Chapter 1208 Transformation

"Civet? What is this?" Fan Heng heard this. A little confused"

For Fan Heng's work that follows the rules, he is pragmatic and serious. For people who don’t have any special hobbies. Things like civets are indeed relatively far away from him.

Therefore, when Fan Wubing told him that the genetic research institute of Fan Investment Group had discovered the coronavirus in civets, it was difficult for Fan Heng to establish an intuitive impression. He did not know whether the civet was a civet. What kind of animal sounds like a gopher?

"It's not a ground mouse, it's a cat." Fan Wubing explained.

Very few people in the north eat this food, but in the south, civet meat has always been regarded as a rare mountain delicacy and nutritious food. It is praised as a mountain delicacy. Civet meat is known to be delicious in the mountains and delicious in the water. The white toad fish is known as the white toad fish. This thing is a fur animal, and its skin can be used to make fur. It is one of the traditional furs exported in bulk.

The guard hair of civet cats is a raw material for making high-end brushes and paintbrushes, and the civet hair is a rare high-end raw material in the production of cosmetics. It is also a good medicine for treating burns.

In recent years, the phenomenon of eating civet cats has become more and more popular in some areas of the country. Fresh civet cats have become a best-seller on the market, and prices continue to rise. Five years ago, civet meat cost about 40 yuan per kilogram. This year, it has risen to 200 yuan per kilogram.

Based on this price, a live civet can cost up to thousands of yuan. The huge profits have prompted poaching and selling of civets to become popular in various places. Fan Heng said with some emotion.

Even in the Guangzhou area, not everyone can regularly eat expensive wild animals like civets. It can be imagined that the people who were initially infected with the coronavirus were basically people of some status. A well-known singer who died of pneumonia was reportedly one of the first patients in the country to be infected with COVID-19.

In fact, the diagnosis of pneumonia is relatively late. It cannot be denied that in some areas where medical conditions are not available, treating these patients as ordinary pneumonia is likely to delay the condition and lead to death from lung failure in a short period of time. . These cases may not be included in the statistics.

In other words, the earliest COVID-19 cases in China currently counted are not necessarily the real earliest COVID-19 cases.

The genetic research institute under the Fan Investment Group has never officially surfaced. In the past, it only did some work such as improving seeds and colored cotton. Although it is said that it is also engaged in genetic research, the results of the research have never been announced to the public. This time the COVID-19 epidemic broke out, under the guidance of Fan Wubing, he made a targeted comparison of the genes in civet cats and the viral genes in HIV patients, and came to this conclusion.

Under the influence of Fan Investment Group,

Various medical research institutions have developed a strong interest in civet cats, and after verification and analysis. It is indeed found that many civet cats have components that match the viral genes. The viruses in civets are highly homologous to viruses in humans. The genetic sequences of viruses isolated from civets are becoming more and more human-like.

According to this finding, experts call. Facing the epidemic, the people should neither take it lightly nor panic. They must rely on science and not believe in feudal superstition. Do not believe the rumors and go to the hospital immediately if you develop fever or other abnormal symptoms.

At present, under the influence of the Genetic Research Institute of Fan Investment Group and other institutions, we have identified the source of infection of human viruses in wild animals, among which civets are the main carrier of the virus.

According to research data, the virus can exist in wild animals in different areas, and the virus can be transmitted to humans. Through genetic sequencing analysis of the virus in civet cats, it was found that it has over 90% homology with the virus in humans. Nine point eight, which means that the current virus in wild animals can be directly transmitted to humans.

The virus is mainly excreted from the feces of various wild animals. The amount of detoxification is amazing and it is relatively stable in the environment, especially in cold and humid environments. It can last for several days. In the dry state, feces can turn into dust and be inhaled to cause infection.

The news that the ** virus came from wild animals immediately aroused great public concern.

After intense verification, scientists from Shenzhen, Hong Kong and other places also confirmed that the introduced coronavirus came from wild animals such as civet cats. Not only did they isolate the sample virus from the civet specimen, but they also determined that the civet virus has extremely high homology with the human virus.

However, there are also different views on this conclusion. Shortly after, the Agricultural University announced. They tested more than 70 civet samples from Guangdong, Beijing and other places, and the results showed that all these wild and farmed civets did not carry HIV.

These news make everyone feel at a loss. Why are some viruses detected in civet specimens and others not? Did civets infect humans, or did humans infect civets? In addition to civet cats, do other wild animals also have HIV? Even if the disease is related to civets or other animals, how is it transmitted?

All of this is unclear, so. At present, most scientists believe that there is insufficient evidence to prove that the poison comes from civets or other wild animals.

In this regard, Fan Wubing said that controversy is a good thing, and science has always developed in controversy. Especially for new acute infectious diseases like COVID-19, people have just begun to understand it. Free discussion of different opinions should be encouraged to pursue new knowledge and get closer to the truth.

For example, if the pathogen of ** is not chlamydia, how can we find other pathogens if no one has different opinions?

The discovery of the variant of coronavirus as the pathogen has made people's understanding of ** a big step forward, and at the same time raised many new questions. For example, how are the variants of coronavirus formed and where do they come from? The research on ** and wild animals is to solve this mystery.

There is reason to believe that through the debate of different opinions and on the basis of further experimental research, scientists will eventually solve this mystery.

However, Fan Wubing also said very sincerely in an interview with the media that as a citizen, in addition to placing high hopes on scientific progress, it may be more important to reflect on the relationship between humans and animals and even the entire nature.

