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Chapter 455 Although I can't save you, I can save your mother. What does it mean to have a pupil shock?

"It's alright, it's alright. Mom just accidentally injured her foot at the construction site, but it's almost healed now, so don't worry about me."

Du Jiamei smiled and comforted her son.

It's impossible for someone who goes out to work to avoid getting injured.

"Mom, why didn't you tell me you hurt your foot?!"

Looking at my mother's once thick black hair at her temples, now there are more silver strands, and she looks a few years older than during the New Year.

Suddenly, I felt inexplicably heartbroken.

"You came to the hospital without telling your mother, didn't you? Child, actually our family is wealthy. I've already saved over 300,000 yuan. No matter what illness it is, we can treat it now. Don't worry, we can definitely get through this. Even if the sky falls, I can still hold it up."

Du Jiamei said.

I'll say it again: if my son really gets sick.

She's willing to spend all her money on her son's treatment; what disease can't be cured with over 300,000 yuan?

That much money is her husband's death benefit and her life savings. How could it not save her son's life?

This kid is really something.

They come to the hospital without saying a word when they are sick, and don't even tell me.

They only called after they found out the problem. Even though Dad's gone, Mom's still here!
"Mom, keep this money. My illness can't be cured."

Fang Tao shook his head.

If it were other cancers, or even AIDS, he could do psychological preparation.

Go somewhere where there are no people, and spend more time with your mother in the limited time you have left.

But this is rabies.

Aside from the necessary funds, he really didn't want to spend a single extra penny.

"Can't be cured? What do you mean? Medicine is so advanced now, what disease can't be cured! Child, we must trust the hospital. If this hospital can't do it, Mom will take you to the capital. I've heard it's very developed there, and they can cure you no matter what!"

When Du Jiamei heard her son say that the condition was incurable, her heart sank.

What exactly is the incurable disease? If it's truly something that can't be treated in Chunshi, then they'll go to the capital.

This is the place with the best medical conditions in the country, so they must have a way to treat their son.

Now, this is the only close relative I have left in this world.

She really can't bear to lose it.

I really, really wanted to try my best to keep them.

"Mom, I might have rabies. It's really not worth the trouble."

Fang Tao looked at his mother with a wry smile.

It can't be hidden.

It would be better to tell the elderly person so that she can accept it sooner.

"Rabies? Impossible! How could you possibly have rabies! Why would you get rabies?! This doesn't make sense! Kid! You've never been in contact with a dog! You don't own a dog! It must be a misdiagnosis!"

When Du Jiamei heard about her son's illness, she simply couldn't believe it.

How could you possibly get rabies in a big city? My son doesn't even have a dog at home.

These doctors must have made a misdiagnosis.

"I think I was scratched by a dog during the Chinese New Year. I applied some chili water and that's when I got bitten."

Seeing his mother's expression, Fang Tao was no longer as dejected as before, and he pretended to be quite calm.

After all, her mother is here now. If she were to cry in despair or do anything else, it would only make her mother more heartbroken.

Since there's no hope, let's accept it!

Although I was very reluctant to part with it, what could I do?

"Impossible! I don't believe it! Water! Rabies is afraid of water! Mom will get you some water right now!"

Chaos.

Du Jiamei's thoughts were completely in disarray.

His expression conveyed a sense of collapse.

Because there had been cases of rabies in their village before.

Once you get this disease, there is absolutely no cure.

At least that's what the village elders and doctors said back then.

Therefore, she did not believe that her son, such a fine young man, could have rabies.

"Mom—water, water—"

The next moment.

Du Jiamei watched as her son, contorted in agony and convulsing, his face ashen, huddled to the side like a child who had done something wrong, staring in terror at the water in her hand. At that moment, Du Jiamei closed her eyes.

Holding a glass of water.

She took a deep breath, and a tear fell from her eye. Her heart was filled with mixed emotions.

She had seen this style in the village before, and her son really looked exactly like the one who had rabies.

"Family, Fang Tao can't see water right now. If he gets water in his eyes, he might enter the acute phase prematurely and start hallucinating. Then he won't be able to communicate normally."

Fang Yuan then took the water from Du Jiamei's hand, who was standing there stunned.

In the mother's eyes, he saw a look of bewilderment, a look that seemed to ask, "Why is the world like this? Can I take the place of rabies?"

Having worked as a doctor for so many years, Fang Yuan has seen many family members, and this kind of look usually appears when parents see their sick child.

Indeed, most parents' love for their children is very pure.

Even if there were an option in this world to suffer for one's child, most parents would not hesitate.

"Doctor! Please, please save my son! I have money! More than 300,000 yuan! I'm willing to use all of that money to save him! He's my only child!"

Plop.

Du Jiamei actually knelt down without hesitation.

My eyes were already wet.

No one expected this to happen.

But everyone can understand why she did that.

Let alone 300,000, even 3 million or 30 million would be powerless against rabies.

There are very few cases of people in the world who have been saved from rabies.

Even extending the lifespan of rabies patients can get you published in top journals like Nature.

