Just as the artists were trying their best to rehearse the drama, the World Medical University and Northeast Plague Prevention and Control Summary and Exchange Conference initiated by the East China Government was officially launched in Shanghai on April 10, 1911.

This is the first global conference held by the East China Government, so it is naturally attached great importance to it. The reason why it was held in Shanghai, not Qingdao is because the East China Government has decided that Beijing will be the capital of China in the future. Qingdao is just a temporary administrative center and is preparing to relocate. Such activities have to be held nearby in Shanghai. In addition, Shanghai is currently the city with the highest level of modernization in China and is also the most suitable place for such international conferences.

Moreover, the specifications of this conference are indeed not low. There are 22 countries participating, including the most European countries, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Austro-Hungary, Russia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, etc. Because this is a medical conference, it has less political influence, and the main topic is to exchange plague prevention and control. Therefore, even countries with poor relations with the East China government, such as Britain, France, etc., have sent representatives to participate. In the Americas, there are four countries, including the United States, Mexico, Brazil, and Chile; there are also the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Siam and Japan.

In addition, there is the International Committee of the Red Cross from Switzerland. The current ICRC is still a medical-oriented organization, but it focuses on battlefield medical care. There are also two organizations from the International Public Health Bureau from Paris, France, which is the predecessor of the later World Health Organization. These two organizations participated because the East China Government expressed its intention to join. Although the East China Government has not yet officially established the country, anyone who has a little knowledge of international affairs knows that the East China Government has actually replaced the Qing court.

Originally, Japan did not intend to send people to participate, but some people in Japan believe that Japan should not be too stale with the East China government at present, and it is also beneficial to Japan to exchange experience in plague prevention and control. In addition, Britain, France and Russia are also not in harmony with the East China government, but they still sent people to attend the meeting, and there was no need for Japan to refuse, so they finally sent two representatives to participate.

Two organizations in 22 countries sent 87 medical experts and 132 assistants. In addition, the East China Government attended the meeting, more than 200 people participated. In addition, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, the United States, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the International Public Health Bureau all intend to speak at this meeting. Some explain the medical situation in their own country, and some look forward to international public health affairs.

Representatives of organizations from various countries arrived in Shanghai on April 8. Before the meeting began, the meeting organizing committee first sent their agenda and relevant information on the plague so that representatives of organizations from various countries could understand the content of the meeting and at the same time reassure them that this meeting only discusses medical content and does not involve other aspects.

The chairman of this meeting was Zhou Weiying, and the vice chairman included Liu Xueming and Wu Liande. The process of the meeting was: 1. The East China Government introduced the prevention and control of the plague; 2. The construction achievements and development and standardization of the medical and health system of the East China Government; 3. Representatives of various countries and organizations made speeches; 4. The conference declaration was issued. After the meeting, the East China Government will also negotiate with the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Public Health Bureau to join the two organizations.

On April 10, the Shanghai Medical Conference officially began. Qin Zheng first held a speech on behalf of the East China Government, expressing his hope that this meeting will promote medical and health cooperation and exchanges among countries, promote the development of medical and health science and technology, and work together to enhance the health of people from all countries around the world.

Introducing the prevention and control of this plague is of course the focus of this meeting. First, Wu Lien-teh will introduce the characteristics of this plague.

Wu Lien-teh stood up, greeted everyone attending the meeting, and then said: "After this plague, we first looked for the source of the virus from rodents according to the traditional methods of preventing and controlling plague. However, according to the data reported in various places, we have dissected a total of 1,842 animal specimens, including 1,512 rodents, 197 other small mammals, and 133 small birds, but no plague Bacillus was found; 25 human anatomy were dissected, and all the specimens taken from the lungs were found. Therefore, we believe that this plague is a new type of plague that does not have to rely on contact infection, but is transmitted through droplet breathing. We named this plague pneumoplague."

Everyone was talking about it. Although the participants knew that the plague that occurred in Northeast China this time could be transmitted through droplet breathing, most people were half-believing. After all, in the previous understanding, plague was the source of infection by rodents, but the specimen case cited by Wu Lien-teh was also very convincing.

