Vol 5 Chapter 14: , Influenza ravages the world

When the Ministry of Health announced the epidemic, it happened to be at the end of the first wave, and the second wave was not at the midpoint of the outbreak. The outbreaks in all parts of the world were receding and even disappeared completely in many places.
At first glance, the governments of various countries found that the situation is very good. Naturally, they did not take the warnings of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health at heart. Many people still secretly despise Bulgarian medical technology, which is still stuck in the Middle Ages. A common flu was scared. In this way!
The Washington Daily published an article saying: This flu can only bring disasters to areas with backward medical sciences, and the developed United States of America does not need to care about it. The colonial countries that should be prevented are about to have serious problems in their colonies. Bulgaria Wrong object!
The Sun also claimed: Did we have another April Fool's Day? This is the best joke of the century. The flu all over the world is fading. Why did the Bulgarian Ministry of Health remind everyone to prevent the epidemic?
Did they get the time wrong and sent the report a few months ago? This is the malfeasance of the bureaucratic class. It is recommended that the Bulgarian internal affairs department conduct a strict investigation to avoid this kind of fooling the world again!
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Regardless of how public opinion ridiculed, Ferdinand pretended not to see it. Domestic newspapers all reminded everyone to prevent the epidemic. It's not that no one wants to get attention, but Bulgaria's news management law is too strict!
In a situation like this, once an epidemic occurs, distorting media constitutes a crime of distorting facts, and it is indispensable to start ten years.
Unless there are no casualties, once a patient dies, they constitute a potential murder, and the mine is their ultimate destination!
The predecessors used countless blood lessons to tell them that in Bulgaria, you can talk nonsense, but you must not write random news, especially news that is against the government!
In August, the epidemic changed again. A deadly flu occurred on the British ship that had just left the Lion Rock Republic of West Africa. Before the ship arrived in the UK, 75% of the crew were infected, 7% of the crew died, and many other ships. A similar situation happened.
Almost at the same time, a high-mortality flu also occurred in Mesd, Ashgabat, Russia, and it spread quickly.
Well, the two sources emerged at the same time. Where did Ferdinand spread to the world? Ferdinand didn’t bother to care about it. Bulgaria had already done a good job of epidemic prevention. When the epidemic broke out, he could take up a small bench and take a dip. A pot of tea, knocked melon seeds to see a joke.
On August 27, the flu was introduced to the United States and spread among dock workers in Boston. At the same time, the flu broke out in Brest, France, and then outbreaks occurred in many cities in the eastern United States.
It began to spread widely in the European continent and the United States in early September, and spread to all parts of the world within a few weeks. The flu once again spread to the world.
The second wave of influenza is different from the past influenza. The mortality rate among young adults between 20 and 35 years old is particularly high. In addition to high fever and headache, the second wave of influenza includes blue and hemoptysis. Influenza often causes complications. Pneumonia is the most common cause of death.
Many cities restrict citizens from visiting public places, and cinemas, dance halls, and sports venues have been closed for more than a year. Seattle tram attendants refuse to board passengers without masks.
October of the same year was the darkest month in the history of the United States. 200,000 Americans died this month. In 1918, the average life expectancy in the United States was therefore 12 years shorter than usual.
Seeing that the epidemic outbreaks around the world did not spread in Bulgaria, Ferdinand was relieved. At the beginning of August, Bulgaria temporarily closed all ports and cut off trade with other countries in the world, so this wave of flu has not Did not spread in Bulgaria.
However, many border cities are still affected. The epidemic from Austro-Hungarian Empire and Russia still caused some trouble to the Bulgarian government. Fortunately, the isolation was timely and did not spread on a large scale!
Seeing that the epidemic was initially contained, Ferdinand invited the Crown Prince Ferdinand and asked: "Boy, dare you to visit the country now?"
Now is the time to pave the way for the crown prince. Ferdinand, who has grown up, should also brush his presence in front of the people, and this epidemic is the best opportunity to buy people's hearts!
