FWF Chapter 225 Latent Neurotoxins
Chapter 225 Latent Neurotoxins
The archaeological team arrived in Dazhuang Village earlier than Huang Jing's film crew.
Therefore, Wenrui had naturally heard about the rumors circulating in the village.
However, she didn't believe in any curses.
In her view, these villagers simply had some kind of illness but didn't have the money for treatment.
As for those children who are born with intellectual disabilities, it should be a genetic issue.
The people here were already pitiful enough, but now the bespectacled man was going to scold them to their faces, and Wen Rui's face immediately darkened.
She walked directly up to the middle-aged woman, glanced at the child in the woman's arms, and asked, "Are you alright?"
The middle-aged woman quickly shook her head, then bowed again in apology, "I'm sorry, leader, it's all my fault, I didn't keep an eye on the child."
Wen Rui shook her head. "It's okay, just be more careful next time."
"Thank you, boss."
The middle-aged woman was immediately filled with gratitude, "Then I won't bother you any longer..."
After apologizing, she was about to turn around when a voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard.
"Wait a moment!"
The middle-aged woman paused, then looked up and saw a young man in his twenties walking towards her.
Before she could speak, the other person interrupted, "Excuse me, ma'am, could I see your child?"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the courtyard was stunned for a moment.
Wen Rui looked at Li Yi, who had walked over, and her eyes flashed. "Little Li, can you cure this child's dementia?"
Li Yi said with a solemn expression, "Whether it can be cured or not, we'll have to wait and see how it goes before we decide."
Yes! Little Li is a miracle doctor; he might really have a way to cure this child's dementia.
Wen Rui already felt some sympathy for the villagers, and upon hearing Li Yi's words, she quickly turned to the middle-aged woman and said, "Don't worry, Li is a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and his medical skills are very good. You should have him check on your child."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman immediately looked at Li Yi, her eyes filled with distrust.
Their own child, like everyone else in the village, was cursed and was born with some form of intellectual disability.
Even the town's hospital was helpless.
How skilled could this young man be in medicine?
Although she was somewhat skeptical, the middle-aged woman couldn't refuse Wen Rui's kind offer.
She hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble you, boss."
Li Yi nodded upon hearing this and looked again at the child in the other person's arms.
The child looked to be one or two years old, thin, with unfocused eyes, and seemed somewhat mentally challenged.
After a brief glance at the child, Li Yi reached out and grabbed his wrist to take his pulse.
The other people in the courtyard did not recognize Li Yi.
Seeing that he suddenly wanted to start treating people, everyone was filled with doubt.
However, Song Yaqing, Wen Rui, and the others were well aware of just how skilled Li Yi was in medicine.
So, as soon as they saw Li Yi make a move, they immediately surrounded him.
Li Yi quickly released the other person's wrist, his brows furrowed.
"Just as I expected!"
Having glanced at the child's appearance, Li Yi had already made a judgment about his situation.
After taking his pulse, his suspicions were further confirmed.
Although the child's condition is quite serious, there are still solutions.
However, recalling the rumors circulating about the village, Li Yi suddenly realized that this matter might involve too many people.
Seeing the serious expression on Li Yi's face after taking her pulse, Wen Rui's heart skipped a beat. "Little Li, how is it?"
"Ugh!"
Li Yi sighed, then looked at the middle-aged woman. "Your child does indeed have congenital intellectual disability caused by genetics. However, it's not intellectual or developmental impairment caused by a genetic defect, but rather paralytic dementia."
Paralytic dementia?
Wen Rui, Song Yaqing, and the others were stunned.
They didn't understand medicine, so they couldn't understand what paralytic dementia was or how it differed from other types of congenital dementia.
However, Xu Yourong is a gynecologist.
Upon hearing Li Yi's words, her eyes widened immediately, and she blurted out instinctively, "Li, are you talking about neurosyphilis caused by Treponema pallidum invading the brain?"
What kind of poison?
Those present were taken aback upon hearing this.
While everyone was still in a daze, Li Yi nodded, "That's right, just like what Sister Xu said."
It really is!
Upon hearing Li Yi's words, everyone present instinctively looked at the middle-aged woman.
Although none of us are medical professionals, we still have some understanding of the poison that Xu Yourong just mentioned.
The transmission routes of this virus are limited. While children may have inherited it, most people were definitely infected later in life.
Since everyone here is an adult, the first thing that came to mind was the most likely route of transmission.
Wen Rui paused for a moment, then asked incredulously, "Xiao Li... are you really sure?"
"certainly!"
Li Yi nodded seriously, then dropped another bombshell, "Moreover, I suspect that many people in this village have been infected with this toxin, which is why there are those rumors of being cursed."
What? The other people in the village have been infected too?
If that's the case, then wouldn't I be...?
The male members of the archaeological team present immediately changed their expressions upon hearing this.
Just then, a scream rang out.
"impossible!"
The bespectacled man was staring intently at Li Yi, his lips trembling uncontrollably. "What nonsense are you spouting? If they really had the problem you're talking about, how come I didn't notice?"
These words immediately caused an uproar at the scene.
"I......"
After the bespectacled man finished speaking, he realized that he had said the wrong thing.
He couldn't very well say that he had previously pulled down the pants of villagers and thoroughly inspected them.
"...What I mean is, there are so many of them, and they all seem perfectly fine. How could they get the kind of disease you're talking about?" The bespectacled man quickly tried to salvage the situation.
However, words spoken are like water spilled on the ground.
Many people looked at him with strange eyes.
Wen Rui glanced at him, a hint of disgust in her eyes.
However, she wasn't in the mood to investigate these things right now; she just wanted to confirm whether what Li Yi had just said was true.
If it were just a common syphilis infection, Li Yi naturally couldn't be sure.
However, looking at the symptoms of the child in the middle-aged woman's arms, he was quite certain.
"This type of syphilis spirochete is different from ordinary toxins; it is usually asymptomatic, with no visible symptoms, and the incubation period is very long, sometimes reaching up to ten years..."