Aztec Civilization: Destiny to Conquer America!
Chapter 839 - 464: National Affairs, Prevention and Treatment of Plague_3

Chapter 839: Chapter 464: National Affairs, Prevention and Treatment of Plague_3

Hearing the resolute means, Nashu’s expression stiffened, as if she saw endless blood and fire before her eyes. She bowed her head and respectfully answered.

"Your Highness, your will is the mundane life!"

Xiulote nodded calmly, his face without any waves. He would take time, using the knowledge of later generations, to perfect the quarantine manual in detail and have the priests make preparations in advance. Then, his thoughts turned to the hot springs he enjoyed in the past two days, which had certain bactericidal effects.

"The fourth item, stock up on sufficient sulfur. Mix wood ash and oil and add sulfur powder to make sulfur soap... Using it to clean clothes or skin can strongly kill bacteria."

The advantage of the volcanic activities in Central America is the availability of sulfur mines to obtain potent bactericides. In areas where bacteria breed, burning sulfur powder or adding sulfur to mosquito-infested lakes would weaken the spread of certain miasma.

Night fell, and the sky was enveloped in darkness. The Personal Guard Warriors lit bonfires, illuminating the secluded valley in the woods. Xiulote fell into contemplation. For bacterial plagues, various symptomatic herbal treatments are key. This era’s Celestial Empire medicine already has relatively mature responses for treating typhoid and malaria, using houttuynia cordata decoction for typhoid and artemisia for malaria, both passed down from previous medical texts.

"If only we could cross Hai Xi... to gain medical knowledge from the Ming Dynasty, obtaining various herbs like houttuynia cordata and artemisia, how wonderful that would be!..."

Xiulote fantasized for a long time, then gently shook his head. To cross Hai Xi, they would need Europe’s navigation technology. Yet, once Europeans arrive, they will inevitably bring plagues. At this critical juncture, there is little time left for the American civilization, and it always feels pressing... After a while, he came to his senses and thought again about viral plague responses.

Viral infectious diseases include smallpox, measles, epidemic mumps, and yellow fever. The most concerning is naturally smallpox. At this time, the smallpox virus has ravaged Europe for years, spreading countless deaths. The first viral infectious disease brought by colonizers will surely be smallpox.

"How to deal with smallpox?... Naturally, it is through smallpox vaccination."

Xiulote recalled a novel set in the late Yuan Dynasty where the protagonist rose to power using smallpox vaccination, and the method was not complicated.

During this era, the human smallpox method already appeared in the South of the Celestial Empire. The common human smallpox techniques are the dry and moist methods. The so-called dry method is blowing pulverized scabs from healed smallpox patients into the nostrils of the vaccinee using a silver tube. The moist method involves grinding the scabs into powder, adding water to make a paste, and stuffing it into the nostrils with a cotton ball.

Essentially, the human smallpox method uses the weakened virus from recovering smallpox patients to infect the unvaccinated, causing them to have a mild case of smallpox. Once recovered, smallpox patients are immune for life. The immunity from the weakened virus can also fend off the unweakened virus.

The further development of the human smallpox method is using repeatedly harvested scabs as vaccines, selectively obtaining weaker smallpox viruses. The weakest virus, cowpox, is a close relative of the smallpox virus. However, this requires Eurasian cows, and they must carry cowpox.

"The more the vaccine strain is passed on, the more the potency is refined, the more meticulous the artificial selection. Fire poison is completely eliminated, leaving pure essence, ensuring safety and no harm..."

Similarly, the smallpox vaccination method can be used for measles. As for mumps and yellow fever, Xiulote did not have much knowledge and no clear solution.

"The fifth item, choose a secluded offshore island and establish a secret medical center to study miasma, experiment with... human smallpox and cowpox... Forget it, the Alliance has no access to the Eastern Sea, this is merely a preparation, not urgent for now."

Xiulote stopped halfway and then smiled relievedly, speaking aloud.

"Alright, today’s teaching ends here! Prepare the barbecue; we will camp by the spring."

Alisa blinked her eyes, holding her lover tightly, feeling his strong heartbeat, and sensing his strong confidence and will. For some reason, the soft young girl felt a little hot. She looked up at the sky; the clouds obscured the moon, and soon there would be an autumn rain, soaking the profound earth.

"Xiulote... After we finish the roasted meat... let’s eat avocado!"

The girl breathed softly into her lover’s ear, making him feel electrified all over.

"I brought some avocados... As you said, it can promote the secretion of some hormones, and also that deer... The night is long; let’s try together and explore some new... ceremonies..."

"Ah?..."

Xiulote’s body heated up, and a spark ignited in his heart. He looked at his radiant lover, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely.

"Even if I don’t eat avocado... I can still eat you up..."

"Oh, really? I don’t believe it... hehe."

Seeing this, Nashu raised her eyebrows. She sighed helplessly, made a few gestures, and the warriors dispersed again.

Not long after, autumn rain fell from the sky, accompanied by thunder. Listening to the continuous thunder, the cool female warrior felt hot all over, her legs weak. When she looked down, she saw the earth had been softened and moistened by the rainwater.

Happy days are always busy and short. The rainy season was ending, the clouds absorbed the rainwater, and the thunder could not last long. A few days later, a convoy of messengers arrived from afar, bringing the latest reports from the Kingdom in the West.

The wind rises from the ends of the blue grass, and waves are formed from slight ripples. The autumn harvest in the world has ended, and the winds of war are about to sweep the East!