Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 499

Episode 499: Plague [2]

“The Lord says…….”

Of course, it was not possible to just keep talking nonsense.

So isn't he just a total scammer?

This Kim Tae-pyeong.

I have lived without a single shame, looking up to the sky.

This means that, without exception, the truth has been mixed with well-intentioned lies.

In fact, doing so makes people more susceptible to being deceived.

If it were all a lie, would people believe it?

No, not this.

‘What is it… What kind of disease is it?’

I continued to wander around the village, muttering prayers.

The guy who had hastily touched the corpse earlier was left alone.

I made him wash his hands, but well.

I wonder if that will prevent infection.

'If it was cholera, it would have smelled like shit already.'

First of all, looking back on my experience in Paris, cholera smells different.

If you think about it with common sense, it's obvious.

I keep fighting but it doesn't smell.

After thinking about it, I came to the conclusion that it wasn't cholera at all.

'For cholera to spread more easily, there would need to be more people than this. And… … It seems like we'll all have to share a water source, and there are already three wells… … and there's a stream nearby.'

This was a natural thing, as it was a town with a lot of water.

In Joseon and here, where rice farming is done, isn't water the most important thing for survival?

also…….

Britain and France are a bit uncivilized.

Tens of thousands of people are dying from cholera because we treat water, the most important thing for living in this world, so carelessly.

“Oh, there’s a survivor here!”

“Don’t approach carelessly. There’s something unusual about the evil spirits here.”

"yes yes!"

“Stay within my territory.”

"yes!"

One of the brave redcoats, wearing a mask, opened the door with his gun rather than his hand, looked inside, and finally found the survivor.

I left the general public, who inevitably lack the concept of disinfection or infection, behind me.

I don't have enough time to explain it all medically, and it doesn't seem to be particularly important right now, so I'll just give a general explanation.

As I was talking, it surprisingly worked well and I found it quite fun, so I thought I might just keep doing it like this from now on.

Anyway, I pushed the non-medical people back and stepped forward.

'I don't think it's a respiratory disease.'

I can't hear the cough.

Of course, just because you don't cough doesn't mean that the disease isn't airborne.

This means that bacteria and viruses can be floating in the air even if you don't have respiratory symptoms.

But I guess the concentration will be low.

And it is not easy for small concentrations of pathogens to cause infection in people with normal immune systems.

'I don't know about something like Ebola, but… Ebola in East Asia in the 19th century?'

There is no Ebola.

Because it is a disease that originated in Africa.

Because of its lethality, some say it's a disease that came from a lab, but whatever it is, it's not a disease that should be here now.

'Yeah… it'll be okay.'

Only after I reassured myself while standing in front of the doorway could I move forward again.

Naturally, the prayer stopped.

If you talk nonsense and get something caught there, it's really stupid.

A so-called doctor gets sick while playing the role of a witch doctor?

That's really not possible.

"older brother."

“I told you not to say anything.”

I warned Liston to be careful, but unfortunately, neither of us could sign.

So I had no choice but to open my mouth to Liston.

I put on a few more layers of mask before coming in, but I was worried about how useful it would be.

“I need to see that person’s body, but can I just cut the clothes with a knife?”

"huh."

Liston would only give fatally short answers and then cut his opponent's clothes with his knife.

The samurai behind him were startled.

It was clear that he was saying something like, 'You've been treating the common people like this all along, and now you're just going to cut them down with one stroke of a sword?'

You can tell just by looking at the face.

Of course, our Liston was a swordsman of such excellence that it was hard to find him anywhere in the world, past or present, and he never missed what he aimed for.

I really only cut the clothes.

“Oh my…….”

The patient was also surprised.

It's only natural that you're lying in bed sick and suddenly have your clothes cut with a knife.

Anyway, while the hem of the cloth was swaying left and right, Liston and I stood at a distance and examined the patient's body.

It was a lesion I had seen before.

It was not in a past life, but in this life.

I was in Upton when I saw it appear not on a person but on a cow.

Liston seemed to have seen it somewhere before.

"smallpox……."

“Damn it.”

Without any hesitation, we all ran out of the room.

Just because you're a doctor doesn't mean you're immune to infection, right?

'This kid… …is this what it felt like?'

I think I've mentioned this a few times, but he was an ENT doctor and then became a web novel writer…

Didn't he say that he was conscious of his debt to Vital?

Maybe that's why I went to volunteer when the coronavirus pandemic started.

I didn't think much of it because I was wearing all the protective gear, but now that I think about it, facing a disease with no clear cure was a cold sweat.

“What should I do, brother?”

“Well, I guess I should try to fix it.”

“Fix it?”

“Yeah, we need to fix it.”

Well, if I were a nobody, I wouldn't know.

But I am a nobleman of the British Empire, and furthermore, I am a man with much to do for humanity.

Wouldn't it be a bit stupid to die in a place like this?

I asked, firmly believing that Liston, too, was thinking similar thoughts.

