After being fired, I became the light of medicine

Chapter 188 Racial Identification? !
This was the second time Zhang Yang had heard arguments that pneumonia viruses could cause "lung adenocarcinoma".

The last time he heard about this matter was from Director Dai of Xinqiao Hospital.

Director Dai’s theory seems to be that the “pneumonia virus” first induces a high incidence of lung nodules, and then the lung nodules have a certain chance of deteriorating into malignant nodules and eventually becoming lung adenocarcinoma.

but.

This hypothesis was later denied after consulting data on "lung adenocarcinoma" in other parts of the world.

After all, the pneumonia virus is present everywhere in the world, but the data on lung adenocarcinoma in other parts of the country have not increased significantly. Therefore, the conclusion that lung adenocarcinoma is caused by the pneumonia virus is untenable.

Zhang Yang and Director Dai also thought about whether it was a racial issue, but this involved a deeper analysis of the virus, which was neither Director Dai's expertise nor Zhang Yang's, so the matter gradually came to a halt.

But Zhang Yang didn't expect that just two months later, he would hear almost the same conclusion from Wei Tian again, verified in a different way.

Moreover, the data collected by Wei Tian this time is obviously more specific and more convincing. These are all first-hand data from real patients in the clinical trial of Qingshan Pharmaceutical's "Nano-nodule Contrast Agent"!
“One data source may be wrong, but two or three data sources all point to the same conclusion!”

"Could it be that the recent increase in the incidence of 'lung adenocarcinoma' is really related to the 'pneumonia virus'?"

Thinking of this, Zhang Yang frowned and for the first time really took the pneumonia virus seriously.

What is pneumonia virus?

Simply put, it is an epidemic virus like the hepatitis B virus and hepatitis A virus that specifically invades lung tissue and causes lung inflammation.

The virus first causes upper respiratory tract infection and then spreads downward to the lung tissue, causing inflammation and other pathological damage to the lungs.

In fact, the pneumonia virus was first discovered by humans as early as 1947. With years of evolution and mutation, the pneumonia virus has already coexisted with humans and is in the air almost all the time.

It’s just that every autumn and winter, as the temperature drops, the human nasal and respiratory mucosa shrink when exposed to the cold, resulting in a decrease in the secretion of mucus that blocks germs, making pneumonia virus more prevalent in winter.

Strong adult men may have never noticed it, but anyone with elderly people and children at home knows that every winter, the elderly and children are particularly prone to catching colds, fevers and coughs. If the cough lasts for a long time, it may develop into pneumonia if they are not careful.

Once it develops into pneumonia, the patient must be hospitalized for intravenous anti-inflammatory treatment and the inflammation must be controlled as soon as possible to avoid more serious consequences such as white lung and death.

According to statistics, more than 5 people die from influenza and pneumonia in the United States each year.

of course.

Although the elderly and children are high-risk groups, this does not mean that young people have nothing to worry about.

The pneumonia virus first enters the throat through the respiratory tract, that is, the nasal cavity and mouth. If the host's immunity is strong at this time, and he takes some medicine after realizing he has a cold, or gets better after a good sleep, the pneumonia virus will be killed in the upper respiratory tract and prevented from developing into the lungs.

But there are always some young people with weaker constitutions.

The main symptoms of pneumonia virus are cold and cough, and a few people also have fever and muscle aches.

Even if these people take medicine, it often takes a week or half a month to recover from a cold and cough. Zhang Yang remembers that there was a young girl in the office who would cough for more than half a month every time she caught a cold.

This is when the pneumonia virus has invaded the lung tissue and caused some damage.

The patients who were infected with the pneumonia virus and were now diagnosed with malignant nodules mentioned by Wei Tian were exactly this group of people.

Zhang Yang suddenly felt creepy.

You know, when winter comes, there are more than one or two patients suffering from colds, fevers, and constant coughs, and who can guarantee that they can be 100% resistant to the pneumonia virus?

If you are infected with the pneumonia virus, it is possible to develop lung nodules, which may lead to lung adenocarcinoma. Even if the chance is very small, it can be called——

terror!
It is no exaggeration to say that by then almost all Chinese people will be shrouded in the shadow of lung adenocarcinoma, and the "pneumonia virus" will become a true top carcinogen!
Zhang Yang took a deep breath in disbelief. At this moment, Wei Tian on the side continued:

"Boss, I read a news report today saying that the pneumonia virus that is prevalent this winter is more contagious than last year. It's only the end of November, and winter hasn't even started yet. The respiratory departments of major hospitals are already full, and there's even a shortage of beds."

