Free Web NovelChapter 489: Chapter 294: This is really too terrifying!
After a few words with Yan Xuelin, Zhao Yi took the time to get to know the past AIDS prevention and treatment projects.
The field of AIDS prevention and treatment is indeed vast.
There are many projects and reports related to ’prevention’, but there are not many breakthroughs in ’treatment’, and most are focused on detection and pathological research.
Soon.
The conference arrived.
The National Natural Science Foundation is the money bag for many institutional research institutions, so its influence goes without saying.
Those who attended the conference were numerous, including top domestic doctors, medical researchers, virologists, experts in infectious disease prevention and control, representatives of some civil AIDS self-help organizations, and more.
The Biomedical Research Institute sent a large team, including the director, seven researchers, six deputy researchers, and including Zhao Yi. The team size exceeded that of Shuimu University’s Affiliated Medical School, making them the research organization with the most participants.
This also represented the status of the Biomedical Research Institute.
The Biomedical Research Institute is a key national research unit with a very strong research force. In the field of medical mechanism research, it is second to none in the country.
Over the past year, the Biomedical Research Institute has completed many projects and made significant discoveries, including myocarditis factors and rheumatism factors, further establishing the Biomedical Research Institute’s status in domestic medical mechanism research.
The team that the Biomedical Research Institute dispatched also held a high status at the conference. They were the leaders in their research fields.
Next were the teams from Shuimu University’s Affiliated Medical School.
There were also representative teams from other medical universities, but because they were far from the capital, there were not many delegates they sent to the conference.
Before the conference began, the attendees were free to interact.
Many people gathered around Zhao Yi, each one talking about the Rheumatoid Arthritis project--
"I couldn’t believe it when I saw the news that a direct pathogenic factor for rheumatoid arthritis was found. How is that possible?"
"But when I saw the author was Zhao Yi, I believed it."
"Hahahaha...."
"You old stick-in-the-mud can also flatter people!"
"Zhao Yi’s research is really good, our research on rheumatic factors is still not progressing, it just may exist in a few culture dishes...."
"If we can continue this research, we may find a cure for rheumatoid arthritis!"
"Even if we can’t achieve a complete cure, we at least have a direct treatment!"
"Surely it is stronger than before..."
"..."
Zhao Yi was happy to listen, sometimes modestly dropped a few words, he enjoyed the atmosphere around him, not because everyone was praising him, but because everyone was talking about medical research issues, rather than discussing things like mathematics and computers.
Now every time he hears about the Goldbach conjecture, new particles, and screening methods, he feels a bit overwhelmed, as if wherever he goes, someone is discussing these things.
The people around him discussing medical research, this was a novel environment, and many people were worth getting to know.
For example, a certain well-known doctor.
Doctors, who wouldn’t want to know a few more? Saying hello and exchanging phone numbers can only be beneficial, in case someone in the family gets sick, you can ask a professional for advice.
Soon.
The conference began.
Zhao Yi sat in his own position and felt like he was at a television conference; his name was also on the table in front of him. The camera frequently turned to him, making him feel bored even trying to take a break.
For the media reporters, most of the attendees had no entertainment value or reportable value.
Zhao Yi was different.
Zhao Yi has always been the focus of the academic circle. When viewed as regular news, many people would be interested. He was like a star in the academic circle and although he didn’t engage in entertainment programs, his name was known to many.
If Zhao Yi chose to join the entertainment industry, his popularity and influence would make him a second-tier or above star as soon as he entered.
After the conference began, various speeches were given, including a report by Director Yan.
The content was mainly about how many people in the country and in various provinces have AIDS, how many new cases, how many deaths, and some information about the onset of the disease, and so on.
Latter he summed up the need to strengthen control and discussed how to proceed with prevention and treatment.
Prevention and treatment.
Both prevention and treatment. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
In the initial discussions, it was all about prevention, which includes controlling transmission and detection methods, and detection is a considerable category in the research projects on AIDS.
Latter, there were some digressions discussed, including paying attention to the life of AIDS patients, social impact, psychological health, etc.
Zhao Yi considers himself as non-discriminatory towards people with AIDS, but he is more interested in the problem of ’treatment’. The project they are going to participate in is also in the field of ’treatment’.
After more than an hour, the conference turned to the discussion of ’treatment’.
Some representatives of institutions engaged in AIDS research began to report. They spoke about their research, what they had proven, and suggested some potential research directions.
Zhao Yi was always an listener, recording useful information.
The AIDS virus, also known as the human immunodeficiency virus, as the name suggests, is a virus that attacks the human immune system.
When the human immune system is attacked, the immune ability will quickly decline. Without the protection of the immune system, the body will suffer from various diseases, which indirectly lead to death.
The biggest problem with the AIDS virus is that the human body does not seem to produce corresponding antibodies that can resist the AIDS virus.
This is what distinguishes the AIDS virus from other viruses.
So some people claim that the AIDS virus seems to have been produced to limit human evolution. No one can resist the invasion of the AIDS virus by their own immunity. If infected, it will inevitably lead to problems with the immune system, thus causing a series of symptoms.
Of course, there are differences between people.
Typically, people with stronger immune system have a longer latency period for the AIDS virus. The longest latency period can be up to fifteen years, and the shortest, three to five years before the onset of the disease.
