Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 14 Fungus Fungus!

After listening to the major's story, everyone was a little stunned and carefully digested the content of his words.

Some people believe that what he said is true, because the logic from cause to effect is self-consistent and therefore worthy of belief; ironically, some people think that these are all nonsense, for the same reason: the logic is too self-consistent.

It has been only more than twenty hours since Dr. Mayne fell ill. How could the Ministry of Health have investigated the entire incident so quickly?

They would rather believe that this is a story made up by officials than believe that the Ministry of Health is so efficient.

It's fungus, what the hell, I'm afraid it's the US military's biological and chemical laboratory that has leaked again!

Hollywood directors have made many films of this kind.

However, there were more people like Lao Mi who thought these words were half true and half false. They gathered in twos and threes to discuss in a low voice, carefully looking for logical loopholes.

Ou Yang was extremely confused and puzzled. "No, what's wrong with Lao Mi? The virus has spread. Does it really matter what's going on? Aren't we concerned about how to prevent infection, how to treat it with medication, and how to control the number of patients?"

"Who knows!" Zhu Yiming pursed his lips, "Maybe Lao Mi thinks the truth is more important than life and death?"

"Go away, just keep talking nonsense, let's be serious!" Ou Yang pushed Zhu Yiming unhappily.

Zhu Yiming dodged with a laugh.

Aunt Guo couldn't help but sigh: "It's great to be young!"

She was already in her seventies and eighties, and she was still worried. But these young people, however, could throw away their worries in a blink of an eye.

It really makes the elderly envious.

"No kidding," Ou Yang said seriously. "Tell me, if the situation gets completely out of control, is it possible for the US military to nuke Brown Bear City?"

That's how Raccoon City in the movie disappeared.

"We both think alike," said Brother Zhang. "But I'm more optimistic. Nuclear bombs can't be used at any moment. There are millions of people in Brown Bear City. Unless the consequences of the fungus infection are more serious than the T-virus!"

"How is that possible!" Zhu Yiming also thought it was unbelievable. "Can fungi be compared to the T virus?"

Everyone laughed, except Aunt Guo, who had no idea what zombies were and looked confused.

Zombies infected with the T virus are living dead. No matter what kind of bullet they use, there is no psychological burden at all when using it.

Fungi are different. No matter how dangerous or strange the behavior after the onset of the disease, the patient is just an uncontrollable patient, close to a mental patient.

Can it be the same thing?
At this time, the question that everyone was very concerned about was raised in the crowd: "What are the symptoms of fungal infection?"

The major answered fluently, "The known symptoms are white fungus hyphae in the lungs. X-rays can reveal shadows, and the external manifestations are more obvious. I don't need to explain this, you've already seen it with your own eyes."

"Besides the unusual behavior, are there any other symptoms?" the man pressed unwillingly. "I'm talking about the early symptoms that are easy to identify."

"That's what you see," the major said. "As I said, our current understanding of this fungus is very limited."

"How to treat the infection?" another Lao Mi asked.

"I'm sorry, I'm not a doctor."

“What medicine can prevent this?”

"Sorry, not at the moment."

"What's the route of transmission? Respiration or contact?"

"It's all possible."

"Then why don't you prepare masks!" an old voice asked sternly.

The crowd suddenly quieted down, and then a white-haired old man came out.

Zhu Yiming took a look and laughed: "Hey, isn't this the congressman? Why did he come out?"

"As a congressman, how could I not step forward with such a great opportunity?" Ou Yang said. Many Americans cried out in surprise, followed by loud shouts, applause, and cheers. The congressman waved to the crowd like a star on the red carpet, and the atmosphere suddenly became very lively.

It seems that this congressman is very popular with Trump, and Trump is happy to let him negotiate with the military on their behalf.

Even the major had to straighten his posture and put his fingertips on his forehead to salute: "Senator Noin, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Norn gave a reserved smile: "I'm glad too. Can you answer my question, Major?"

"With great pleasure," the major nodded. "We didn't receive any orders to prepare masks. As far as I know, Migong arranged for local officials to prepare masks, but when we arrived at the airport, we found out that the city was in chaos and traffic was completely paralyzed. It was impossible to send masks here."

"What about mobilizing them from other areas?"

“It will take time, and I’m not sure they’ll do that.”

Councillor Norn's eyes were deep: "What? Have we been abandoned?"

"Of course not, it's just that there's no need anymore," said the major.

Zhu Yiming was a little confused: "What do they mean? Why are they still playing dumb?"

Ou Yang said softly, "What it means is that we have come into contact with the patients and have spread everything that needs to be spread. It makes no difference whether we are given masks or not. There is no need to waste resources."

Aunt Guo curled her lips in disdain: "What kind of stuff is this? If it were at home, the soldiers would have delivered the masks long ago. Why do we still need to rush them? Humph!"

Zhu Yiming consoled her: "Auntie, they are American soldiers, and we are the local soldiers. How can we be the same?"

The American army only cares about fighting and has no obligation to take care of the people - looking at the history of human civilization, the people's army is also a unique existence.

"Okay." Councilman Norn sighed in frustration. "Since you knew the hospital was a hotspot, why didn't you quarantine the medical staff in time?"

"That's the job of the local police, and I don't know why they haven't done it."

"What about the scope of the infection? Has Alaska been blocked?" asked Noen.

He didn't want to know the extent of the epidemic, he just wanted to understand the situation outside through the major's response.

An epidemic occurring in only one place and an epidemic occurring simultaneously in several places are two completely different situations, which are enough to influence Mi Gong's attitude and decision.

"Sorry, we received orders to block Brown Bear Airport. We are not sure about the situation in Alaska or other places."

"Well, you definitely don't know why your behavior became abnormal after being infected, right?"

"Sorry, it's not clear yet."

"Oh my god, are they stupid?" Zhu Yiming couldn't help but complain, "They already said it was a mushroom, do you even need to ask?"

In his opinion, fungi and mushrooms are the same thing. There are many edible ones, and even more poisonous ones. After eating them, you will either see a group of little people dancing or a puppy talking with subtitles.

Since mushrooms growing in the forest have hallucinogenic effects, is it strange that fungi that parasitize the human body also have hallucinogenic effects?

Ou Yang understood immediately, thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't necessarily have to be hallucinogenic. Have you heard of zombie ants? They're also fungal infections, but the fungus not only infects ants, it can also control their behavior."

Zhu Yiming's heart trembled: "You mean, the hyphae not only parasitize in the lungs, but also grow into the brain?"

He suddenly felt as if countless fine threads were twisting, bending, and drilling around in his brain.

"Hey, can you two stop talking nonsense here?" Brother Zhang rubbed his arms. "You're talking about your lungs and brains all the time, it's making my hair stand on end!"

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, I won't say anymore!"

Elsewhere, the conversation between Lao Mi and the military was also drawing to a close. Noin spread his hands before the crowd and said, "Sorry, I've asked everything I could. If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact me..."

Zhu Yiming suddenly felt a little puzzled: "Why is this old man so teasing? Is he a shill?"

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