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Chapter 418 Tick disease!Forest encephalitis!
After some conversation, Lin Ran understood the whole story.
It turned out that several young people in this village were seriously ill, and the local witch doctor was helpless.
Therefore, some villagers proposed to go to the temple to find monks to pray for blessings.
They believed that this strange disease was caused by someone approaching the holy tower without permission some time ago, which aroused the anger of the mountain god.
Sera Temple is thirty kilometers away from Xuewei Grassland, and the influence of the temple has also radiated here.
Gesang received the invitation from the village chief and came here to help preside over the ceremony.
"It's so stupid to want to pray for blessings to get rid of the disease." Lin Ran thought in his heart, but did not say it in front of Gesang.
He couldn't help but think of Lu Yingjie. When his granddaughter was suffering from illness, the first thing he thought of was to set up a magic circle.
In fact, it has no effect other than psychological effects.
Lin Ran suddenly had an idea in his mind. If he could help them solve their disease problems, could they get special permission to enter the Holy Tower?
He asked: "Master Kelsang, what kind of disease is it?"
He believed that with his scientific literacy, he should be able to determine the type of disease.
Gesang said: "Actually, I have just arrived. How about I call the village chief?"
"That's work!"
"Donor Lin is indeed a kind person."
"Master Gesang, don't you mind?" Lin Ran asked. After all, he was here for the ceremony. If he used medical means to solve it, wouldn't it mean that he didn't trust him?
Gesang smiled and said: "Holding an exorcism ceremony is only a temporary solution, not the root cause. Donor Lin, don't worry, the monk is not a pedantic person."
After contact with the Central Plains people, and their abbot has lived in secular society for decades, his ideas are more open-minded.
The village chief was called into the tent. When facing the monk, he acted a little reserved.
"Amuyob, what symptoms do your patients have?" the monk asked.
The village chief hesitated for a while, looked at Lin Ran and others in the tent, and said, "Should we talk here?"
"It doesn't matter. Donor Lin is a knowledgeable person from the capital. He is well-informed. Maybe he can solve your problem."
"Really?" The village chief looked distrustful, but he still believed in Gesang and informed Lin Ran of the patient's symptoms.
"A month ago, villagers in our village went to the mountains to graze their cattle, and they had a high fever after they came back."
"Several elderly villagers lost their lives because of this."
"On their backs, some black spots were found."
"It looks like they have been cursed. Several of our young people are lying on the hospital bed now, and they may not die soon."
"Some black spots were also found on their bodies."
When describing the situation, the village chief sighed.
The native masters looked at each other, they had never heard of such a situation.
If what is said is true, is there really a mountain god or evil spirit?
After Lin Ran heard the description, he also started thinking about it in his mind.
Have black spots and a high fever that won’t go away?
The first thing he thought of was sudden cancer, and the black spots might be tumors formed by cancer cells.
But then I thought about it, the onset was too fast, and it shouldn't be contagious.
He suddenly thought of a possibility!
So he turned around and asked the village chief: "Are the black spots raised and smooth?"
"Yes, is there a problem?"
"Can you take me to see the patient?"
"If you pagans come into contact with patients, I'm afraid they will become more seriously ill." The village chief flatly rejected Lin Ran's request.
During this time, more and more people were sick in the village, so they became even more angry at those who offended the Holy Tower.
However, Kelsang advised: "Amu Yuob, whether it is a Buddhist or a secular person, as long as the disease can be cured, we should not care about their origin."
"What Master Kelsang said is absolutely true." The village chief thought for a while and finally agreed. He said to Lin Ran, "Then you go with us. The others will stay in the tents. I will send someone to watch you. Don't I want to go to the Holy Tower again.”
Following the village chief and Gesang, we arrived at a villager's home.
When the villagers saw Lin Ran, their eyes were full of anger.
Only after the village chief's patient persuasion did he get out of the way.
I saw a young man about the same age as Lin Ran, lying on the bed with a pale face and breathing heavily.
Lin Ran gently put his hand on his forehead, and sure enough, he had a low fever.
Then he asked: "Where are the black spots on your body?"
"On my neck." The young man replied weakly, and pulled down his collar as he spoke.
On his neck, there were indeed two or three black spots.
Lin Ran confirmed his guess as soon as he saw it.
This is a tick!
The village chief said: "These black spots are very strange. If you take them off forcibly, they will bleed and there will be a black spot left inside."
"Of course." Lin Ran explained, "This is not a curse, but a spider-like insect that sticks to people's skin."
"Insects?" The village chief frowned and said, "How is that possible? Why can't the insects be removed?"
"But you can't just force it out. Their mouthparts are like fish hooks. Once bitten, they will be stuck inside."
"And if you take it out forcibly, although the tick will be killed by you, the mouthparts will be broken inside, and it will take a long time for it to be absorbed by the skin." Lin Ran explained patiently.
Seeing that the village chief still didn't believe it, Lin Ran said, "Look at the oil lamps you usually use. Can you give me some oil?"
The village chief told the villagers hesitantly, but out of love for his son, he dismantled their only oil lamp and gave the lamp holder to Lin Ran.
Lin Ran put on gloves, which were the gloves he originally used for archaeology.
Take some lamp oil and apply it on the black spots.
Then, amid everyone's puzzled looks, Lin Ran started timing.
After about 5 minutes, Lin Ran touched the black spot with his hand.
With a little force, it was like a strange bug being taken out.
The mouth of this insect is like a fishhook, with blood on it!
And his eight legs kept twitching in the air, as if they had no strength.
He followed the same pattern and removed all the ticks from his neck.
Lin Ran felt goosebumps all over his body when he saw the tick placed in the lamp holder.
The villagers rushed to their son's bedside to inquire about the situation. When they learned that he was much better, their expressions finally relaxed.
The village chief also gradually believed Lin Ran.
In fact, the way to deal with ticks is also very simple. Just use anesthetic to stun it, and its mouth will soften, and then you can take it out.
The tick was removed to represent that the curse was not real.
However, the boy lying on the bed still had a fever.
The village chief asked hurriedly: "What's going on? His illness is not cured?"
After asking about some symptoms, Lin Ran understood that he was infected with forest encephalitis due to a tick bite.
If not treated in time, it will be life-threatening!