Extraterrestrial parasite

"Madam, come with us, your husband is waiting for you at the company...ybdu."

Surrounded by the woman and the little girl, they were asked to get into the third car. The motorcade then drove forward quietly and disappeared at the end of the street.

At the same moment, in several communities in Los Angeles, a series of motorcades were quietly driving away in the night, heading towards the same destination with goals. After a while, several motorcades gathered into a long queue and entered Andres's house. park.

Fang Ye stood by the office window, staring at the motorcade entering the park below. Hearing the reports from the people next to him, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Today, the epidemic suddenly broke out on a large scale. Fangye immediately arranged for employees to connect their families to Andres' campus. At the same time, for the families of important employees, they also arranged for personnel to come back in person.

"I hope things won't be as bad as imagined..."

Speaking of which, the source of this epidemic is a kind of bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics on the market. This kind of bacteria came very suddenly, and it was quite strange that we were not aware of it beforehand.

And the most incredible thing is that all antibiotics have no effect on it, but the new antibiotics produced by their company happen to be able to restrain this super bacteria. Is it such a coincidence?

He had some vague doubts about whether this super bacteria came from...

But this kind of speculation was too terrifying. Fang Ye just kept it vaguely in his heart and didn't dare to say it out. He didn't even mention it to his friend Feng Li.

In any case, they are now deeply involved and cannot leave at all. Instead, they should think more about other things, such as their position.

Yes, Andres is indeed currently given full authority by Chen Yang, and his status is almost below that of one person and above ten thousand people. But just because they had access to many core secrets of the organization, Fang Ye and Feng Li also understood that in order to maintain their current status in Andres in the future, they would have to pay a lot.

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Time passed, and after several days of fermentation, the epidemic finally broke out completely. This is since Ebola. The World Health Organization once again issued an emergency yellow alert. In response to the outbreak of two super diseases last year and this year, relevant experts warned that countries need to cooperate accordingly to actively respond to the epidemic.

Some experts have also warned that superbugs may cause more damage than Ebola!

Judging from the current data, the Ebola epidemic has always been controlled on the African continent and has not spread, thanks to the collaboration between European and American laboratories. Experimental drugs and vaccines have been initially developed. As expected, Ebola will be effectively controlled in the foreseeable future.

However, regarding this mutated superbug, the antibiotics developed by humans in the past are actually ineffective against it, which means that once infected with the superbug, there will be no cure. Human society is helpless!

The spread of such speech is not large and is still within the control of various governments. But no one knows how long this situation will last.

This is different from Ebola. Although the Ebola virus is terrifying, it has only spread in places with backward medical systems such as Africa. For other places and countries, it is still within the controllable range. Moreover, research on Ebola is gradually deepening. Vaccines and therapeutic drugs will also enter the application stage as soon as possible, so countries are not afraid of Ebola.

However, this time the super bacteria ndm-eh is resistant to all antibiotics. As long as someone is infected with this bacteria, they can only do useless comprehensive treatments without any cure. Watching patients struggle and die in pain.

However, this is not the most terrifying thing about super bacteria. NDM-eh is highly contagious and can infect healthy people through touch during person-to-person contact. It can also be present in water sources and food and infect people who eat. Within the incubation period of more than ten days, infected people are no different from ordinary people, and blood testing takes too much time, making it extremely difficult to accurately isolate potentially infected people.

This series of difficulties not only increases the scope of superbug infection, but also makes the most effective isolation method much less effective than usual. All of this lies in the fact that at the beginning, governments and even everyone did not pay attention to the signs of bacterial infection in people, which led to the spread of the virus among the population.

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In January in Los Angeles, the weather was still very cold, but compared with the same period in previous years, the number of people and vehicles flowing on the streets during this period decreased by more than 90%.

NDM-eh can also cause such a large-scale infection in the cold winter, making people in Los Angeles and even the United States very scared. All of a sudden, all major shopping malls, schools, gatherings and other public places were closed in unison. Parents took their children home in fear. Neighbors only dared to communicate with each other by phone. Even the police had to wear masks before going out on duty.

Chen Yang sat in the car and looked outside casually. In the past, snowplows would have come to plow the snow off the streets at this time, but today it was already past ten in the morning, and the snow in many places on the streets had already affected the safety of the vehicles. Passage is possible, but there is still no snow plow coming.