The medical research conducted by various institutions on AIDS can generally be divided into three types: one is chemical pharmacological research, that is, research on some special proteins, antiviral drugs, and the mechanism of action of HIV invading cells.
The second is researching the pathogenesis of the AIDS virus, or the immune responses of various metabolic systems within humans to the AIDS virus. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Most similar studies are based on molecular or even genetic levels.
The last type are other kinds of investigations, including aiding research into other animals, the latency stage of AIDS infection, features of outbreak, and so on.
The conference was held in the morning and afternoon, lasting a total of eight hours.
Attending the entire conference left participants feeling overwhelmed, leading many to selectively listen to certain parts.
It was the same for Zhao Yi.
What he remembered were the parts related to his research. As for prevention and detection, if they were unrelated to his research, he didn’t take them seriously.
The conference was indeed helpful, it deepened his understanding of AIDS research and gave him some insights into future project proposals.
...
After attending the AIDS prevention conference, Zhao Yi’s mind was full of thoughts about the AIDS virus, or the three letters, HIV.
He stood at the door of his dormitory, fiercely shaking his head.
"Better think about something else!"
"Always thinking about HIV... it’s really horrifying!"
"Also, isn’t there a risk in doing this research? What if the virus escapes from the lab?"
Zhao Yi of course understood that the chance of ’infection’ during research was very small. The HIV virus requires a very particular environment to survive. Normally speaking, it would break down when exposed to air.
But the thought of coming into contact with HIV and conducting research on it, made him feel uneasy all over.
"Forget it!"
He sighed, "Let Brother Ai do the experiment. His skills and abilities are the highest, I can just supervise."
Zhao Yi felt much more at ease with this thought.
Back to his dorm room.
Li Renzhe was looking frustrated, frequently fussing over his phone. Seeing Zhao Yi entering, he seemed to be struggling to say something but couldn’t.
"What’s wrong?" Zhao Yi asked, a little bit confused.
"It’s like this, Zhao Yi!"
Li Renzhe’s tone was still full of hesitation, after noticing that Zhao Yi was getting impatient, he finally said, "Can you lend me some money... two hundred is enough, just to get me through the month."
"Two hundred? To get through the month? Isn’t there still half a month left?"
"Three hundred then? Don’t worry, my mom sent me some money, I will definitely pay you back!" Li Renzhe gritted his teeth.
Zhao Yi nodded and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a ten dollar note, a few one dollar notes, and some coins. He handed the money to Li Renzhe, "Dinner is on me tonight."
"What?"
Li Renzhe was taken aback. He knew Zhao Yi was well off, after all, he had won an award worth a million US dollars, a few hundred yuan would be nothing for him.
They were on good terms normally, so why would Zhao Yi refuse to lend him a few hundred?
Zhao Yi didn’t really want to lend the money. He joked, "You borrow a few hundred from me now and promise to pay me back next month, but then you’ll run out of money again next month. That’s not a solution. Let me do this."
He thought for a moment, then made a phone call to Zhang Zhen, known as ’Mr. Know-it-all’. "Brother Zhang, my friend is looking for a part-time job, anything will do. Can you help?"
"Ok, just wait for an update."
Zhang Zhen indeed had a lot of connections. Just five minutes later, he called to say that a mobile phone store in a nearby mall was hiring temporary workers to hand out leaflets.
Zhao Yi made the call for Li Renzhe to sign up and then laughed, "If you’re short of money, you need to earn it yourself. You can’t always rely on your family, or borrowing. I’ve found you a part-time job. If you need more money after that, just find me. I can always find you another one."
"Okay, thanks."
Li Renzhe knew that Zhao Yi was only looking out for him. He felt deeply touched. He had never worked a part-time job since starting university. Because of his shy personality, even the thought of working made him nervous.
But now he had no choice.
Zhao Yi had already signed him up, he had no choice but to pluck up his courage and go.
Fan Lei, who just walked into the dorm, diverted the topic, "Zhao Yi, is there a part-time job? Can you find one for me too? Handing out flyers is fine. It’d be nice to earn some extra money in my spare time."
"Then you can go with Old Li!"
"OK."
Li Renzhe felt a huge relief when he thought about going with Fan Lei.
Zhao Yi then grabbed Fan Lei and asked, "How come you suddenly want to work part-time? That doesn’t seem like your style?"
Among their dormmates, Li Renzhe’s family had the worst economic status, but even so, they could afford to support him through university without any issues.
Fan Lei came from a well-off family. He was obviously not a student short of money. His lifestyle and possessions were always top-notch, including an expensive mobile phone and...
Cough.
Fan Lei chuckled, "Part-time jobs are great. I heard many innocent, industrious, good-natured girls work part-time... I am going to try my luck!"
"...I should have known!"
Zhao Yi couldn’t even be bothered to retort. He suddenly thought about the AIDS concern.
Li Renzhe.
Fan Lei.
Neither of them looked like they lived a simple life. Maybe one day one of them would contract the disease.
Unaware of this possibility, living in close proximity to a ’latent patient’, maybe he’d contract the disease unknowingly too?
That’s horrifying!
No!
AIDS is undoubtedly a global issue, it affects everyone around us, and we really need to take it seriously.
We have to apply for a large project, conduct serious research, ideally developing a cure or an effective vaccine, to feel safer.