Ferdinand is no longer needed. His prestige is high enough. Now there is nothing to shake his position, but Ferdinand is not good enough. In everyone’s impression, he is just the king’s eldest son and may inherit the king’s Some advantages, nothing more!
This little prestige allows him to succeed to the throne without any problem, but there is still a long way to go before everyone really recognizes him!
Little Ferdinand, a newborn calf, naturally won’t be afraid, and said without hesitation: "Dare! How dare not, father, you said, men can’t be afraid! When will I leave? I’ll go back and ask for a leave. ,get ready!"
Ferdinand said solemnly: "This time you are patrolling the country on behalf of the royal family, so I won't go, how about it? Do you have the ability to do this well?"
Little Ferdinand was surprised. He was still a young man and still had a stubborn stubbornness. He didn't hesitate to say: "No problem, promise to complete the task!"
Ferdinand smiled slightly, and if he had the courage to go, if he met a cowardly crown prince, he would have to cry. If he didn't know how to take advantage of such a good opportunity, he would be done!
Look at how hard George V was trying to get rid of his presence, and he was sick; the King Alfonso XIII, the kingdom of Spain next door to them, accidentally put himself in, of course they all survived in the end!
It is not that dangerous to patrol the whole country in Bulgaria. The officials underneath have isolated the patients long ago. Even if they are patrolling, they should go to safe areas? Do you still expect the crown prince to visit patients?
Even if you want to see it, it is to visit a patient who has recovered! In order to prevent the spread of the disease, patients in the quarantine area are forbidden to visit by anyone. This is a regulation of the Ministry of Health, and everyone must abide by it!
Ferdinand was a little worried and exhorted: "Go to those places this time. You decide for yourself. The colony will not need to go. The epidemic situation over there has already been out of control. You only need to visit the Balkans, and the outbreak has already occurred. Don't go to the region!"
Don’t look at Bulgaria’s epidemic prevention work well, it is only aimed at the mainland. The colony has only a few gatherings of residents that have taken measures, but in the vast indigenous living areas, who has nothing to do if they have enough to eat?
There is no medicine, no medical treatment, no epidemic prevention measures, and if the virus is allowed to spread, one can imagine what the situation in those areas is now!
According to statistics from later generations, there are 1.7 billion people in the world, the number of people infected with influenza virus is as high as 1 billion, and the mortality rate is between 2.5% and 5% (this is only in some regions). The number of deaths calculated is also different. .
The number of recorded deaths is about 22 million, and the number of deaths in the colonies that have not been counted is between 50 million and 100 million. The specific number cannot be determined!
Anyway, the more backward the medical treatment, the worse the sanitary conditions, the higher the mortality rate!
Little Ferdinand reacted, co-authoring is just going out for a show! Speaking earlier, I was shocked, thinking that I really wanted to visit the patient?
Looking at the expression on Little Ferdinand, Ferdinand knew what was going on, but as a father, how could he not push his son into the fire pit!
Little Ferdinand hesitated and said: "Father, it's not good, isn't it? If you don't go to the epidemic area, it won't look too terrible..."
Ferdinand glared at him, and then said: "Idiot, can't you go slower when patrolling the country? Starting from Sofia, going to Constantinople and then walking around Thrace, Macedonia, the Greek peninsula... , The epidemic is over long ago, and you can just go over it!"
Little Ferdinand nodded. Sure enough, Jiang is still old and hot. As far as the level of show is concerned, he can't match it. There are so many cities in Bulgaria, even if it is one every day, there is no problem in walking for two or three years!
As for the traditional diseases, the virus will spread in winter and be contained. It is now September. Isn’t it too easy to delay until December?
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After clarifying the purpose, little Ferdinand did not pretend, and went straight to the road of patrolling the country, and the flu was still plundered all over the world, the gods blocked and killed the gods and Buddhas, and the suspected lives of the epidemic prevention personnel of various countries were hit!
Since the second major outbreak of influenza in August, governments all over the world have panicked. The death toll is too high!
Every household hangs white sails, weeping all over the world!