However, the answer I got back was, from my perspective, extremely disappointing.

“You want to fix it? Is there a way?”

“I have to figure out a way now. Well… there are a lot of ways.”

“Is there a way?”

"Let's start with bloodletting. Isn't the rash and fever caused by too much blood loss?"

“No… How much has this gentleman taught me so far?”

"But isn't there a proper method? Are you saying that just giving them water, like during the cholera outbreak, will work?"

If it were that good, would smallpox have been such a scary disease?

In the first place, in Joseon, they called her Mama.

It's the same word as mamarang used in the palace.

This means that the people were truly afraid of smallpox.

It is a disease that is so frightening that even seeing patients now is inevitable.

A rash all over your body… Where can you find a disease that causes such horrible outbreaks?

“That won’t do. That won’t do… We’ll have to come up with a different solution.”

“Is there another way?”

There is no cure…

It's not that it doesn't exist in the 19th century, it doesn't exist in the 21st century either.

Of course, there are some antivirals that can be used… … .

As for its effectiveness, it is only at the level of an antiviral used against COVID-19.

It is not for nothing that many countries and organizations possess smallpox for biochemical terrorism purposes.

If the 21st century is like this, what could the 19th century be like?

'There is a way to treat and prevent at the same time…'

Of course, that doesn't mean there is no way.

Isn't there something called the Udu Law?

Even if you ask whether this is something incredibly new, it is not.

In England, Edward Jenner had already developed a vaccination method.

So, our Dr. Liston and the Red Coats know how to do that.

“You’re not thinking of Jenner’s vaccination method, are you?”

“Why? Isn’t that a method that has been proven over many years?”

“That’s right… there’s also a story about a child becoming a cow.”

“Uh… Brother, you didn’t hit me, did you?”

“It wasn’t right. Were you right?”

“That’s right.”

That's right, but it's unclear how effective it will be.

It's not a properly produced vaccine, it's just pus extracted from cowpox.

I had diarrhea for a few days, but I don't know if it was psychological or if I actually got infected and developed immunity.

So I was trying to jump out… … .

"no……."

If even Liston was refusing to vaccinate, I thought, this is a big deal.

I don't know if this is some kind of cutting-edge treatment, but Edward Jenner has been dead for a long time.

“The child has become a cow.”

It's not even a plausible conspiracy theory.

When I asked what the hell he was talking about, Captain Charles intervened.

It wasn't me, it was Liston who was involved.

You crazy kids.

“It’s a picture I saw when I was little… In it, there was a kid who got a shot and… horns grew on his head and stuff?”

“No… Where in the world can you find someone like that?”

“I guess my parents killed me because they were ashamed of me.”

“Does that make sense?”

“Then the child becomes a cow, so are you going to let him live?”

“What the hell.”

We can't communicate.

Really… … .

The phrase "19th century brats" comes out naturally.

‘This won’t work… … .’

Even those who are considered intellectuals believe that people have become cattle, so we can't just leave this alone, can we?

I was already thinking that I should start to understand the concept of vaccines, so I thought it was a good idea.

“Oh…… Lord!”

“It’s a surprise.”

“What’s going on all of a sudden?”

So I raised my arms and looked for the Lord.

In 21st century Seoul, South Korea, if you make a fuss like this, the police or 119 might come, but here, it's okay.

It's not like everyone is okay, but it's okay because I am.

If you happen to go back to 19th century Europe and suddenly start acting like this, you'll be in big trouble, so please keep that in mind.

"We need a sacrifice! A cow, a cow! Find a dying cow, not a healthy one! Quick!"

I pretended to be crazy and screamed.

Liston and Captain Charles were still in a state of confusion, but the rest of the men moved busily.

One of the redcoats was shouting at the interpreter so fiercely that the interpreter was also shouting at the samurai to find the cow.

Since many people were already fascinated by my appearance as a sorcerer, everyone started moving quickly.

People go home when they're sick, but cows don't have a home like that.

Especially during this period, Japanese farmers were so poor that even a barn was barely big enough to keep out the rain.

“Here! I found it!”

“Death is not allowed! It’s blasphemous!”

“I’m alive here!”

“Hmm…… yeah, hmm…….”

Nevertheless, finding it was not an easy task.

It was because there weren't many cows in the first place.

Well, well… … .

In an age when famine and great hunger were not uncommon, it was a miracle that cows were still alive.

It is said that in Japan during this period, they even ate human flesh.

'It must have been the same in Korea, not just Japan, during the Gyeongsin famine.'

It is an inevitable law in order to survive.

Anyway, how did I feel when I barely found one?

Of course I was touched.

It's a good condition to act, that's what I'm saying.

"The Lord says! This cow's pus is proof that the Lord cares for us. Let us eat and drink it and be saved! Oh, Lord, thank you!"

Liston was looking at me like that, saying, "You're crazy," but the rest of us couldn't do that.

That's because the power of magic is not that easy.