109 Infectious Disease 3 (2/2)
He had already heard of the incident in the daytime.
Ganghyuk looked at the chief with complaining eyes.
”This man has a round face, too. He must be a steroid addict.”
Ganghyuk could understand why the chief called Dongpa an excellent doctor.
Ganghyuk determined that he would treat all the steroid addicts in Bojewon some time later.
'But it is not an urgent matter.'
Dongpa might kill all the patients, if Ganghyuk let him do what he wanted.
If it was unavoidable death, Ganghyuk would not be bothered.
He would have more dead bodies and he could give a dead body to everyone for an anatomy practice.
'But I cannot leave them dead.'
Of course, Cholera was a dreadful disease.
The death rate can be up to 50% without proper treatment.
But the death rate drastically dropped with the oral liquid therapy.
In the 21st century, the death rate of cholera was around 1%.
There were about 200 patients. If they were properly treated, half of them, so to speak, 100 patients could be saved.
”Chief, do you see over there?”
”What do you mean?”
”There. The man with official uniform.”
”Yes, he is Dr. Heo Jun.”
Ganghyuk pointed Heo Jun.
He wore his official uniform as he hurried to come here from the palace.
His official uniform showed that he was a public officer.
Furthermore, Heo Jun was very famous.
Even the chief lived in the outskirt of Hanyang, he must have heard of the fame.
”He is serving as Chemjeong in the Naeeuiwon and he defeated smallpox with me.”
Ganghyuk praised Heo Jun and himself at the same time.
That was an advanced technique and it was very effective.
The psychological resistance was reduced.
”Ah… I have heard of the news.”
The fame of Baik Ganghyuk was not negligible at all.
Most people know Ganghyuk and his achievements.
He was involved in nearly all large incidents happening near Suwon.
”Dongpa might be good for the muscle pain.”
As a matter of fact, he was not good at muscle pain, either.
But Ganghyuk praised Dongpa tactically.
With the praise, the chief showed generous smile.
”Yes, he is good. He is really a good doctor.”
”But for infectious disease, Dr. Heo Jun and myself would be better. We had experience in smallpox.”
”Heum.”
”If you leave them like this, they all will be dead. The mayor gave you the authority trusting your capability. If all people became dead, what would he think? What do you think about it, chief?”
Ganghyuk mixed some threat with his speech.
Then he looked at the chief and found his implicit threat was effective.
He had a chicken heart.
”If you let us treat them, you have something to report. Two doctors who could defeat smallpox failed. Then they will not blame you.”
”Eum”
The chief was thinking.
Then he gave his conclusion after some thought.
”Ok, then. Divide the patients into two. Dongpa will take care of this half. The rest of them will get treatment from Dr. Heo and Scholar Baik. How about it?”
He would not give all to Heo Jun and Ganghyuk.
He believed that Dongpa was an excellent doctor.
Ganghyuk decided to accept the offer.
As a matter of fact, cholera did not develop very quickly.
If Ganghyuk showed that their treatment was better, he might give all the patients to Ganghyuk.
Of course, there might be some victims during the course.
'But I did my best. I cannot help it.'
Some patients might be sacrificed.
But if he persisted, the chief would be offended.
Ganghyuk thought he made a big deal.
Ganghyuk nodded his head.
”Ok. We will do that.”
”Eum. Please treat them well.”
Dongpa was complaining, but the chief shook his head.
Ganghyuk could hear something about prince…
The chief might make a decision because of Prince Gw.a.n.ghae.
”Let's go to the patients.”
”Should we leave him intact?”
It seems that Makbong felt sorry because he could not use his fist.
He became a modest girl at the anatomy scene, but now he is a man of great strength wis.h.i.+ng to use his might.
”The chief came and intervened. No use to hit him.”
”Eum. I am feeling a sense of frustration, sir.”
”You will have another opportunity.”
Ganghyuk murmured watching the s.h.i.+t trace on Dongpa's trousers.
He would not catch that the s.h.i.+t was the source of infection.
It seemed that he did not wash his clothes very often.
Then Dongpa would be the medium of infection. He might deliver germs here and there while seeing the pateints.
'Then he will come to me.'
Cholera has 3 to 5 days' latency.
He can see Dongpa asking help.
Ganghyuk walked to the inside of Bojewon with smile.
”Now we have many things to do.”
”What should we do first?”
”I will cla.s.sify the patients. Boil some water while I examine and cla.s.sify them. Boil water in a big iron pot. Get some salt. Do we have honey? Get it here, too.”
”Yes, sir.”
All moved quickly with the order of Ganghyuk.
Ganghyuk stopped Heo Jun and Heo Im who were running to the iron pot to boil water.
”Leave the work to the fellows. You need to learn how to cla.s.sify the patients.”
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