease of human society, stubborn and intractable, and long-term cure. However, some regional successes have shown that eradication of malaria is completely feasible. Looking back at the twists and turns of human anti-malarial history, the main lessons are as follows: global cooperation In the fight against infectious diseases, the word "global" cannot be discounted; we should not rely solely on a certain tool, we must take a multi-pronged approach, and at the same time pay attention to the potential of Chinese medicine; we should constantly look for newer and more powerful weapons, especially vaccines. Malaria was eliminated 65 years ago Infectious diseases that have been included in the elimination list, I hope that humans will not be far away from truly eradicating them."

Over there, the Black Mamba guards were about to start burying Red Rolls. Totekchaski walked over and said to Buckton Lin: "Major, please be sure to bury his body tightly, because he We still have malaria parasites in our bodies, and if we are bitten by other mosquitoes and bite us again, we will also be infected with malaria."

"Well, I see, Professor Totekchaski, we think so too." Buckton Lin responded politely.In fact, he had already made plans in his heart. The transmission mechanism of malaria was no stranger to those who lived in the jungle all year round.

Bridge Morgan is currently sitting under a big tree in a daze. He has to digest the death of his assistant. He allows the Black Mamba guards to deal with the body of Red Rolls, no longer Intervening, there is no emotional fluctuation at the beginning. As the heir of a large consortium, he knows how to restrain his emotions.

Oda Lima said to Pang Xiaonan: "Bridge Morgan's angry expression just now is really terrifying."

"Men, there is always an explosion." Pang Xiaonan understood Bridge Morgan's mood very well. After all, it was his closest assistant who was killed, and everyone would lose control.

"But I dislike what he said," Lima Oda is a scientist, who can be said to love and hate capitalists. Without capitalists, science often cannot carry out projects, but with capitalists, many research directions of scientists will be restricted. , "As if he is the god of our entire team, everyone should serve him."

"You're right," Pang Xiaonan shrugged. "Without his funding, our operation would not have been possible. Strictly speaking, he asked us to protect you. If any of you One person got hurt, it's our Black Mamba's fault."

"But you can't be blamed for many situations," Oda Lima is reasonable. "After all, we are facing an unknown world, unknown enemies, and unknown dangers. You don't know how to deal with them."

"Having said that, we have assumed the responsibility of protection after all." Pang Xiaonan looked at Bridge Morgan with a dull expression. "He is right. I also feel guilty for not doing enough to protect you."

"You did your best." Oda Lima patted Pang Xiaonan on the shoulder, stood up, and stretched her limbs and waist.

After burying Red Rolls, Buckdenlin told Wu Zhen, Wu Yongqiang, and Dawo Khan, who were in charge of filling the soil, to "stamp the soil firmly to prevent mosquitoes from entering."

So the three exaggeratedly jumped up and down on the land where Red Rolls was buried, and stepped heavily on the soil, making a "bang bang" sound.

Bucktonlin looked at the team members who were standing or sitting on the grass in twos and threes, and said: "Members of the scientific expedition team, and members of the Black Mamba Guard, everyone saw it just now. One of our team members was bitten by a mosquito and contracted malaria. Sadly, he passed away, so any kind of injury can be fatal in this jungle of New Blossoms. Next, I will let our The medical officer will apply anti-mosquito lotion to everyone, please cooperate."

Buckton Lin thought of something, and added: "Also, try to cover your skin with your clothes. Wear long sleeves if you have them, and try not to expose your neck to prevent mosquito bites."

Nandegler walked up to everyone one by one, dipped his fingers with a specific ointment, and then smeared it on everyone's neck and hands. Everyone felt a burning pain, which was not the kind of cool Mosquito repellent perfume.

When it was applied to Professor Li Sanming, Professor Li Sanming shrank his neck instinctively, frowned and asked, "Doctor Nundegler, what kind of potion is this, why is it so hot and painful? Is it chili oil?"

"Haha, Professor Li Sanming," Nandegler didn't stop his movements, "You are right, there is indeed a little chili in it, don't worry, apply this, to ensure that no mosquitoes will bite you, No matter how powerful the mosquito in this jungle is, it is afraid of this smell."

"With such a good medicine, why didn't you apply it to us earlier?" Professor Li Sanming felt that Hong Laosi's death could have been avoided if they had applied the medicine earlier.

"Well," Nandegler didn't hide or feel guilty, "Although the medicine is a good medicine, it has a deadline, because the previous mosquito bites were not obvious, so I plan to go deeper into the jungle, and the mosquitoes are rampant. I will apply it to everyone when it is time. This medicine can only last for a few hours, and the quantity I carry is limited."

Professor Li Sanming looked at the medicine box that Nundegler carried with him. It is true that the medicine box is already very large, but there are also a lot of medicines and tools that need to be carried, and it is impossible to prepare everything.

