Dark-Haired British Doctor Chapter 91

Episode 91 Antibiotics… … ? [2]

“Hahahaha!”

In the distance, the sound of Jemel's madness resonated.

It was a truly crazy smile, nothing more, nothing less.

That kid, that thing… … .

'Among the patients, there are some bad patients… … patients… … there are. Even if they are good, they will think they are bad, those bastards.'

One hundred percent. I could really be one hundred percent sure.

My body was itching to do something right now.

That was the kind of time it was.

Is it because it's the Age of Exploration?

In particular, the British were brimming with confidence as they were building the British Empire without any resistance.

Well, I think that country could do that too.

'Queen Victoria will be here soon, right?'

Even though I studied science and liberal arts, I think I know common sense.

We all know that Queen Victoria ascended the throne in 1837 and the famous Victorian era began, that's all.

They say it's the heyday… … .

The problem was that it was a country thing, not medicine.

'Well… … There haven't been any incidents that have made doctors more cautious yet… … No, there have probably been enough, but they just aren't known… … .'

The dark history of medicine is so numerous that it would be painful to even mention it.

There is probably no case that proves better than the history of medicine that good intentions do not necessarily lead to good results.

Are there many cases where actions taken to save people actually contributed to their deaths or even played a decisive role?

“Hey, Professor Blundell!”

Anyway, Jemel gave up.

That kid is a bit… … strange.

Should I say that I am not at all ready to be persuaded?

Honestly, I think Jemel has seen my skills enough… … .

My heart was still closed.

“Huh? Oh, who am I? Doctor Ping. Oh, right, you were watching Killian too. Isn’t that amazing?”

Blundell, by contrast, was open-minded.

This man was someone I could easily convince.

At the same time, he was also the kind of guy who would cause an accident if he didn't do that.

oh my god…….

You're the guy who was thinking of mixing blood and giving it to me… …?

It's not even a cocktail, so how can you even think of mixing blood in it?

“No, it’s surprising. But… … .”

“I can’t believe that using mercury chloride and mercury together is so effective! I’m really surprised, haha. This is truly the discovery of the century!”

“No… … Wait a minute. But where are you going now?”

Blundell didn't stop walking at all, even though I called to him and he answered.

I was anxious.

You're about to throw your wife and her patients into the mercury trap?

"uh……?"

But as I walked along, the road became familiar.

What's at the end of this road is… … .

“Professor Liston here… … ?”

“Oh, you didn’t know? Liston has syphilis too.”

"yes……?"

no…….

A medical school professor… … syphilis?

Are you crazy?

“I came to tell you this good news.”

“No… … Then.”

“I will be the first to welcome this treatment. Haha.”

“Ah… … that.”

It was surprising that Liston had syphilis, but… … .

It was surprising that he even told me that.

Anyway, one thing is certain… … .

Liston was also an experimentalist and not the type of person to turn down such treatment.

“Really? Hmm… … Then I guess I’ll have to give it a try.”

As expected, it was as expected.

You crazy kid.

I know what it's like, but I still do it.

“Wait, wait!”

I raised my hand and shouted, as if I was about to jump into the mercury bath.

If it was something like I couldn't know the outcome or something, I would have just left it alone.

But it's mercury.

He's the main culprit of Minamata disease.

When we talk about heavy metal poisoning, this is a typical example.

Even Qin Shi Huang died of mercury poisoning while trying to achieve immortality, right?

Above all, Liston was not only a man comparable to Qin Shi Huang, but he was also a close friend of mine.

If we limit it to this era, we are almost best friends and besties.

"huh?"

“But why?”

At my shout, the two stopped walking.

Whatever it was, these two now had to listen to me at least once.

In particular, Liston has seen more of my unfolding… … miracles rather than my medical skills, even more than Blundell?

I'm slowly crossing the line, so I've transcended my time to the point where I wouldn't have anything to say even if I were to be witch-hunted.

“In my opinion… … it was not mercury that was effective in treating Killian’s syphilis.”

“Yes, that’s right. We used mercury chloride together.”

“If that’s the case… … then what are you going to do?”

That doesn't mean he didn't make any complaints.

these guys…….

Whew.

I continued, trying to hold back the sigh that was about to burst out.

“No, that’s not it. Why do we use mercury now? What is the theoretical basis for thinking that mercury can cure syphilis?”

"reason……?"

“Isn’t that too obvious… … ?”

This would have been a difficult statement for a scientist to just ignore.

Theory and rationale.

Aren't these two words the foundation of modern science?

No matter how many real-life cases you have experienced, if there is no theory or basis to support it, it should be treated as nothing more or less than a coincidence.

It was along the same lines that doctors did not attach too much importance to patients' individual experiences.

“Please don’t be like that. Tell me. I’ll learn something too.”

Even those who thought I was talking nonsense began to frown and think deeply as I continued to ask them questions.

The worries didn't last very long.

There's nothing profound enough to do that.

These are the guys who talked about the energy of the universe when dealing with the infection problem before.