"No matter what the conclusion of the dispute between civet cats and leopard cats is, it is certain that some human diseases come from animals. Not to mention the Black Death, which killed tens of millions of people, today's bird flu, mad cow disease, and especially the AIDS that people are afraid of, have all been proven to come from animals. The civet cat's leptomeningeal virus is more than 99% homologous to human leptomeningeal virus, and some epidemiological data also suggest that leptomeningeal virus may come from animals." Fan Wubing said when facing the camera. "We can't blame animals for this, we can only blame ourselves. Because it is our human activities that have destroyed the balance between humans and nature, humans and animals. The ancients said that humans are born with the energy of heaven and earth, and formed by the laws of the four seasons. Humans are originally children of nature, part of nature, and an animal. However, because of our excessive arrogance, we think we can do whatever we want and conquer nature, but we have planted the seeds of disaster. Engels warned us more than a hundred years ago not to be intoxicated with victory over nature, but to be wary of nature's revenge. Some old diseases are re-emerging, and some new diseases are emerging. This is nature's punishment for us. Treat nature well. Treat animals well, that is, treat ourselves well."

As for some other opinions, such as why Mr. ** is in Guangdong? Because Guangdong people like to eat wild game, and the ** virus comes from wild animals, but it is not clear what transmitted it to civet cats. We only know that civet cats transmitted it to humans. Civet cats are easily infected. When people come into close contact with infected civet cats, such as slaughtering, processing, transporting, raising, selling, and trafficking, there is a great chance of being infected with the ** virus.

After the conclusion of the Gene Research Institute of Fan Investment Group was drawn, it was immediately confirmed by experts from all walks of life. Although some people, such as the Ministry of Agriculture, expressed their disagreement with such a view, it was difficult to face the head. No one dared to joke with their own life safety. The Guangdong Provincial Government immediately held an emergency meeting to strengthen the market management of high-risk wild animals and prohibit the sale, trafficking, slaughter and consumption of civet cats in order to cut off the most critical chain in the transmission route.

After calming down, the media came out with several articles that conformed to Fan Wubing's point of view, believing that in recent years, many new high-risk infectious diseases such as ** have occurred at home and abroad. What is the reason?

The biggest reason lies in the excessive development and over-exploitation of the natural environment by humans. Because there is an ecological balance problem between humans and nature and animals. After breaking this balance, humans will be retaliated. For high-risk infectious diseases like **, if humans do not slaughter and eat wild animals, and do not interfere with each other, there will be no possibility of this disease.

From the perspective of human beings themselves, the living and living environment of humans has changed a lot compared with that of their predecessors. With the development of urbanization, the development of transportation, and the deepening of exchanges between countries. A virus may be carried from China to Canada, which can also be seen as the two sides of modern civilization.

As of now, there is an instant messaging system and prevention and control guidelines for major epidemics across the country, which is a great progress. From the response to ** and other public health events, people have also learned lessons and improved the emergency system, which shows that humans have great initiative.

If there is anything worth improving and improving, the first is to enhance public awareness. Vigilance should be educated regularly. We should not take it lightly just because the ** epidemic is gradually under control. We should be alert to the dangers of certain viruses. Second:. The construction of the entire emergency network should be strengthened. The construction of grassroots networks such as villages and towns is very important. Because some cases are often easily ignored at the grassroots level, and reporting upwards is also easily delayed. With the construction of the network, information transmission can become more accurate and timely.

In fact, since the ** was rampant, it has aroused the public's awareness of hygiene and health. But the media also reminds everyone that after the incident, people are easy to forget. Like bird flu, Chinese people like to eat live chickens, but these chickens have not been tested, so there is a risk of virus transmission.

For citizens, improving knowledge is very important. Many infectious diseases are mainly caused by personal hygiene.

After the outbreak of COVID-19, the entire society's life concept has changed a lot. In the past, people only ate and drank karaoke, but now people are more pursuing spiritual consumption, paying attention to health, fitness and sports, which have become popular. Mass sports have exploded, which is very gratifying.

Another thing is that the physical and psychological sequelae brought by COVID-19 to people are also very significant. It naturally has little impact on ordinary people, but it should still have a great impact on those patients who have been sick and isolated.

People began to change their lifestyles and learned not to eat wild game indiscriminately and to respect the survival rights of wild animals. It should be said that the epidemic has greatly changed people's understanding of health.

What the top leaders are very concerned about is the media's comments on the performance of government departments in this epidemic. Most media believe that at the beginning of the epidemic, the relevant departments did not disclose the facts in a timely manner, which caused very serious consequences. This made the country lag behind in epidemic prevention and control. This is understandable. Chinese people don't like to expose their family's dirty laundry. For example, after some infectious diseases appear, they don't like to talk about it and like to cover it up, but this is indeed a very stupid way.

Later, the central government took decisive action to remove the leaders of the departments who were ineffective and publish information in a timely manner, which can show the government's integrity and greatly improve the government's image.

Regarding this point, Fan Wubing also mentioned it when talking to the new prime minister, "As far as I understand it, the so-called stability means having good transparency, so that the people can be more informed and have more information. Generally speaking, the more transparent the government is about the actual situation of the epidemic, the more stable the public will be. Honesty is always the best policy. Mao Zedong Thought is also an opportunity for our entire country and society on another level. I have always supported the use of the "Human Development Index" to examine social development. The four indicators include people's health, education and per capita income. It is not enough to just look at the development of income. We still need to pay special attention to people's livelihood issues. "

Through the close contact in recent times and the various contributions made by Fan's Investment Group in the fight against the epidemic, the new prime minister's view of Fan Wubing has also changed a lot. From the previous dislike of him, he has become a person who can talk about everything now. This is a change that Fan Wubing did not expect.

It should be said that such a change is very good for Fan Wubing personally. ) Different experience, novel reading is good to go abroad