A day later.
"Squeak squeak —"
The printer next to him suddenly emitted a shrill squeak, interrupting Chen Chen's thoughts.
At the same time, the crisp childish voice of Little X came from the speaker. "Sir Godfather, the virus test report is out!"
"It's finally out?"
Chen Chen took the report from the printer and looked at it.
It read:
"Description: 80 nanometers in diameter, 970 nanometers in length, fibrous. Its genetic material is a single-stranded RNA structure with an envelope outside the RNA. The envelope is divided into five protein spines, namely the VP series protein and GP protein. The nucleotide similarity rate is 98.8% to the Preston virus. It has been determined to be a mutant subspecies of the Ebola virus and can be detected using the Preston Ebola virus PCR test reagent."
Chen Chen had already deduced this beforehand, so he was not surprised at all. He continued reading.
Below, there was an RNA gene map of the virus, including various proteins such as NP, VP35, VP40, and so on.
The report continued. "After the host is infected with this type of virus, it will enter an incubation period of more than two days, following which it will trigger a virulent infectious disease — Ebola hemorrhagic fever. There are currently no official statistics on the fatality rate. Causes of death include complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, hypovolemic shock, or multiple organ failure.
"The current mode of infection has been determined to be airborne and bodily fluid transmission. Airborne transmission is through droplets while bodily fluid transmission is through blood, feces, vomit, and so on."
Seeing this, Chen Chen's expression changed. So, it was transmitted through the air. This was troublesome.
This was because even if people stayed in their rooms and did not go out, there was no guarantee that the virus would not fly in through windows and door cracks.
"Based on preliminary investigation, the virus incubation period is more than two days and is still contagious during this period. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, followed by vomiting, diarrhea, rash, and kidney and liver function damage.
"Following that, the patient will die from acute organ failure within three days. Based on the current diagnosis, this virus can be temporarily classified as a level four biohazard virus, which poses a great threat to humans!
"This virus is tentatively named 'Blacklight virus'."
After reading it, Chen Chen put down the report in his hand and gently tapped his finger on the table.
Blacklight virus?
I'm f * cking "Killing Prototype"!
After thinking about it, Chen Chen raised his head and asked, "X, can the WHO name the virus after the company name?"
"There's no precedent for now, but it doesn't violate the rules set in 2015."
"In 2015, the World Health Organization stipulated that new diseases cannot be named after cities, countries, regions, people, animals, food, cultures, ethnic groups, occupations, etc., but it did not say that they are not allowed to be named after companies."
"So strict?"
Chen Chen was taken aback. The first Ebola virus was named "Ebola Zaire". The former was the name of the river while the latter was the name of the country.
There were many other examples of viruses named after regions, such as "Australian bat rabies virus," "California encephalitis virus," "Bolivia and Paraguay virus," and so on.
The names of these viruses had been completely tied to the region.
Although naming a virus after a region or country was an insult, if it was named after the person who discovered it, it would not cause discrimination like naming a place. Instead, it was an incomparably glorious thing.
For example, Yersinia pestis, Escherichia coli, Salmonella, etc …
This naming rights often led to disputes. For example, France and the United States had argued for several years over the rights to discover the AIDS virus.
However, the naming rights for this disease had been decided in the 1970s. It was "Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever", so Chen Chen only had the right to name this new virus subspecies.
Now that it could not be named after a person or a place, it was acceptable to call the virus Blacklight virus...
"In that case, let's call it 'Ebola Blacklight Virus', which is Blackwatch in English.
This is the sixth Ebola virus discovered by humans so far, so it can be abbreviated as... "
Chen Chen thought for a moment and wrote "BE-006" in the blank at the end of the report.
Hmm, that was a hint...
Chen Chen nodded and instructed again, "X, contact Qian Wenhuan for me."
After Chen Chen gave the order, there was a knock on the door of the office.
"Come in."
Chen Chen looked up and saw Qian Wenhuan, who was sweating profusely as he hurried in. "Boss, you were looking for me?"
"Wenhuan, what's the situation with the tourists in Eco Science City?"
Chen Chen did not mention the matter directly but changed the subject.
"We've informed the customers that we're providing free transportation services and can use private jets to send them back to their home countries. However, many of them are still unwilling to return and are traveling around Namibia instead."
Qian Wenhuan replied.
"It's fine. From now on, I'll purchase a large number of Reston Ebola PCR test reagents from the Mainland. These reagents can detect the Ebola virus."
Chen Chen handed the report to Qian Wenhua. "But please inform these customers in advance that if they leave Eco Science City, we won't be responsible for their safety."
"Understood." Qian Wenhuan nodded and looked down at the report in his hand.
"Apart from this matter, there's another more important reason why I called you here this time."
Chen Chen instructed, "I'll personally take care of Eco Science City for the time being. I need you to take the live strain of the new virus and make a trip to the WHO headquarters to submit this information."
"You've isolated the live strain?"
Qian Wenhuan's face lit up. "This is a great opportunity for our company to make a name for itself!"
"That's why I said it needs to be done quickly."
Chen Chen nodded. "Not only that, but you also need to bribe some media outlets to portray our company as a leading figure in the fight against the epidemic. I'm sure you're good at this."
"I understand!" Qian Wenhuan's expression gradually turned serious.
He immediately understood the deeper meaning of Chen Chen's words. This was not something that could be declined. If he was unwilling to take the lead, there would naturally be others who would.
When that happened, it would instead allow others to take the initiative and Blacklight Biotechnology would become a tool for the other party to use. Blacklight Biotechnology could not refuse this.
After all, when it came to righteousness, it could crush people to death...
After instructing Qian Wenhuan to take the private jet and depart, Chen Chen called the head office in Mainland, Xia Yin.
"Xia Yin, I'll send you a report in a moment. What you need to do is immediately contact the CDC and report the situation in Namibia.
Before Xia Yin could speak, Chen Chen spoke first, "At the same time, purchase a variety of disposable medical supplies in the region including masks, protective clothing, disinfectants, and most importantly, Reston Ebola PCR test reagents!"
"I understand. I just saw the news in Africa yesterday, saying that there's an epidemic raging. So it's the Ebola virus?"
Xia Yin was taken aback for a moment before she reacted. However, this time, her voice was no longer the same as before. Now, it had the tone of a strong career woman, full of vigor and decisiveness.
"That's right, this is a virulent virus that can be transmitted through the air. The mortality rate is no less than fifty percent. It's very likely that it will spread to all continents in the next few days. Be careful."
"Okay."
Xia Yin gave a curt reply, but before she could ask anything else, Chen Chen hung up the phone.
This time, the call was made quickly and hung up just as quickly. When Chen Chen hung up again without hesitation, a trace of desolation appeared in Xia Yin's eyes, but this emotion quickly faded away.
At this moment, a secretary dressed in black silk and a white shirt walked in from the door and hurriedly said, "General Manager, the chairman sent a document, please take a look."
"Give it to me."
Xia Yin raised her head and took the document. When she saw the handwriting on it, her expression suddenly became solemn...
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