Now this epidemic has even invisibly affected the normal operation of the city, which shows the scope of its impact.

“This is probably the lowest number of people on the streets in Los Angeles ever, right?”

No, not just Los Angeles, but all parts of the United States have been greatly affected by this epidemic.

On the screen set up in the back seat of the car, a reporter was walking on the streets of New York, pointing to the street behind him and saying: "Dear viewers, we are now on the busiest Fifth Avenue in New York. Maybe you will wonder why the street There are almost no people walking around. Why are all the store doors closed...Okay, I admit that I asked a stupid question. You may be sitting at home or in the office at this time, but everyone feels uneasy in their hearts. , all because of ndm—eh..."

New York's Fifth Avenue is known as one of the world's five major luxury pilgrimage places. This street with a long history and a world-famous fashion atmosphere is home to almost the world's top brand stores. It can be imagined that the number of people flowing on the streets here is extremely considerable, no less than the number of people on pedestrian streets in big cities in China.

But in this shopping paradise, at this moment, behind the reporters, almost all store doors were closed. There were only a few people walking on the street, wearing masks and leaving in a hurry, leaving the reporter who tried to arrest someone for an interview in vain. return.

"Boss, do we need to push Andexa out now?"

Feng Li, who was sitting next to Chen Yang, asked in a low voice.

"Do you think it's appropriate to launch now?"

Chen Yang asked instead without answering.

"...Boss, according to calculations, the number of infections in the United States will reach more than 600,000 in a week."

Feng Li smiled and said: "Of course, this is just a very small number for the United States."

"Yeah, a small amount."

Chen Yang nodded slowly. The number of 600,000 infected people may seem like a lot, but compared to the population of more than 300 million in the United States, it is really nothing. It cannot even be compared with the number of people infected by some common epidemic diseases.

After all, the U.S. medical system is extremely complete, and the government's execution and response capabilities are also very efficient, which cannot be compared with Africa, Southeast Asia, South America and other places.

No matter how contagious NDM-eh is, the United States indiscriminately isolates all people who come into contact with it, cutting off the source of transmission, so that only 600,000 people are infected after a week.

In contrast, even if developed countries did not pay attention in the early stage, their sound medical emergency systems came into play in the later stage and the effect was huge. For example, according to calculations, the number of infections in European countries is currently 168,743, and it is expected to reach more than 800,000 in a week.

When 800,000 people arrive, the number of infected people will plummet, and finally reach the bottom.

The reason why there is so much fear in the United States and even around the world is that after this superbug infects people, there is no cure and they will inevitably die. It is natural for death examples to be gathered together on a large scale and cause a group effect.

"So when do you think it's appropriate to push it out?"

"Boss, one week is just right. It's not good if it's too long or too short. If it's too short, our interests won't be fully utilized. If it's too long, we can't explain it clearly. On the contrary, within a week, when the incident is completely fermented, andexa's Only then will the world truly recognize the effect..."

While the two were talking, they did not consider the consequences of doing so, whether it would lead to the death of countless people.

In the world of capital, conscience is completely swallowed up by monetary interests. As long as it is confirmed that there will be profits, no matter how many people die, they will not attract the attention and sympathy of the capitalists.

If the two people were replaced by Wall Street capital tycoons, they would definitely attract a burst of ridicule. How can it be said that only 600,000 people died? At least millions of people will die, and if the drug prices are raised as high as possible, that will maximize profits.

"Well, this matter will be left to you and Fang Ye. You should also be prepared to contact the FDA. By the way, the FDA should have Andexa, right? Haven't they used it on patients?"

Chen Yang suddenly felt something in his heart.

"The FDA has information on our Andexa, but there are not many finished antibiotics, but they haven't found us yet. I guess they haven't discovered the efficacy of Andexa yet."

"It should be noted that if the FDA finds out, it will be a bit troublesome to ask us to produce at full capacity."

Chen Yang pondered for a while, "By the way, how many have been stored now?"

"There are already 160,000, which should be enough to treat about 40,000 people."

"It's still too little. Can we add additional production lines?"

"Well, boss, if you want to add additional production lines at this time, it won't be possible in a short time."

"Well, I will notify Fros's side and ask them to try their best to support your side."

"Yes, boss."

Feng Li nodded.

"Let's drive."

Chen Yang ordered.

The car started quickly and drove forward, and soon the snow that crushed the street disappeared at the end of the driveway. (To be continued...)