When Nandegler was applying mosquito repellent to everyone, Bucktonlin said to everyone: "People who have finished applying the medicine should rest on the spot. Those who have not eaten just now can take this time to replenish food and water. When everyone eats, try to save as much as possible. We have a limited amount of food for everyone. If we run out of food by then, we have to get local materials. But we don’t know if the creatures here are poisonous, so we can eat our own things. it's the best……"

The food provided by Buckton Forest to the team members is a few compressed biscuits and a pot of water, because considering the rush, everyone still has more or less their own belongings, so it is impossible to add too much burden.

Pang Xiaonan took out a compressed biscuit and gnawed it, frowning, this thing is really unpalatable.Ever since he entered the jungle of New Blossoms, Pang Xiaonan had no chance to absorb spiritual energy. Although he felt that the spiritual energy in the jungle was very strong, he was exhausted and had to deal with dangers that appeared at any time, which consumed too much energy. It's because I'm a little hungry.

"Do you want to eat chocolate?" Oda Lima stretched out a piece of chocolate, her eyes flickering.

"You can eat, I'll just eat this." Pang Xiaonan doesn't pay much attention to what he eats, as long as he can fill his stomach, he thinks that the scientific expedition team members will not be able to eat compressed biscuits. Nor is it subject to.

"I still have more. I brought a few dollars." Oda Lima showed Pang Xiaonan the goods in her pocket. There are indeed a lot of snacks. It seems that women's favorite snacks are universal, no matter what Be it a little girl or an old woman.

"No need, I don't like sweets." Pang Xiaonan politely rejected Oda Lima.

Lima Oda didn't insist anymore, and ate chocolate by herself.

Pang Xiaonan was very curious, because Red Rolls had just died, but Oda Lima didn't seem to feel anything.

"Professor Lima Oda," Pang Xiaonan patted Lima Oda on the shoulder, "Let me interview you. As the only woman on the scientific expedition team, how do you feel watching your teammates die one by one?"

Oda Lima turned her head and looked at Pang Xiaonan, still chewing non-stop, "To be honest, I was a little uncomfortable at first, but when I thought of us coming here, I was mentally prepared. Death is already here. It’s in our plan, so now I’m gradually seeing it.”

"Aren't you afraid of death?" The words came from a scientist, which surprised Pang Xiaonan. After all, the minds of intellectuals are always fragile.

"No one has died in life since ancient times," Oda Lima said a famous saying, "As a biologist, we have seen too many moments of animal death. Isn't human beings a kind of animal? Just like you are in the sea and Monsters fight, monsters are not a life, in this world, either you die or I die, there are always people, no, there are always creatures who have to pay the price of life for the survival of other creatures."

As expected of a top scientist, Pang Xiaonan gave Oda Lima a thumbs up: "Listening to what you say is better than reading for ten years."

"Then you should listen to me more in the future." Oda Lima winked her left eye mischievously at Pang Xiaonan.

"Don't, don't, don't," Pang Xiaonan waved his hands again and again, "The thing I can do the most is to read." Pang Xiaonan is right, as long as he is not allowed to read, he would rather skip a meal. Of course, those subjects he is interested in except.

"Hmph, a guy who doesn't understand style." Oda Lima pouted. In this world, there are many men who want to listen to her lectures, and they will pay a lot of money to invite her, but she is still unwilling to go.

"Professor Lima Oda, I think Bridge Morgan has a good impression of you." Pang Xiaonan began to gossip. During this lonely journey, gossip is the best way to pass the time.

"He, the rich second generation, habitually has a good impression of women," Oda Lima brushed her black hair, "especially a good woman like me."

"It seems that you have a prejudice against the rich second generation." Pang Xiaonan himself really likes the rich second generation, and wished to be surrounded by rich second generations, so that he could be friends with local tyrants, eat and drink.

"No, it's just that I don't like the kind of guy who is merciless." Oda Lima looked at the decadent Bridge Morgan in the distance, "Hey, in fact, he is quite miserable, and he was arranged by the family when he was born. Destiny, he told me that day, in fact, his wish is to be an explorer, but his family doesn’t allow it, people, he can’t live according to his own wishes, no matter how much money he has, he will not be happy.”

"You can believe what he said, you can't imagine the happiness of a rich man." Pang Xiaonan fell back on the pillow with his hands on the pillow, and fell asleep on the grass.

"Although I can't believe all his words, I can feel the loneliness in his words." Xiaotian Lima also followed Pang Xiaonan's example, lying on the grass, her eyes saw the sky, the white clouds in the sky The sun shines through the branches and leaves and sprinkles on the green grass, making the grass shine brightly.

"You can still feel his loneliness. It seems that you are lonely too." What is empathy? Only with the same emotion can we have this kind of sympathetic feeling.

"Hey, I can't say I'm lonely. We are engaged in scientific research. We have to endure loneliness when we have time. I'm used to loneliness." Oda Lima reached out to pick a grass, rubbed it on her face, and felt the feeling of loneliness. Kind of itchy.

