Zhang Zian and the shop assistants sent the two masters out, watched their taxi leave, and then returned to the shop.
The old customers were also scared. Living by the sea, they ate a lot of seafood, and it was all fresh seafood that had just been caught from the water. Because it was cheap and nutritious, it was said everywhere that eating seafood was good for health. They rarely went to restaurants, but most of the time they bought seafood at home and handled it themselves. Getting stabbed by fish bones and prawn spears was a common occurrence. Now that they thought about it, they were really scared.
Zhang Zian saw their worry and comforted them. "Don't panic too much. We're not sure how Master Zhao got infected. Was it when the fish cut his palm, or when he washed his wound with seawater, or both … But as long as you exercise, especially to keep your liver healthy, and drink as little as possible, the chances of an ordinary person getting infected with this bacteria are very low."
"That's good. If I don't eat seafood, I might as well die …" someone sighed.
Li Kun was also quite scared. "Master, you always asked us to wear rubber gloves when handling seafood … No, when handling marine pets. Is this the reason?"
Every time Zhang Zian picked up rare marine creatures from the sea and added them to the aquarium's display, the rest of the work was done by the shop assistants. However, the shop assistants did not like wearing rubber gloves. It was very hot and inconvenient, but he always emphasized that they must be worn.
"You're thinking too much. This is really just to prevent being stung by poisonous creatures." Zhang Zian rolled his eyes at them. After all, they were all healthy young people. They might as well be worried about being hit by a car on the road.
"Master, what medicine did you give Master Zhao in the end? Was it an elixir that you personally refined, but disguised as a Western medicine? "Wang Qian was most concerned about this question. He had been itching to ask for a long time, and finally found the opportunity.
"It's not a rare medicine. It's just ordinary ciprofloxacin," Zhang Zian explained.
"Ciprofloxacin can … restrain Vibrio vulnificus?"
Everyone was very concerned about the answer to this question. If they encountered a suspected infection in the future, at least they would not be helpless.
The customer also said, "I also keep ciprofloxacin at home. If I cut my hand when I'm handling fish next time, I'll take two tablets of ciprofloxacin first just in case …"
Ciprofloxacin was a very common and commonly used antibiotic. When there was inflammation in the body due to a cold or fever, doctors would often prescribe ciprofloxacin. People wouldn't throw away the leftover medicine if they couldn't finish it. The next time they had a fever, they didn't need to go to the hospital. They could just take some medicine themselves. Many people did this.
However, the abuse of antibiotics was a long-standing and serious problem. In many cases where antibiotics were not needed, such as mild or moderate colds, the patient's immune system could completely defeat the cold virus. However, in order for the patient to recover as soon as possible, the doctor would also give the patient antibiotics. Sometimes, even if the doctor did not prescribe antibiotics, the patient would still ask for it.
This was something that could not be helped. The pressure in modern society was too great, especially in modern China, where vacations were frequent and there was a 996 work system. Not taking medicine for a cold but staying in bed for a few days?
Dream on!
Did the teacher agree? How many days were left before the High School Entrance Examination?
Did the boss agree? Will you accept the mountain of work? Will you accept the flowers and IOUs that haven't been paid this month?
If it was a serious illness, it would be fine. However, if you asked for a few days off because of a cold, or if you became dizzy and affected your study and work because of a cold, your teacher and boss would probably not agree. Therefore, you could only take antibiotics to speed up your recovery.
It was barely justifiable for humans to take antibiotics when they were sick, but some breeders, whether it was livestock and poultry breeders or fish and shrimp breeders, would add antibiotics to the feed in order to prevent the animals they raised from getting sick. This was immoral.
After circulating in the bodies of humans and animals, antibiotics would eventually enter the sea. The result was that the bacteria in the sea would slowly develop resistance to antibiotics.
Since the discovery of Vibrio vulnificus in 1976, it had developed resistance to antibiotics such as gentamicin, streptomycin, and tetracycline. Fortunately, some antibiotics, including ciprofloxacin, could still effectively fight against this bacteria, but if it continued to develop like this … I'm afraid the future is worrying.
A bacterium widely distributed in the sea, with a mortality rate of more than 40% after infection, had already developed resistance to it before humans had developed resistance to it. It had to be said that it was a kind of irony.
Just like the customer who had just spoken, out of fear, he had to take two tablets of ciprofloxacin to prevent his palm from being pierced by fish bones when handling seafood. This was considered antibiotic abuse, and as long as one's body was healthy, there was no need to do so.
Even so, Zhang Zian did not say anything about not taking ciprofloxacin or not abusing antibiotics, because everyone only had one life, and no matter how much they cherished it, it was normal for most people to choose the latter between noble sentiments and personal interests. Moreover, ciprofloxacin could indeed inhibit this terrible bacteria, at least temporarily.
It was the responsibility of the country, society, and hospitals to urge people not to abuse antibiotics. It was not up to a small pet shop manager like him to worry about it. It was useless to worry. If he thought too much about it, he would go bald. It was better to let the people in the position to worry about the country and the people.
Of course, the restaurant that they had agreed on at noon was also ruined. He still ordered takeout with the staff.
The two bottles of wine that he had originally planned to give to Welder Zhao had not been delivered yet, and he had to seriously reconsider whether or not he should exchange them for other gifts.
After Electrician Wu escorted Welder Zhao to the hospital, he contacted Welder Zhao's family while reporting for the emergency department. It was not clear on the phone, but it was said that Welder Zhao was in a critical condition and needed to come to the emergency department of a certain hospital immediately.
As Zhang Zian expected, at first, the clinic and the nurse on duty were clueless about the strange bacteria. They advised Electrician Wu to go to the clinic as usual and not speculate about what illness he had. In the end, Electrician Wu lost his temper and roughly repeated Zhang Zian's words. Only then did they take it seriously. At that time, Welder Zhao's forehead was already burning and his body was cold.
After the hospital admitted Welder Zhao, his family also came. Electrician Wu could not help but spend a lot of time explaining.
Fortunately, the family was used to Welder Zhao looking for trouble every now and then. They heard that as long as he was treated in time, it would not be too dangerous, so their emotions were relatively stable.
Electrician Wu and Zhang Zian kept in touch through the phone. If there was anything that he could not explain clearly, he would ask Zhang Zian to explain over the phone. It was a great help to the hospital, which had never admitted a similar case before. Very quickly, they arranged targeted antibiotic treatment. Otherwise, even if they went to check the information now, it might delay the illness.
The hospital estimated that Welder Zhao would not have to amputate his arm, but a small piece of flesh would be cut off from his palm.
Welder Zhao was originally quite scared, but he still wanted to save face in front of his family. His heart was pounding, but he still pretended to be calm and collected on the surface. He even claimed that it was a blessing in disguise. In the future, when he dealt with aquatic creatures, his body would be immune.
As for the scar on his palm, he did not care at all!
If he could wipe away the sweat that kept dripping down from his forehead when he said those brave words, it might be more convincing.
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