Era: Winning since educated youth went to the countryside

Chapter 917 Flu
When Zhou Ziwen heard this, his brows furrowed.

This rainstorm exposed many problems in the village at once.

He said to Wu Dagang, "Uncle Wu, we have to organize the villagers to rescue themselves as soon as possible. We must first clear out the damaged houses and ensure that everyone has a place to live."

Wu Dagang nodded. "Yes, I have asked the villagers to clean up on their own first. When the weather clears up, we will arrange for repairs together."

Zhou Ziwen thought for a moment and said, "We also need to check the village's drainage system. This rainstorm exposed many problems. If we don't solve them, the losses will be even greater next time we encounter similar weather."

"You are right. I have asked several young and strong guys to check and see where the blockage is and clear it in time," Wu Dagang replied.

After chatting with Wu Dagang for a while, Zhou Ziwen did not stay long and returned home in the rain.

Although he was not afraid of rain or catching a cold, being wet did not feel good.

After Zhou Ziwen returned home, Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi hurried to greet him.

Seeing that he was soaking wet, Chen Shiying said distressedly: "Ziwen, go change your clothes quickly, don't catch a cold."

Zhou Ziwen nodded and went into the house to change clothes.

After changing his clothes, he went to the kitchen and saw that Chen Shiying had already prepared hot water and meals.

He sat at the table and talked to the two sisters about the situation in the village while eating.

Chen Shiying and Chen Qiaoyi were also very worried after hearing this.

After dinner, Zhou Ziwen came to the door of the house. It was still raining heavily outside and the scenery outside was blocked by the rain.

Fortunately, the mushroom cultivation base and pig farm are newly built, and most of the buildings are made of stone.

There's no need to worry about a little rainstorm.

That is, a newly dug biogas digester may have the problem of water accumulation.

He decided to wait until the rain stopped and go to the biogas tank to check the situation.

Originally Zhou Ziwen thought that nothing would happen today.

As a result, not long after the meal, Zhu Jianguo came over.

"Jianguo, why are you here? Have you encountered any difficulties?" Zhou Ziwen asked.

"Ziwen, many people in the village have caught a cold today. I think this situation is a little abnormal and I would like to ask you to go and take a look." Zhu Jianguo was a little embarrassed.

In fact, he can treat common colds, but he has no way to treat more serious ones.

"Let's go and take a look." Zhou Ziwen nodded.

Because of the heavy rain, the temperature outside dropped and some of the villagers were unable to react, so it was normal for them to catch a cold.

Of course, after listening to Zhu Jianguo's description, he somewhat suspected that it was influenza.

If it is the flu, it will be troublesome. The flu is contagious. If we don't pay attention, it may infect more people.

This time, because the situation was not very urgent, Zhou Ziwen found an umbrella in the house and went to the health room with Zhu Jianguo.

When they arrived at the clinic, some villagers who had colds had already gathered there. They were sitting or standing, and coughing could be heard one after another.

As soon as Zhou Ziwen arrived at the clinic, the villagers surrounded him one by one.

"Ziwen, please help me. I have a headache that has lasted all night, and I am coughing."

"Ziwen, me too, help me take a look too."

"And me, I cough..."

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"Everyone, don't be impatient, come one by one." Zhou Ziwen pressed his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet. Zhou Ziwen began to check the health of the villagers one by one.

He first checked the villagers' tongues and throats, then touched their foreheads, and carefully inquired about the time when the symptoms appeared and the severity of the symptoms.

For villagers who suffered from more severe headaches, he prescribed headache-relieving medicine and reminded them to get enough rest and avoid overwork.

For villagers with obvious coughing symptoms, he also prescribed cough suppressants based on the nature of the cough, and at the same time reminded everyone to drink more hot water and keep the respiratory tract moist.

During the process of treating the villagers, Zhou Ziwen felt more and more that this cold was somewhat complicated and was more likely to be influenza.

While treating patients, he emphasized to the villagers the importance of preventing infection, asking them to reduce going out as much as possible, pay attention to personal hygiene, and keep the indoor air ventilated.

After treating the villagers in the clinic, Zhou Ziwen felt it necessary to discuss with Wu Dagang to prevent the occurrence of influenza in advance.

"Jianguo, the villagers' illness should be influenza. I will prescribe a prescription. Do you think we have enough herbs here? I will go find Uncle Wu later and ask him to notify the villagers to come and take the medicine for prevention."

Zhu Jianguo took the prescription, carefully checked the required medicinal materials, and then searched for them in the medicine cabinet in the clinic.

As he searched, he said to Zhou Ziwen, "Ziwen, we have most of the herbs, but there are a few that we don't have enough of."

"Which herbs are missing? I want to see if I can modify the recipe." Zhou Ziwen asked.

His medical skills are very good, so it is not difficult for him to change the prescription to have a similar effect.

Zhu Jianguo pointed to several herbs on the prescription and said, "It's mainly because there aren't enough honeysuckle and forsythia. The other herbs can barely make up the quantity, but they may not be enough for all the villagers."

Zhou Ziwen thought for a moment and said, "Honeysuckle and Forsythia are both commonly used medicines for clearing away heat and detoxifying, and are very important for preventing influenza."

"We can first prepare some of the existing herbs according to the prescription and give them to villagers with more serious symptoms. At the same time, I will think of other alternative methods."

He then carefully examined the existing medicinal materials in the clinic and found some herbs with similar effects. Although the effects might not be as good as honeysuckle and forsythia, they could be used as substitutes in this case.

“Jianguo, we can use these herbs to replace part of the honeysuckle and forsythia and prepare the medicine first.

Zhu Jianguo nodded hurriedly and wrote down the prescription Zhou Ziwen mentioned.

"Okay, let's do this for now! I'll go find Uncle Wu and ask him to notify the villagers."

Seeing that Zhu Jianguo could handle it alone, Zhou Ziwen nodded and prepared to leave.

Zhou Ziwen picked up an umbrella, walked out of the clinic, and walked quickly towards the village committee.

He knew Wu Dagang very well.

With so many things happening today, he would either be outside or at the village committee. He definitely wouldn't stay at home.

Although the rain had subsided, the sky was still gloomy and covered with dark clouds. Zhou Ziwen walked on the muddy road and soon arrived at the village committee.

After arriving at the village committee, Zhou Ziwen found Wu Dagang and told him about the villagers' illness and his own concerns.

"Uncle Wu, this situation may be more serious than we thought. I suspect it is the flu. This disease spreads very quickly. We have to take action as soon as possible."

When Wu Dagang heard Zhou Ziwen's words, his expression became serious.

"Ziwen, what do you think we should do?"

Zhou Ziwen pondered for a while, then said: "First, we need to get all the villagers to come to the clinic to get preventive medicine."

"Especially those who already have symptoms should be treated as soon as possible."

"Secondly, we need to remind villagers to pay attention to personal hygiene, wash hands frequently and avoid crowded places."

In fact, influenza is not a very serious disease and it is easy to solve if it can be prevented in advance.

(End of this chapter)