62: Schistosomiasis

Feng Chenlu looked serious: "Schistosomiasis has appeared in Lincheng. The authorities have arranged for medical staff to go to various communities for routine blood tests to see how many people are infected and provide centralized treatment."

"When you go downstairs, wear a mask. Many people have the flu right now, and if you get infected, a high fever could be fatal."

After speaking, Feng Chenlu went to notify the other residents.

Jiang Fei closed the electric door, her brows slightly furrowed.

In her previous life, Lincheng did not have schistosomiasis.

Was it because of her rebirth that the order of disasters changed?

In the corridor.

The three people who had just come out had already heard the conversation between Jiang Fei and Feng Chenlu.

Ling Zhaorui: "Chu Xia, you're a medical student. Do you know about schistosomiasis?"

Xiao Chuxia explained: "Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that can be transmitted through feces entering water, snails, and contaminated water. Both humans and animals can be infected. Early symptoms include fever, diarrhea, vomiting, and coughing."

"There are no places in Lincheng that breed snails. It must be that the flood some time ago washed the snails here."

"Some people, without water or food, fished things out of the water to eat and drank dirty water when thirsty, and that's how they got schistosomiasis."

"If they don't properly dispose of their feces, the feces containing schistosome eggs will enter the water, polluting the water source, and anyone who comes into contact with the water will be infected."

Ling Zhaorui shivered: "What should I do? I also drank dirty water..."

Jiang Fei: "Water purification tablets can sterilize, disinfect, and kill parasites. Don't scare yourself. Let's go downstairs for a check-up first."

The four returned to their respective homes, put on warm clothes and protective suits, and arrived at the East Gate Community.

The two windows for distributing supplies had become blood drawing stations.

Another window had also opened next to them, where survivors who had their blood drawn could go to collect herbal medicine to prevent the flu and deworming medicine.

Almost all residents came down to queue today.

Some wore masks, others covered their mouths and noses with clothes or plastic bags, fearing infection.

There were also more than a dozen more soldiers than when Jiang Fei last came.

Jiang Fei, Lu Yu, and the others lined up in order.

Occasionally, coughing and dry retching sounds could be heard in the queue.

"I've been feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit lately. I hope I haven't contracted schistosomiasis."

"Maybe you're pregnant?"

"...What you said makes me even more scared."

Suddenly, an unpleasant curse came from behind Jiang Fei—"You little slut, do you think I won't recognize you just because you changed your clothes?! You deserve to die for ruining my family!"

Three people away, Li Yanping, with a plastic sheet over her head, screamed viciously.

Her once plump and round body had now shrunk by at least three times, her face was sallow, and because she had lost weight too quickly, the skin on her face was loose and sagging, like a Shar Pei.

Jiang Zhengkang hastily covered Li Yanping's mouth: "I'm sorry, Fei Fei, I'll control her!"

Li Yanping, who had been cursing just a second ago, now let out a muffled laugh and clapped her hands, looking completely like a madwoman.

Jiang Fei was half-skeptical.

Li Yanping was crazy, yet she could still recognize her?

There were official personnel nearby, so Jiang Fei found it inconvenient to act and planned to test Li Yanping again later.

After more than half an hour, it was Jiang Fei's turn to have her blood drawn.

The doctor, wearing a military overcoat, took out disposable medical equipment and quickly completed the procedure.

"The test results will be communicated by the community staff later. You can go to that side to collect your medicine."

"Thank you." Jiang Fei walked to the adjacent window.

The deworming medicine was packaged in a small transparent bag, containing a total of 6 pills.

A label was affixed to the bag: Two pills a day, taken for three consecutive days.

The herbal medicine distributed was still warm, served in a paper cup with a sealed plastic lid. It could be drunk there or taken home.

After receiving the deworming medicine and paper cup, Jiang Fei was about to go to a corner to drink it when the corner of her eye caught a dark shadow rushing towards her.

Jiang Fei quickly dodged.

Li Yanping missed, fell flat on her face, and sat directly on the ground, wailing with a wide mouth: "Why don't you give me good food?! I'm hungry!"

Doctor: "Whose family member is this? Please take her away and don't cause trouble at the window."