"Even several colleagues in the drug research and development center have been suffering from colds and coughs recently. They are probably infected with this year's pneumonia virus!"

Zhang Yang's face suddenly became solemn, and an unprecedented sense of oppression surged in his heart.

After a moment, he whispered:

"Come on, accompany me to the hospital."

"Go to the hospital?"

"Well, I'm going to go to the hospital and see for myself."

……

Checking lung nodules and treating pneumonia are two different departments.

Lung nodules are usually detected during physical examinations at work. Under normal circumstances, even if they grow to 1CM, they will not cause pain or any adverse reactions.

If you really feel chest tightness and vomit blood, it means you have serious mid-to-late stage lung cancer, which has nothing to do with lung nodules.

and so.

Lung nodules are generally treated by thoracic surgery, and surgical resection is the main treatment.

Pneumonia is caused by viral invasion, and the department where it is usually treated is the respiratory department.

Zhang Yang and Wei Tian soon arrived at the respiratory department of the Rongcheng Third Hospital. Wei Tian was considerate enough to put a mask on Zhang Yang.

But as soon as he walked into the department corridor, Zhang Yang's brows frowned even deeper.

Both sides of the narrow corridor of the inpatient department are filled with temporary beds, and every glance shows that there is not a single empty bed.

The nearest clinical bed has number 120 written next to it, which means that the inpatient department has admitted at least 120 patients.

120 people, this means the department is already operating at full capacity.

Are there so many pneumonia patients before winter even begins?
Zhang Yang's frown fell into Wei Tian's eyes. He also sighed slightly and said:
"Boss, this is just the respiratory department. The pediatric department is really overcrowded. Many children don't even have beds. They can only sit and receive infusions and nebulization. After the infusion, they have to go back."

Zhang Yang remained silent and walked quickly to the other end of the corridor.

As he walked, he observed the patients on the temporary beds, some in their 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.

Some people wore oxygen hoses and were ready to breathe oxygen at any time, while others looked at Zhang Yang curiously as they passed by, and occasionally coughed a few times.

After a while, Zhang Yang walked through the entire inpatient corridor with a more solemn expression.

I usually don’t realize that I’m in good health, but when I went to the hospital, I found that there are countless middle-aged and elderly people infected with pneumonia every year!
Sighing with emotion, he and Wei Tian walked slowly to the nurses' station, and Director Ding from the Respiratory Department came jogging over.

Zhang Yang is definitely a well-known figure in Chengdu Third People's Hospital. When Director Ding heard the nurses at the nurses' station say that Mr. Zhang Yang had come to the inpatient department, he hurried out of his office.

He had met Zhang Yang once before, and seeing that it was really Zhang Yang, he hurried forward and said excitedly:

"Mr. Zhang, thank you for visiting us. Why didn't you inform me in advance?"

Zhang Yang also had some impression of Director Ding. In the last "Kidney Poison Clearing Dialysis Needle" dungeon, there was a plot about "What disease do you have that you want to drink iced?" He had asked for help from Director Zhou, and Director Ding was one of the directors who helped. However, Zhang Yang didn't have the heart to be polite at this moment. After a simple response, he looked at Director Ding and said:

"Director Ding, are all these patients admitted to the hospital due to pneumonia?"

"Also, I see that the number of temporary beds has been increased to 120. Is the pneumonia virus so prevalent this year?"

Director Ding looked at Zhang Yang in confusion, but soon he nodded:

"Mr. Zhang, yes, 75% of the patients in the inpatient department are now admitted because of pneumonia."

"As for this year's pneumonia virus... it should be more prevalent than last year; I don't know about other things, but the number of inpatients in our hospital this year has increased by about 15% overall over the same period."

"I remember last year, we only added about 100 beds."

Zhang Yang nodded after thinking about it, and then asked the question he wanted to ask most.

"Then Director Ding, are there many young people infected with the pneumonia virus this year?"

Director Ding was startled for a moment, then came to his senses.

"Mr. Zhang, what you probably want to ask is: 'Are there many young people coming to the outpatient clinic with colds and fevers this year?' Is that right?"