"Forgive me, you're not too young." Pang Xiaonan was a little too ignorant to chat, and it was taboo to talk about age with a woman, but he had no scruples, "Why don't you want to marry someone and take care of your husband and teach your children?"

"Who will marry, marry you?" Although Oda Lima is a scientist, she does not lack the ability to flirt.

"I'm still a kid, so don't get me wrong." Pang Xiaonan was not a vegetarian either, so he responded bluntly.

"You look like a child on the surface, but I think you look like an old driver." Oda Lima talked nonsense with Pang Xiaonan. This feeling, since entering the jungle, is now the most relaxed.

"Your words are true. I have been driving for many years, and I can be called the little prince of racing." Pang Xiaonan thought of his shepherd. Oh, no, that is Wang Gangqiang's shepherd. That car is still not as good as a racing car It feels like flying, the chassis is too high.

"Pang Xiaonan, to be honest, how many girls' hearts have you broken?" Oda Lima always thought that Pang Xiaonan must be an old hand among women, the kind of old hand who lived among thousands of flowers and never touched her body. , which is fundamentally different from those men who only think about the lower body.

"You said it the other way around. It should be because I was hurt by so many girls." Pang Xiaonan suddenly wanted to sleep, because the light from the sun in the sky made people a little lazy. Passive, impossible to hurt others."

"It's a scumbag like you that makes people even more sad." Lima Xiaotian saw Pang Xiaonan clearly, and she quietly stole his heart under the banner of being passive, but in the end, he didn't get what he wanted. It is even more shameful than those men who only steal other people's bodies.

"Why am I a scumbag? Is a scumbag so worthless now?" Pang Xiaonan always felt that a scumbag is a compliment. Isn't there a saying that I want to make big waves and seduce a scumbag? .Women nowadays should all like scumbags.

"Scum boy, tell me, how many girlfriends do you have at school... No, how many girls like you, tell me honestly!" Oda Lima recalled her school days, and she was also hurt by a scumbag.He was a sunny and handsome senior, the kind of senior that all juniors and sisters like, the president of the student union, he is from a good family background, he is also handsome, and the most important thing is that he is polite. Not long after I entered the university, I was captured by him, and lost in a muddle. It was the first time, but it was only later that I realized that this senior was a complete liar, who had deceived countless juniors. Since then, Oda Lima no longer believed in men's sweet talk and bluffing appearance.

"I'm at school, and I do have some fans," Pang Xiaonan recalled that he was in the arena, and the cheers off the court never stopped, "but their ignorant likes can't be called love, just like you chasing stars. Similarly, knowing that there will be no results, you are still desperate. Of course, celebrities will not take your liking seriously..."

"You arrogant guy, you mean that you are a star in school, and there are a lot of girls who like you." Oda Lima interrupted Pang Xiaonan, this kid really shines when given a little sunshine, give him a little saliva Just flood.

"I'm not even a celebrity, but I've won a fighting competition. Think about it, girls like men who feel safe, so in their eyes, I have a slight advantage over those nerds." Pang Xiaonan said boldly, He feels that his charm comes from his own good kung fu.

"It's great to be a champion, and I have won the World Science Award." Oda Lima did not show any weakness. To deal with an arrogant guy like Pang Xiaonan, she wanted to compare her strength with him, to compare her hardcore strength.

"I can't compare with you. You are the light of science, you are a national treasure-level scientist, and I am a warrior." Pang Xiaonan began to be humble, and his thinking was quite leaping.

"You..." Lima Xiaotian obviously didn't adapt to Pang Xiaonan's rhythm of boasting and self-deprecating. "Can you be more specific, either keep being arrogant or keep being humble, ah?" Xiaotian Lima turned her head. , stretched out his hand and hit Pang Xiaonan on the head, but the movement was quite light.

"Am I arrogant?" Pang Xiaonan didn't hide, "I'm confident, okay? Didn't I say that confident men are the most beautiful? If I don't have any confidence, how can I have the courage to fight monsters? If I don't have the courage to fight monsters Fighting, how can I protect you? Isn't it?"

"Yes, you are very confident!" Oda Lima was utterly ruthless by Pang Xiaonan's fallacious reasoning. As a scientist herself, she had no power to fight back against such a scoundrel.

"Hey, Professor Lima Oda, I'm curious, what kind of man would a woman like you like?" Pang Xiaonan was really curious, he had never met a female scientist in her thirties, or Beauty scientist, what kind of mate selection criteria do these breeds have?

"Me, I also like a man who makes people feel safe, a man who can protect me." Oda Lima looked at the sky and spoke her truth.No matter how strong a female man is, there will always be a moment when a little bird clings to her.

"If you like a sense of security, then Bridge Morgan is indeed a good choice." Pang Xiaonan chewed a piece of grass in his mouth, "He is rich and can make anyone feel safe. If you feel unsafe, He can hire a bodyguard to protect you."

(End of this chapter)