Due to the large number of deaths, the funeral industry has become the most popular industry in all countries, and the coffin has become a hot commodity. If there is no alternative, take a few wooden boards and nail them, and they will be used.
Funerals have become collective activities, and the priests have to let the deceased form a group to see God because they are too busy. Of course, it’s not okay if you don’t form a group, the guests need to give away too many others, and they are also lacking in skills!
Fortunately, Ferdinand still has some moral integrity, did not go to make money, hoard a pile of coffins and put them there to sell, otherwise the world will be even more...
Bulgaria, the first country in the world to start epidemic prevention, has become the object of learning from all countries. They have chosen to block ports, cut off trade, and delineate quarantine areas to prevent the spread of the virus!
It’s a pity that it’s too late. The flu virus has spread, and it’s not easy to contain it. For example, Spain, the worst in Europe, has 8 million people infected with the virus, including King Alfonso III and Madrid III. One out of every citizen was infected and some government departments were forced to close their doors. How did patients everywhere in the country isolate them?
King George V of the United Kingdom was too active and was not spared. England and Wales died of 200,000, and the Royal Fleet was unable to enter the sea for three weeks; Mumbai, India, died of 7 million; some Inuit villages were destroyed, with 80 people in one village. 73 people died of influenza; 20% of Western Samoans died of influenza.
In many countries, corpses are piled up in mountains, trams have no passengers; schools, song and dance theaters, cinemas have no lights, swimming pools and bowling alleys are empty; a small town in South Africa lacks coffins, blankets and corpses are buried in hastily, and there are funerals in the streets during the day and rescue at night. The car shuttles.
There is no harm if there is no comparison. If everyone is unlucky together, then naturally there is nothing to say, but the problem is that someone is not unlucky now?
Everyone's heart is not very balanced. At least there have been demonstrations on the streets of Paris to protest the government's inaction. It seems that they are not afraid of death at all!
However, the politicians still have a way. They directly moved the Bulgarian martial law, and their ears were immediately cleared. Now that we have done it, it should be alright?
Of course, this is only temporary. If there is no accident and after the epidemic is over, some people will come out to protest that the government has deprived them of their right to protest. Anyway, competitors will not let the government relax!
This time, it is rare for the capitalists not to hinder the government's epidemic prevention actions. Although they have also harmed their interests, they are even more afraid of death!
The flu does not recognize people. Even if they have better medical conditions and the survival rate is as high as 99%, everyone still dare not take risks!
The main reason is that the virus previously announced by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health is still evolving. UU reading www.uukanshu.com really scared everyone. Now they are so powerful. If they continue to evolve, wouldn’t it be a copy of the Black Death? No one dares to gamble on this!
Medical institutions all over the world have participated in virus research. Unfortunately, this thing is really not the technology of this era, it can be solved!
Viruses are not the same, how do you make a special medicine?
The University of Cambridge organized experts to carry out virus statistics. They were surprised to find that out of 1,000 patients, there are more than 300 viruses. This means that on average, there are only three-thousandths of the virus coincidence, and they have a special effect. medicine?
Even if more than three hundred kinds of medicine are produced, the virus is not stable and changes at any time. If the medicine is developed today, the virus will mutate tomorrow. What is the use?
This kind of mutation may be on the good side or on the bad side. If it is a benign development, then congratulations, you are ready to be discharged. If it is a bad mutation, then you can prepare for the funeral!
Then the British scientific community once again proved that there is no possibility of developing special medicines in the short term, so everyone should work together to fight the virus, otherwise, if one is not good, humans will have fun!
Perhaps it was God’s blessing. The winter of 1918 came soon, and the epidemic began to subside. Governments all over the world were relieved.
The last two or three months have been really exciting. In just a few months, the total number of deaths in various countries has directly exceeded the sum of the two and a half years of the world war!
The world's economy has entered a state of depression. The flu has dispelled everyone's enthusiasm for buying. If it is not for purchasing necessities, many people will choose to stay at home and not go anywhere!
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