I didn't think anything would be different this time…

“First of all, mercury has traditionally been associated with longevity.”

“Yes. Isn’t it something that originated from the earth?”

“If you look at it that way, doesn’t everything originate from the earth?”

“Is that so?”

“Now that I hear it, that’s true.”

It was so similar that I was dumbfounded.

“It makes you vomit. It probably contains something that causes syphilis.”

“You poop a lot too. All the bad things that were trapped inside come out.”

The words that followed were similar to a sin.

Certainly this was an age of barbarism that pretended to be scientific.

When on earth do you use the enemy's laxatives? … .

The Industrial Revolution had taken place, but people's minds still seemed to be stuck in the era of Hippocrates.

“If that’s the case, then there are many other medications that cause vomiting… … and many that cause diarrhea. Besides, vomiting and diarrhea are also symptoms of enteritis. It’s not normal.”

“Hmm… … I think that’s an over-interpretation.”

“Yes. Do you know how many people I’ve treated like that?”

“Do you know the percentage of patients among them who were cured?”

“Haha. It’s syphilis. It’s because you keep getting it… … It’s not incurable. If it happens repeatedly, it’s incurable… … But it’s said that it gets better at first.”

“Yes, mercury alone does help. It just doesn’t help you get better quickly.”

It's getting better?

I was momentarily confused by these two words, but then I remembered the natural course of syphilis and nodded.

Originally, syphilis was primary syphilis, that is, it followed a course in which ulcers were formed and then disappeared.

It would hide inside and relapse in the form of secondary syphilis, then hide again and relapse in the form of tertiary syphilis.

At this time, it was impossible to detect the fungus, let alone do a simple blood test… … so it would have been difficult to understand the course of events like that.

Of course, if we had observed properly, we would have noticed that all recurrent syphilis cases were similar, and then we might have been able to figure out that something was strange… … .

“No, no. Have you ever seen a reaction this quickly… …while taking medication? Not the ones that drag on for months.”

“There isn’t any.”

“Does that make sense?”

“Then we need to consider other causes besides mercury.”

“What reason could there be?”

“You’re not suggesting that putting a syphilis patient in an amputation ward will help him get better, are you?”

At my subsequent words, Liston looked at me with a look of pity.

ha.

I'm really getting excited.

Do you think I'm here to say something like that?

'Even I'm doing this to save you right now!'

Even I didn't know what would happen to a person if they went into a mercury bath once.

In fact, even in our time, mercury poisoning was only possible in some industries… … .

It has become a disease that can be said to be absolutely impossible to see in everyday life.

But that can't be good.

First of all, it doesn't even look good.

But even though it is a city that London is proud of, what is the point of shi**ing and vomiting?

'Oh, I imagined it.'

I spoke in a more desperate voice than before at the sight that was so horrifying that it made my stomach churn.

“Actually, I have something to confess.”

It was while I was picking out the rotten bread that I had kept in my bosom.

The two who had been quietly watching me like that moved a little further away from me.

“I respect your taste.”

Blundell said, gagging as he looked at the bread.

“Me… … Me too. Is that… … a traditional Korean food?”

Liston was barely able to avoid vomiting, but he was almost retching.

I shook my head and explained what had happened.

So I said I bought this, let it rot, and fed the blue mold part to my Killian.

"oh my god."

“Oh, God.”

The two suddenly began to pray.

No, is this what happens when those bastards who threw people into mercury baths feed them a piece of mold?

“From what I’ve seen, this is the one that’s effective in treating syphilis. This is the biggest variable.”

“That… … Oh my.”

“Are you saying that this is what people eat?”

“Isn’t that more humane than falling into mercury and shi**ing and vomiting?”

“No, but still. This… … ?”

“So you were trying to feed this to me too?”

I looked at Liston's face, that face of deep concern, and I thought of penicillin.

The drug I made wasn't actually penicillin.

This is just mold.

'The side effects of penicillin are… … increased liver function, hypernatremia, hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, interstitial nephritis, and hemorrhagic cystitis. In rare cases, there is also encephalopathy or epileptic seizures… … This is worse than it could be… … .'

What that meant was that he couldn't feed Liston right away.

I'll feed you someday… … .

There was no way that it was the exact same mold as this one.

“No, not now.”

"now……?"

“First of all, it’s not urgent, is it? Are you dating someone?”

“I don’t think so, but is that something you can say with such certainty… … ?”

“Anyway, just wait a moment. I’ll watch Killian’s progress… … and I’ll check to see if there are any side effects from the mold, and give it to you too.”

“So, are you going to do an experiment?”

Liston's face still looked dark.

Well, it was a human experiment… … so it could be done.

Even so, it's a bit strange for the people who came up with mercury treatment to do this, but anyway.

I nodded because I couldn't lie and there was no reason to lie.

"oh my god……."

“You… … Are you really a villain?”

Then, this kind of talk came back.

Is it because they are ignorant?

I didn't know grace.