Some professors wouldn't even dare to dream about journals and magazines.

"Mom! It's no use, rabies is incurable! You don't need to spend this money on me!"

Fang Tao quickly helped his mother up; he had heard of rabies before.

Similar cases had occurred in the village, so he knew how terrifying the disease was; basically, no one who got it had ever survived.

"But this money was earned for you! If it weren't for you, what would I do with all this money? Tell me! What would I do with it!"

Du Jiamei suddenly felt like she had lost her purpose in life.

She had worked hard to earn money before.

Then, I hope that this money can help my son find a wife, and then, if the young couple settles down in Chunshi, I hope to make a down payment.

If you go back to the county town, you can basically buy a house there.

The housing prices in their county are very cheap.

You can buy a house for around 200,000 yuan.

She then helped take care of her grandson, watching him grow up until she became too frail to move and passed away.

So before that, she had aspirations and drive in her life.

But now it's gone, everything is gone.

My son contracted rabies, and everything collapsed.

She doesn't even know what the point is of earning so much money.

"Mom! Actually, you can think of it on the bright side. From this moment on, you don't have to work anymore. You can go home and enjoy your retirement. This much money is enough for you to have a very good old age, even better than if I were here."

To put it bluntly, it might not be the most pleasant thing to say.

If I survive, my mother will continue to suffer, and I don't know when it will end.

He truly toiled his entire life.

However, if the mother no longer works for herself, having more than 300,000 yuan in her hands would be more than enough to live a very comfortable old age.

It's not impossible that it would be more comfortable than being here myself.

"No! I don't want this kind of life, doctor! Can you please think of a way? I'm begging you! I only have this one son, and his father passed away early. My son and I depend on each other for survival!"

Du Jiamei pleaded with Fang Yuan.

Because among all the staff in the department, Fang Yuan was the oldest.

Moreover, he speaks quite casually and freely, like a leader.

She pleaded desperately with Fang Yuan.

She hoped Fang Yuan could save her son. "Sigh...family member, I understand how you feel..."

Fang Yuan hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Mom! Get up! Don't kneel. Don't even mention the doctor in front of you, do you know who this is? This is the kind of doctor who can diagnose cancer, the kind of doctor who can pull someone back from the brink of death! He said there's nothing he can do, he can't save me! Who can cure rabies? It's impossible!"

Seeing his mother's appearance, Fang Tao forcibly pulled her up.

This Dr. Fang Yuan may be a senior leader, but the person behind him is the famous Veterinarian Zhang.

Even he can't save himself now.

He has truly been sentenced to death, with no room for negotiation.

So no matter how much you kneel and worship, it's useless. Doctors are just doctors, they are not gods, and they don't have any magic pills!

"Doctor! Doctor! Please save my son! He's my only child! I'll do anything to save him!"

But how could Fang Tao's words affect a mother so desperate to save her son?

She then knelt down directly in Zhang Lingchuan's direction.

She had no other choice but to cling to this last hope.

"Oh! Mom... I, you... Oh! Veterinarian Zhang, ever since my father passed away, Mom has been supporting me, so she's having a bit of an emotional breakdown."

Fang Tao saw his mother kneeling before him, as heavy as a boulder.

No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't budge it.

A mix of emotions welled up inside me.

"Actually, there are a few cases of rabies that can be saved in the world, but these cases cannot be replicated. Generally, treatment is not carried out because in the end, it will basically result in both loss of life and money."

When Zhang Lingchuan was diagnosed with rabies, he had already reviewed many related rabies cases from around the world through the system.

He certainly wanted to save this twenty-eight-year-old life.

System scan complete.

[Patient's name: Fang Tao]

[Patient's gender: Male.]

[Patient's age: 28 years old.]

[Patient condition: low-grade fever and malaise, abnormalities around the wound, excitement and irritability, hydrophobia and aerophobia, mild paralysis and weakness.]

[Patient Diagnosis: Rabies. Currently labeled in red; without intervention, the life expectancy is less than one week.]

[System notification: The current patient is infected with rabies and is currently showing clinical symptoms. According to the World Health Organization and disease control agencies, clinical symptoms indicate that the virus has entered the central nervous system and caused rabies symptoms, with a case fatality rate close to 100%. Of course, there are indeed a very small number of strictly documented and published cases of "clinical rabies survivors" in the world.]

For example, the case of a 15-year-old girl who survived a rabies attack, published in the *New England Journal of Medicine*, is considered the starting point of the discussion on 'whether clinically acute rabies can be treated.' [See details]

This is the information Zhang Lingchuan obtained during his first scan.

He also clicked on the journal article "Survival after Treatment of Rabies with Induction of Coma" published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

I previously had a paper reprinted by one of the world's four top medical journals.

The New England Journal of Medicine, founded in 1812 and published continuously for over two centuries, is the top-ranked journal.

It is also one of the most widely covered, most cited, and most influential medical journals in the world, and the general practice medical journal with the highest impact factor ranking.

This can be seen.

The fact that a patient with rabies could be saved caused a huge sensation in the entire medical community.