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Jiang Zhengkang, who had run over, helped Li Yanping off the ground and went to the side to tidy her clothes: "Don't run around anymore, or I won't bother with you."

Li Yanping seemed not to hear what Jiang Zhengkang said, repeating "I'm hungry."

Jiang Fei, using the cover of her down jacket pocket, took out the official bread from the Supermarket warehouse.

In front of Li Yanping, she tore open the packaging, ripped half the bread, and secretly hid a "Heart-to-Heart Pill" inside.

"You're crazy now and don't remember anything from the past. As your niece, I can't just ignore you."

"I don't have much food left either. I can only share half the bread with you." Jiang Fei pretended to be heartbroken as she handed the doctored bread to Li Yanping.

Before Jiang Zhengkang could refuse, Li Yanping snatched the bread and stuffed it into her mouth: "Delicious, truly delicious."

It would be even better if she could eat this ungrateful person into poverty!

"Yanping! How could you snatch Fei Fei's food?!"

"It's fine." Jiang Fei watched Li Yanping licking her fingers, felt the time was about right, and asked:

"Aunt, are you really crazy?"

"No!" Li Yanping's eyes showed terror, but her mouth seemed uncontrollable, spitting out words:

"I'm pretending to be crazy to avoid being caught by the authorities and abandoned by Jiang Zhengkang!"

Jiang Fei feigned surprise: "Then aren't you deceiving Uncle?"

"Who told him he's useless! My not running off with someone else is already an act of mercy towards him!"

"He can't earn money, can't find supplies, can't protect his house, can't protect his son and daughter, and he's even useless in bed! He only has one good quality! He's stupid and easily deceived!"

Li Yanping rattled on, listing Jiang Zhengkang's flaws.

Jiang Zhengkang listened, clenching his fists: "Enough! Don't say another word!"

"Why can't I speak?! If you were capable! Go and kill Jiang Fei right now!"

The onlookers couldn't stand it anymore, and someone advised.

"Sister, don't air your dirty laundry. He's your husband, how can you speak of him like that in public?"

Li Yanping: "None of your business! You have a pointy nose and monkey cheeks! I wouldn't even use you to wipe my butt, it would chafe my skin!"

"Hey, you, can't you speak more cleanly?"

Li Yanping: "I didn't eat your shit! Why do you care if I'm clean or not!"

Li Yanping opened her mouth to curse, determined to offend everyone, successfully inciting public outrage.

Someone, unable to bear it any longer, went up and kicked her.

Once one person started, others who had been cursed also stepped forward to punch and kick her.

Jiang Zhengkang silently left, no longer wanting to deal with the deranged Li Yanping.

Jiang Fei watched with great interest.

The system's "Heart-to-Heart Pill" is quite good.

Look, Li Yanping had a "heart-to-heart" with everyone.

"What are you all doing?!"

Seeing the official personnel approaching, Jiang Fei left with her teammates, and incidentally, finished drinking the herbal medicine in her cup.

Back on the 22nd floor, Jiang Fei disinfected herself before taking off her clothes.

Xiao Chuxia was still relishing the recent commotion: "Li Yanping was too amusing. Not only did she admit to faking her madness, but she also cursed everyone she saw. Crippling her would be a light punishment!"

Ling Zhaorui also laughed: "I even secretly kicked her twice. You can't imagine how satisfying it was."

Only Lu Yu recalled the scene where Jiang Fei gave Li Yanping bread.

Li Yanping stopped pretending to be crazy after eating the bread.

He had heard Su Liuyuan mention that there was a kind of medicine that could make a person extremely excited, thus revealing their true thoughts.

But the neighbor only had bread at the time, no other items in her hand, and the bag was opened on the spot. How did she manage to drug her without being noticed?

Lu Yu couldn't figure it out but didn't press the matter.

Everyone has secrets; they'll naturally speak when they want to.

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With the flu rampant outside and schistosomiasis, Jiang Fei found a large barrel of alcohol. Without calling Lu Yu and the others, she went to disinfect the corridor herself, including the 21st floor.

Old Mrs. Xu had already returned after having her blood drawn and was home alone.

After Jiang Fei instructed her to drink bottled water, she was about to go back upstairs when, thump thump—

Someone knocked on the electric door at the 21st-floor stairwell.