At this time, an expert said: "Dr. Wu, is it your speculation based on the anatomical case just now or is there another example to prove it?"

Wu Lien-te said: "Some, we tested the saliva of 24 plague patients and found Bacillus plague. In addition, we also conducted experiments. Put a piece of cloth in front of the plague patients, so that the patient could breathe deeply, wheeze, cough, and then tested the cloth. Bacillus plague was also found. This proves that our speculation is correct. This pneumoplague can be transmitted through droplet breathing."

Suddenly, there were many discussions in the venue because the evidence was conclusive. Contagion through droplet breathing was obviously much more severe than infection through contact. If this plague spreads, the consequences would be quite serious.

Wu Lien-teh also said: "However, this plague virus can be removed with alcohol. We have also conducted experiments. Alcohol with a concentration of 70-80% can kill these viruses within an hour. Therefore, where the virus is found, the hospitals that treat this plague patients, and medical staff who have close contact with the patients can use alcohol with a concentration of 70-80% for disinfection, which can basically ensure safety."

After hearing this, everyone felt a little relieved. At least there was a way to eliminate this plague virus, so it would not be out of control.

Wu Lien-teh then said: "We have prepared the detailed information about the relevant anatomy and tests I have just introduced. Now I will send it to you. You can take a closer look. If you have any questions, please ask me."

At this time, someone immediately sent the information that had been prepared and bound into a book to everyone attending the meeting. Those who received the information immediately opened it and watched it carefully, and those who had not yet received the information were looking forward to it.

The data is more detailed than Wu Lien-teh's introduction just now. All the anatomy and test data are clearly indicated, and there are also a large number of photos or pictures. Because the plague bacillus can only be seen with a microscope. In fact, the East China Government has microscope photography technology, but this era has not been done yet. In order to avoid trouble, the East China Government did not use this technology. All microscopes can see images and use pictures to express them. However, the people present are basically experts, and they can understand it at first glance, so they are also talking about it, and they also feel that the trip is worth it. This data is of great value in medicine.

When distributing the information, Wu Lien-teh said: "But alcohol can only kill external viruses, but it is useless for infected viruses. How to prevent and control plague is what tomorrow."

Next, Wu Lien-teh answered several questions in a row, and the first day of the meeting ended like this.

The next day, it talks about the prevention and control of the epidemic, with Zhou Weiying. The first one talks about personal prevention and control, on the one hand, it is to maintain good personal hygiene and public health environment, and on the other hand, it is masks and protective clothing.

The facts of this epidemic prevention have proved that wearing a mask can effectively block droplets and greatly reduce the transmission of the virus. A nurse was also arranged to wear a mask to show on stage, and someone immediately gave each participant a mask at the venue. The gauze for making masks has a total of 8 layers, which is less protective and breathable than the non-woven masks in later generations, but it is still effective and good filtering effect, which is much lower than the chance of infection without a mask.

Medical personnel have also conducted tests on this. As for the virus environment, masks are tested for 3 hours, 5 hours and 8 hours respectively. The final result is that within 3 hours, the probability of virus transmission is less than 10%, and even if it is 8 hours, the probability of virus transmission can be reduced to about 30%. Therefore, the standard of the East China government is that the wearing time of a mask cannot exceed 3 hours, and masks must be replaced after more than 3 hours. As medical personnel, this standard must be strictly implemented. In addition, discarded masks are burned and destroyed at one rate. It is strictly forbidden to use them after cleaning to prevent secondary infection. During this epidemic, the East China government used more than 100 million masks.

During this entire epidemic, only 56 medical staff were infected with the plague and 7 died. This is a great miracle in the history of plague. Because medical staff are the people who have the most frequent contact with patients, the probability of being infected is high. In previous plague disasters, a large number of medical staff have been infected with the virus and died. This time, the Northeast Plague, a total of more than 100,000 people have been infected. The medical staff participated in the prevention and control of the epidemic were close to 4,000, but less than 100 people were infected, and even the 10-digit death did not reach the 10-digit death. Many experts from various countries found it incredible when they saw this number, but after listening to Zhou Weiying's introduction and related test reports, they believed that the role of masks was very huge.
Chapter completed!