After clicking in.

Zhang Lingchuan discovered that this was a girl who had cut her left index finger by a bat while saving it from hitting a window. The wound was 5 millimeters long. She cleaned the wound with peroxide, but did not seek medical attention, receive a rabies vaccine, or take any post-exposure prophylaxis measures. A month later, she developed clinical rabies symptoms.

In fact, bats are the primary host of rabies.

If you are bitten by a bat, regardless of the risk, do not gamble; you must go to the hospital for professional treatment.

The paper states that after the girl was admitted to the hospital, the CDC confirmed the presence of rabies virus-specific antibodies in her cerebrospinal fluid and serum, thus diagnosing her with rabies.

The article also listed relevant treatment options.

The patient received treatment with ketamine, midazolam, ribavirin, and amantadine.

Possible drug-related toxicities include hemolysis, pancreatitis, acidosis, and hepatotoxicity.

Eight days later, a lumbar puncture showed an increase in rabies antibody levels, and the sedatives were gradually reduced.

Subsequently, hemiplegia and loss of sensory nerve innervation occurred.

The patient was released from isolation after 31 days and discharged home after 76 days.

Nearly five months after her initial hospitalization, she regained alertness and the ability to communicate, but suffered from choreoathetosis, dysarthria, and gait instability.

In other words.

Even if it is cured.

However, some serious aftereffects still occurred.

However, for rabies, the infectious disease with the highest mortality rate, having some sequelae of neurological damage is already considered mild.

At least he survived.

[The host is currently performing a second system scan. Results are now displayed.]

……

[System Prompt: Human rabies is a fatal disease characterized by severe encephalopathy and generalized paralysis. Without treatment, patients typically die within five to seven days of symptom onset. Treatment is crucially dependent on the individual and the strength of the viral load.]

In this case, the treatment provided end-of-life care and an aggressive treatment plan. The aggressive treatment plan was based on an unproven strategy combining anti-stimulant drugs, antiviral drugs, and supportive intensive care. Ketamine was administered at a dose of 2 mg/kg body weight per hour, followed by midazolam at doses of 1 to 3.5 mg/kg body weight per hour, and ribavirin was given as a loading dose of 33 mg/kg, followed by a maintenance dose of 16 mg/kg every six hours. Amantadine 200 mg daily, administered enterally, was then added…

However, the patient was young and an athlete, the bat that bit her was not found, and the medical community was unable to isolate or detect the rabies virus from saliva, cerebrospinal fluid, or neck biopsy samples. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that her survival was due to an unusual, milder, or weaker viral variant, or a rare host polymorphism.

However, subsequent experiments failed to perfectly replicate this treatment method.

Based on the current case and the patient's estimated survival time, which is approximately one week, and considering that the rabies virus has already invaded the central nervous system, clinical studies have shown that ribavirin has almost no penetration into the central nervous system and is virtually ineffective in animal models. Aggressive preventative treatment is not recommended; end-of-life care is advised.

Actually, he wasn't saying anything just now.

They were actually looking into whether there were any treatment options available.

Is it feasible?

However, based on the system's deduction, the patient currently has no possibility of receiving active treatment.

I suggest pursuing end-of-life care.

Because surviving cases are closely related to the individual and the pathogen causing the bite, and even with the same treatment, it is still impossible to replicate the bite.

His current rabies virus has already invaded his central nervous system, and there is no way to cure him.

So he was also very disappointed.

"Mom! This is rabies, there's no cure! If there really were a way to save me, Dr. Zhang would definitely do it!"

Fang Tao said excitedly.

Although he did not follow Zhang the veterinarian, nor was he a fan of him.

But I also read a lot of news about the other party.

Until he started treating patients in the countryside, sponsoring female college students with leukemia, children with teratomas in the Liangshan Mountains, and so on...

If I really have a way, I will definitely help such a person.

But he said himself that he couldn't salvage it anymore.

This means that there is definitely no hope for me.

Indeed, surviving rabies is no different from winning the lottery.

That's completely impossible.

"I may not be able to get you out of trouble... but I can try to get your mother out of trouble."

Just then, Zhang Lingchuan spoke.

"?"

"???"

……

For an instant.

The consultation room, which had just been filled with a somber mood, was now filled with shock for everyone except Du Jiamei.

Yin Xiaoxiao, Fang Yuan, and Pan Yuzhu exchanged glances.

In other words, Du Jiamei also has a disease?

Moreover, the illness had even reached the point where Dr. Ogawa had to bring it up himself!
Especially Yin Xiaoxiao.

As someone who knows Dr. Ogawa very well.

She knew that the other person was the type who wouldn't point things out unless it was serious, and would only speak up when their life was in danger!

No way! This son just got rabies, and now the mother is going to develop some other critical illness.

What is God trying to do?!
"What, what do you mean??"

Fang Tao's mind had also gone blank.

He never dreamed that he would receive such a remark from Veterinarian Zhang.

And doesn't this mean that his own mother is also halfway to the gates of hell?
……

(End of this chapter)