Welder Zhao's wound was at the edge of his palm, which was symmetrical to the space between his thumb and forefinger. It was indeed a small wound, as if he had been cut by something sharp. It looked like he had only bled a little, and the length of the wound was only two or three centimeters. It was not deep either.
In addition to the main wound, there were a few inconspicuous, tiny wounds on his fingers.
Under normal circumstances, such a wound would not attract too much attention. Most people would not go to the hospital because of such a wound, let alone someone as carefree as Welder Zhao.
But it was such a small wound. The skin on both sides of the wound was white, and the flesh under the skin was vaguely black. There was no sign of it healing.
"This was cut yesterday? How did it get cut? What did it get cut by? "Zhang Zian asked three questions.
Welder Zhao did not care, but Electrician Wu saw his serious expression. It was the same expression he had every time something happened to Welder Zhao, so he answered the three questions on behalf of his old friend.
Zhang Zian had left early for yesterday afternoon's sea fishing activity. It was not easy for the workmates to get together, so they would not leave so easily. They would definitely have fun before going back.
Putting aside the technical level, the equipment of the workmates' sea fishing team, especially the safety equipment, was quite complete. Welder Zhao and Electrician Wu only brought their own fishing rods, and the sea fishing team shared spare equipment with them. In addition to fishing tools such as bait and insulated boxes, there was also safety equipment such as life jackets and anti-cut gloves.
Welder Zhao had been doing rough and heavy work for decades, so his palms were quite fat. He could not wear the anti-cut gloves that the sea fishing team had prepared, and he thought that the gloves were too hot. He did not want to wear them, so the others did not force him. They only let him wear a life jacket.
Because they had to put bait on the hook, the sea fishing team's gloves were finger-less. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient. In fact, the protection of the gloves was also very limited. They were mainly used to prevent the palm from being cut by the fishing line.
As they were fishing, Welder Zhao's fishing float finally had a fish, which made him, who had not caught it for a long time, very excited. When he got the fish out of the sea, due to his lack of skill and the fact that the fish kept struggling, the fish swayed left and right in the air. No matter how hard he tried, he could not get the fish into the bucket. Welder Zhao was anxious, so he used his hand to support the fish. The fish ended up in the bucket, and the edge of his palm was scratched by the struggling fish. It was bleeding.
At that time, when Electrician Wu saw the scene, he felt very nervous because he had learned too many lessons from Welder Zhao's death. He quickly asked if the fish was poisonous.
The workers looked into the bucket and were certain that the fish was very common and definitely not poisonous.
More than one workmate confirmed this statement and advised Electrician Wu not to worry too much.
Welder Zhao didn't care at all. He washed the wound with seawater, then asked his workmates for a band-aid. He stuck it on the wound and continued playing.
They played all the way until the evening. Everyone returned home after enjoying themselves and found a barbecue stall to eat barbecue and drink beer. During that time, nothing happened to Welder Zhao, so Electrician Wu was relieved.
When he and Welder Zhao met up at the pet shop that morning, Electrician Wu had long forgotten about this small matter.
Electrician Wu told Welder Zhao everything that had happened the day before, but he didn't think that such a small wound would have much of an impact. If the wound had been caused by a rusty iron, or if the wound was deep and dirty, he would have forced Welder Zhao to get a tetanus vaccine. However, the situation was not like that at all.
"Xiao Zhang, do you think there's a problem with the wound?" Electrician Wu asked anxiously.
Famous sniffed the wound and nodded silently to Zhang Zian, meaning that the rotten smell came from there.
Zhang Zian said with reservation, "It's hard to say right now."
Because he had pulled off the band-aid very quickly, the wound that had not healed started to bleed again.
It was not good to stay outside all the time. First, it was hot, and second, it would attract unnecessary attention.
He asked the workers to help the two old masters into the shop and find chairs for them to sit down for a while. He then went upstairs to get the blood collection needle.
He bought a microscope to test the blood types of the cat and dog elfins. At the same time, he also bought the blood collection needle. Under his guidance these few days, Little Celery had gotten addicted to testing the blood of cats and gained a lot of knowledge. He also tested the blood types of the elfins.
After that, the microscope did not collect dust for the time being. After all, it was a new toy, so it was very fresh. He often used it to observe the microscopic world. He observed whatever he thought of. Chicken, onions, tap water drops, cat food, bird poop … They all became objects of observation for him and the elfins. It was quite interesting. The elfins were even more amazed by the microscopic world that they had never seen before. There was an unimaginable world in the subtle places that could not be seen with the naked eye.
Zhang Zian used the blood collection needle to pick up a drop of blood from Welder Zhao's wound and observed it through the microscope.
Under the high-magnification microscope, the red blood cells were like buns. They did not appear red without dye, and the white blood cells were even more difficult to distinguish without dye.
He continued to adjust the magnification, wanting to see what the white blood cells were fighting against.
Was it bacteria? Virus? Or parasites?
As the magnification increased, he saw that there seemed to be some small black dots floating in the blood.
As he continued to adjust, the real body of the small black dots finally became a little clearer.
The microscope he bought was certainly not comparable to the microscopes in those scientific laboratories. He could only vaguely see the outline of the small black dots.
The small black dots were bent into an arc, and he seemed to be able to see extremely fine hairs swaying.
Zhang Zian's heart sank. The combination of these two characteristics proved that they were some kind of vibrio.
If these vibrios were the cause of Welder Zhao's illness, if they had entered his body through the wound on Welder Zhao's hand yesterday …
Assuming that the answers to the two questions above were yes, then the bacteria had only entered Welder Zhao's body for a little more than 12 hours. In such a short period of time, it caused him to have symptoms of collapse. It could be seen that the bacteria multiplied rapidly, and the white blood cells in Welder Zhao's body were almost helpless against them. They could not suppress them as they should.
All the signs were linked together, and it suddenly made him think of a kind of extremely terrifying bacteria that was ubiquitous in the sea.
He was also so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly stood up and walked in front of Welder Zhao. He said seriously, "Master Zhao, you must go to the hospital immediately. Go now, or call an ambulance to pick you up!"
Welder Zhao was still trying to be brave. "I'm fine. I'm already fine. I'm much better now. It was just a heat stroke …"
Zhang Zian interrupted his nagging, pressed his shoulder, and said, "Master Zhao, I'm telling you seriously that you may have been infected with Vibrio vulnificus. If you don't go to the hospital immediately, you may lose your hand, or you may even lose your life!"
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