Chapter 993: Still in Hawaii (Part 3)

Chapter 993: Still in Hawaii (Part 3)

There is no way. Some things cannot be carefully considered. The only host of the smallpox virus is humans. Other mammals such as cows and monkeys can also be infected with viruses similar to smallpox, but the types are actually different.

WHO did not announce the extinction of smallpox casually. Although there were a lot of political and bureaucratic wrangling in the middle, the statistical method was relatively scientific and rational.

And in the more than half a century that followed, WHO has always maintained a close monitoring of various major infectious diseases around the world and confirmed that there were no new cases of smallpox infection.

This can be said to be beyond doubt. Smallpox is different from infectious diseases such as malaria. Its signs of infection are very obvious, and so are its sequelae.

Even if someone is lucky enough to escape from a small-scale smallpox outbreak, the horrible pockmarks left on their face after recovery cannot be eliminated.

So the question is, why did the smallpox virus, which has disappeared in human society for more than half a century, suddenly appear in Hawaii? "Human" factors seem to be the biggest possibility.

Compared with the high tension of others, relatively "professional" people like Jack and Max are much calmer.

The most important reason why smallpox can be "easily" eliminated by humans is that the composition of the virus itself is too stable and difficult to mutate, thus escaping the effective control of the vaccine.

Even if someone "improved" the smallpox virus and used it as a biological weapon in Hawaii, injecting it into the human body alone in order to achieve the purpose of infection is also an extremely inefficient means.

Polluting water sources and food, releasing atomized gas in central air-conditioning pipes, as a person who has rich experience in dealing with hemorrhagic fever, anthrax and pufferfish toxin,

Jack can design dozens of different ways of transmission at random, and there is no need to worry about attracting official attention in advance.

And according to the preliminary test results of the CDC, no signs of "modification" were found in this virus, which means that the pathogen extracted from Brian Palmer's body is "original".

The "original" smallpox virus is easier to deal with. Although smallpox has long been extinct, the smallpox vaccine has never been discontinued, because for some unspeakable reasons, the old Americans have been injecting soldiers in the army with various vaccines including smallpox.

This means that even if the situation develops to the worst extent, the authorities will not use overly violent means to eliminate the virus as in some film and television works, such as dropping some weapons of mass destruction on the island and then claiming it to be a large-scale wildfire afterwards.

Even if the virus really spreads on the island, the CDC can quickly mobilize a large number of reserve vaccines and give everyone on the island a shot to control the situation.

Soon, the CDC sent another piece of news that made people feel relieved. According to the data they urgently obtained from various hospitals on the island and compared them, it was confirmed that there were no abnormal group fever symptoms in the recent period, and the other party said that it would continue to monitor.

"That means we still have time, and we don't have to worry about the safety of our families for the time being." Jack gave everyone a reassurance.

Having said that, it is still an urgent matter to find out the source of the virus as soon as possible. Danny quickly arranged the tasks for everyone.

As a forensic doctor, Max has sent the blood and tissue samples collected from the corpse to the military's P4-level biological laboratory, and he will go to the laboratory to conduct pathological tests on them soon.

His first priority was to confirm whether there were any other drug residues in the body of the deceased. After all, the needle hole might be left by the injection of the virus, but it could also be caused by the injection of the poison.

Cheng Hao went to HPD to coordinate police forces and cooperate with CDC to conduct a dragnet investigation to find potential infected persons.

In Jack's previous life, Hawaii was the only state without a state police system among the 50 states in the United States. In this world, although "Five-O" was named after the state police, it was essentially a task force specially appointed by the governor.

Whether they were the prototype of the future Hawaii State Police or a special system similar to the Texas Rangers, they, like the FBI, could not do without the support of the local police in their actual missions.

Kono stayed in the base to be responsible for the central liaison and centralized processing of information reported by all parties. Finally, Danny and Jack got on the Camaro and went straight to the Hawaii Medical Center.

Located on Oahu Island, the largest hospital in Hawaii consists of a 7-story main building and two slightly smaller annex buildings.

The deceased Brian Palmer's wife and her two children, aged 3 and 5, were now being quarantined in a separate ward of more than 40 square meters in the medical center.

The young siblings obviously didn't know what was going on, and they were playing with toys on the small table in the ward. Brian Palmer's wife looked to be in her early 30s. When she saw the two men coming, she cried like a pear blossom in the rain.

The isolation ward was equipped with a direct intercom similar to the prison visiting room. Danny tried to lower his voice and explained their purpose in a volume that would not alarm the two children.

Brian Palmer's wife tried to control her emotions and told the two what happened tonight.

"The doctor thinks we are not infected, but for safety reasons, they hope that my children and I can stay in the hospital for at least a week.

The children and I were really frightened at the time, but I didn't expect Brian to be so seriously ill. He probably just wanted to ask me for help, but I blocked him out."

Danny put his hands on his chest and comforted him in a very serious tone, "Ms. Palmer, listen to me, you made a 100% correct choice, do you understand?

Because you didn't open the door, you saved yourself and your two children from infection. "

After some consolation, the woman stopped crying, and Danny quickly asked, "Ma'am, we hope you can help the police figure out Brian's whereabouts in the past few weeks."

"Uh," the woman said with a confused expression, "I guess there's nothing I can do about it."

She looked back at her son and daughter before continuing, "We were separated before, and Brian moved out about three months ago.

After returning from Iraq, he suffered from PTSD, and we had a lot of conflicts. Later, in order not to affect our two children, he took the initiative to temporarily move out of our house. "

It sounded like another familiar story. Danny and Jack looked at each other and then asked, "Okay, so where has he been living since he separated from you?"

"Langhua Hotel." The woman's expression was very sentimental, and it was obvious that she still had great feelings for her husband.

"He was actually doing quite well during this period. He worked hard to stop drinking, came back to visit his children regularly, and even started planning to find a job. I thought we would soon be able to return to the life we ​​had before."

Seeing how she hesitated to speak next, Danny took the initiative to help her with a but, "So, what happened after that?"

The woman's expression became a little confused, "I don't know, about two weeks ago, he suddenly disappeared from the world, missed the couple's psychological counseling session with the family consultant, and turned off his mobile phone. I thought he had shrunk back to the person he once was. Dark corner."

"What do you mean? What do you mean by dark corners?" Danny was confused.