Medical road ahead

Qin Xiao said to her: "You are suffering from infectious mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever."

"What kind of disease is this? Is it serious? I will hold a wedding the day after tomorrow. Look at my swollen place, how can I get married!" the young female patient asked anxiously.

Her fiancé quickly comforted her: "Don't panic, listen to what the doctor has to say."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Qin Xiao and asked carefully: "Doctor, you said that you are going to be transferred to the infection department, is it contagious?"

Qin Xiao nodded and said, "It is indeed contagious, but the main route of transmission is through mouth, such as kissing."

"kiss?"

Hearing this, both of them were shocked.

"So, this disease is also called kissing disease." Qin Xiao said again.

"Then, didn't I also get infected?" The fiancé was stunned.

Qin Xiao suggested: "Because of the close relationship between the two of you, this possibility is not impossible, so you should also register with the infection department, and you two will go for the examination together."

"Okay, thank you doctor."

The fiancé nodded repeatedly, thanked Qin Xiao, and took his fiancée to the first floor to register again.

Not long after they left, Qiao Tan knocked on the door of Qin Xiao's consulting room.

Qin Xiao asked suspiciously, "What's the matter? But something happened to Qiao Huan."

"No."

Qiao Tan shook his head, and after entering, he closed the door of the consulting room, and said to Qin Xiao solemnly, "I heard a gossip."

"Oh?"

Qin Xiao looked at her with his head on one hand, and asked curiously, "What gossip makes you so nervous?"

Qiao Tan licked his lips and didn't know how to speak. After hesitating for a while, he said slowly, "The kidney disease inpatient department said that there is a doctor named Qin in our hospital who can buy kidneys through certain channels abroad."

"Ok?"

Qin Xiao frowned for a moment, his expression became complicated, "Is that Doctor Qin they are talking about?"

"I don't know who they're talking about, or where the news is coming from, and that's why I'm a little annoyed."

As he spoke, Qiao Tan scratched his head.

"Yaoyao, are you worried about me?"

Qin Xiao stared at her tenderly, got up and walked behind her, leaned over her back, and said softly: "Instead of being upset, why not find out what's behind this matter."

"Tricky?"

Hearing this, Qiao Tan was startled subconsciously, and his right eyelid twitched.
"38 degrees 5, some low-grade fever."

On the other side, after being connected to the urgent number, the young fiancee soon came to the consulting room of Dr. Zhao from the Department of Infectious Diseases, and Dr. Zhao checked the condition of the fiancee first.

After taking his fiancée's temperature, Dr. Zhao asked her, "How long has it been since your lymph nodes swelled?"

The fiancée frowned and thought about it, and said: "It's been nearly two weeks. Before that, my throat was swollen and sore, just like I had pharyngitis. I thought it was a cold, so I took some cold medicine. use."

"Since it doesn't work, why didn't you come to the hospital for an examination earlier?" Dr. Zhao asked again.

"We were busy with our wedding," the fiancée explained.

"The day after tomorrow is our wedding day, doctor, look at me now, can we still hold the wedding as scheduled?" She then asked.

Dr. Zhao immediately said, "Postpone."

"postpone?"

The two looked at each other, and the fiancé asked, "Should I still be quarantined?"

"Not so much."

Dr. Zhao shook his head and explained: "This disease is usually caused by Epstein-Barr virus infection. Its virus carriers and patients are the source of infection of this disease, and its transmission route is mainly through oral close contact, such as kissing, but sexual behavior , Droplets, breastfeeding, blood and other transmission methods are relatively rare, as long as she does not kiss others, she will not be infected."

After saying that, she felt that the words were inappropriate, and immediately added: "Of course, she can't infect others, the only one that can infect you is you."

"That"

The fiancé glanced at his fiancée again, and asked Dr. Zhao worriedly: "Then I have already been infected?"

"I'll show you."

Dr. Zhao walked up to him and first inspected his mouth for tonsil enlargement or angina, followed by palpation of superficial lymph nodes throughout the body, and finally palpation of the abdomen to determine whether he had hepatosplenomegaly.

Because the typical features of this disease are fever, enlarged lymph nodes, angina, and some patients will have hepatosplenomegaly or rash.

Of course, because BE virus (Epstein-Barr virus, EBV, is a member of the herpesviridae lymphotropic virus genus, the genome is DNA, it has the biological ability to specifically infect human and some primate B cells in vivo and in vitro. characteristics) can infect almost any organ system, so accompanying symptoms are not excluded.

"No problem, but just in case, let's get some blood drawn."

After the examination, Dr. Zhao shook his head, feeling that his fiancé did not seem to be infected with the kissing disease.

"What about me?" the fiancée asked.

Dr. Zhao said, "You also go for a blood draw, plus a pathological examination and an ultrasound examination."

"Ok."

The fiancée nodded, and then wondered: "But I'm fine, how could I have this strange disease?"

Dr. Zhao said with a smile: "This disease is a bit strange, but it is actually quite common. It occurs all over the world, mostly in late autumn and early spring. Generally speaking, people with poor immunity are more likely to suffer from this disease. Are you not Did you say that you were busy preparing for the wedding some time ago? It must be because of being too tired."

"Then is this disease curable?" asked the fiancé.

Doctor Zhao nodded and said, "Most patients can actually recover on their own, but your fiancée has a high fever now, so the temperature must be lowered, otherwise, if she goes out and takes her temperature, she may be regarded as a patient with pneumonia, waiting for your examination After that, I will prescribe some antipyretics and antiviral drugs for her. After returning home, drink plenty of water, supplement protein, relax and rest more. Complications of rupture can only be operated on at that time."

"Also, don't kiss recently." He added.

"cough!"

The two blushed at the same time.

The fiancée asked again: "In addition to kissing, what other oral contact should be avoided?"

"Don't share tableware with others, keep a distance when talking with others, and it is best to keep the mask on your mouth and nose." Dr. Zhao suggested.

"Okay, thank you doctor."

After the two thanked each other, they went to pay the inspection fee.

"Huh, it's actually negative!?"

However, what is surprising is that the test result of the fiancé who has an intimate relationship with the fiancee is negative.

"This shows that you should have been infected with the BE virus and have developed immunity in your body."

Dr. Zhao explained it like this.

"But we still have to postpone the wedding, let the bride recover from her illness first." He then reminded.

The fiancée smiled helplessly, and joked to herself: "Yes, you can't be a bride who can't kiss."