"Yeah, that's what I mean."

"Oh, I see. I do feel that there are a lot more young people coming to the outpatient clinic for colds and coughs this year!"

"And from what we can see so far, the pneumonia virus that is prevalent this year has a lot of coughing symptoms, and most of them have lasted for a week or even more than half a month, which is a bit troublesome."

As he spoke, he suddenly looked up at Zhang Yang, with a hint of excitement and anticipation in his eyes.

"Mr. Zhang, you are not planning to develop a special effect to treat pneumonia or pneumonia virus, right?"

"Oh! If you really want to develop such a pneumonia drug, just let me know if you need me, and I will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest."

Hearing this, Zhang Yang, who had a serious face, couldn't help but smile.

He knew that now not only netizens but even professional doctors were expecting them to enter their own disease fields and quickly develop effective drugs.

Soon, he shook his head and denied it:

"No."

After saying this, he saw a look of disappointment on Director Ding's face. He sighed inwardly and said to himself:
"Pneumonia is nothing!"

"This matter is probably a hundred times more important than developing a pneumonia drug!"

Zhang Yang was feeling emotional, and Wei Tian beside him also noticed Director Ding's lost expression.

He knew that Zhang Yang didn't want to explain anything more, so he stepped forward and said:

"Director Ding, don't worry. Although we don't have a plan to develop a drug for pneumonia right now, we will seriously consider it."

"Look, our General Manager Zhang has come to learn about the pneumonia situation in person."

Director Ding's expression immediately returned to normal and he nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Zhang Yang suddenly said:

"Director Ding, can you provide me with images of patients who have been diagnosed with pneumonia virus infection in the past two years?"

"What I want is, for example, if someone was diagnosed with pneumonia last year or the year before, and then this year's CT scans, I want to see if there are any changes in their CT scans after they were infected with the pneumonia!"

Although Director Ding was a little confused, he agreed after only two seconds of hesitation.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely fully cooperate with your request!"

"Well, thank you."

Zhang Yang exhaled slightly:

"By the way, Director Ding, what is the name of the pneumonia virus that is prevalent this year?"

"Becksilon."

"it is good!"

After chatting with Director Ding for about half an hour in the hospital, Zhang Yang said goodbye and left after getting the information he wanted.

When he returned to the office, his eyes became serious again, and he truly realized the huge crisis brought about by this incident!
If the "pneumonia virus" can really induce lung nodules, if the pneumonia virus is really the reason for the increased incidence of "lung adenocarcinoma", then I must try my best to figure out why this happens!
You know, pneumonia viruses have appeared before, but they were cured and there have been no reports of side effects, not to mention that they can cause lung nodules and lung adenocarcinoma!

And now!
Why could the pneumonia virus cause lung nodules in just three years?
Is it mutation and evolution?

Zhang Yang doesn’t know!

Next, he began to wait for the patient data from Director Ding. He needed more patient data to confirm this matter!

A week later, Director Ding sorted out the imaging data of patients who had been outpatients or inpatients in the respiratory department in the past three years, and the results also confirmed Wei Tian's statement.

Among the patients who had a CT scan three years ago due to constant coughing caused by pneumonia virus infection, 70% of them had lung nodules on their CT scans three years later!

Moreover, according to doctors' visual observation, the vast majority of lung nodules are malignant nodules!
The cold data placed on Zhang Yang's desk made him shudder.

All the data show that in the past three years, there has been a high positive correlation between pneumonia virus and "lung nodules" and lung adenocarcinoma!

Director Dai’s guess might be right!

Wei Tian’s assumption might be correct!
but!

But there was still a huge problem in his mind!
Since the pneumonia virus can really cause "lung adenocarcinoma", why hasn't the "lung adenocarcinoma" data in other parts of the country increased significantly?

Is it really a racial issue?!
Or is it that the "pneumonia virus" that has appeared in the past three years is particularly sensitive to East Asians? !

Zhang Yang wasn't sure and sat in his office chair in disbelief.

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly rang in his mind.

[Congratulations to the host, the simulator's second-stage simulation node has been activated. ]

The second stage of the simulation plot has been activated? !
Zhang Yang instantly thought of the Adrev Biological Laboratory located in Norway in the plot!

Then enter the simulator, and yes, a new simulatable node has appeared.

The name is…….
Pneumonia virus!

(End of this chapter)