Chapter 26 SARS
When Executive Anthony arrived, Han Xuan was preparing to visit the HIBS Institute.
This was the first time he came to this research institute, covering a variety of major diseases that have plagued the human medical community for many years, and he kept a distance from the hiding of more than a thousand viruses inside. He always felt that the entire institute was a "biological and chemical weapon" with great lethality.
Han Xuan had read the information of this research institute before and remembered clearly that the live viruses stored in it cover human medical viruses, zoonotic viruses, animal viruses, insect viruses, plant viruses, bacteriophages, environmental microorganisms, virus-sensitive cell databases and virus genetic resource databases. Zika, hemorrhagic fever, Black Death, smallpox, SARS and other virus strains are all here.
The name of the security director is Andy, who is about fifty years old. Han Xuan didn't ask him, so he didn't know that he had taught at Columbia University, and later worked at the World Health Organization and the U.S. Department of Health. He specialized in virus research. He is one of the most authoritative experts in this field. In addition to the six former Nobel Prize winners in the institute, he is the oldest.
Seeing Han Xuan worrying about safety issues, Old Andy shook his head with a smile and said, "No, no, no, in fact, our institute is safer and hygienic than other places. It will disinfect regularly. As long as there is no external attack, those viruses will not be at risk of leakage.
Forced acquisition is not that simple. The vault gate is designed according to the bank vault. The steel is over 70 centimeters thick and it is very cold. The only way is to obtain them from the virus database through a robotic arm. Considering that more than 100 bodyguards are veterans, there is almost no possibility of this.
In addition, the researchers accidentally took it out. However, we have strict regulations. When entering and exiting, we will disinfect it. There are also people who are staring at the review outside and will also conduct mental assessments. There are only twelve people qualified to enter the virus database in the entire research, and I am one of them.
So don't worry, you may be infected with the virus from other people, and the probability is much greater than getting sick from here. In addition, we have mastered the treatment methods for most viruses..."
Han Xuan saw Executive Anthony, his expression was slightly stunned. He didn't understand why he rushed over. He was so familiar that he didn't have to say hello on purpose. He continued to say to Mr. Andy: "There will always be accidents. Not everyone in the movie is like that, so you should be more careful.
When building this virus gene research institute, I have read some reports on illegal operations, and some people even took out the virus and sold it for money. I really don’t know what I think. I don’t care about the virus databases in other places and don’t bother to worry about it, but my research institute is not good, so I must rule out any possibility of danger.”
The first time I really dealt with the little boss, all the rumors about Han Xuan’s character were just hearsays. Old Andy dared not slacken. It was a big deal when it came to safety in the virus database. Let me continue to tell Han Xuan:
"Long before the virus database was put into use, the EVAg project organization, the largest virus resource conservation organization in the world, sent experts from the international quality management system standardization to us to review the microbial bacterial species collection center of the Institute of Viruses.
Finally, we got the results. All the review elements of management operations were rated as the highest level of Green in the EVAg quality management system review. When it was built, the most cutting-edge virus management technology was already used, and there was no problem in this regard.
In order to ensure biological activity, those strains are deeply refrigerated in professional refrigerators, with temperatures as low as minus 80 degrees Celsius to minus 150 degrees Celsius. Especially as strains that have been preserved for a long time, the refrigeration temperature is as low as minus 169 degrees Celsius.
If viewed from the outside, the stored cold refrigerator is about two to three times larger than that of ordinary household refrigerators, but the refrigeration function is more powerful. To enter the storage warehouse, you must undergo special training and take biosafety protective measures in advance, put on protective clothing, gloves, and anti-freeze protection devices before you can enter. Moreover, the door is double locked, and two people can enter and use the strain for experiments.
We have conducted strict reviews for those exposed to important viruses, so there is no need to worry about this."
Han Xuan nodded as if he was ignorant. Executive Anthony next to him did not disturb him. Seeing that the boss was chatting, he followed him forward. He did not rush to lay off employees for a while. He could sit down and discuss it slowly when he had time.
Thinking of something at this time, Han Xuan continued to ask Andy: "Have the research results on SARS virus come out, have you figured out how they are produced?"
SARS, which broke out in Asia in 2002, was also called "SARS". Westerners prefer to call it "SARS". When the outbreak was initially outbreak, Han Xuan, who was paying attention to it, learned the news and immediately called to inform those acquaintances in East Asian countries, and gave them a "vaccine" in advance.
But even so, it later caused more than 7,000 infections. It can only be said that they did not pay attention to it, resulting in about 800 deaths, indirectly causing huge economic losses, and causing even more serious panic. For example, due to rumors, the purchase of isatis roots and vinegar incidents. The original price of a bottle of white vinegar was about three or four yuan, but during that period, a sky-high price of 1,000 bottles of white vinegar appeared, and the price of isatis roots also rose rapidly.
Since most of it infected people with yellow species, it is circulated that this virus was specifically developed and said that it was about China. Han Xuan was more or less affected, so he specifically asked someone to study SARS.
From sudden appearance to bizarre disappearance, the incident has been more than a year. Old Andy told: "I am not responsible for this, but I have seen reports.
Someone found a virus strain that completely matches the SARS genome from bats like the Chinese chrysanthemum head bat. Perhaps it was only after mutation that it was infected.
We originally thought it was a civet because the first patient was a chef, and he had dealt with civets. We originally thought it might be a civet, but now it seems that this is not the case. We have successfully infected the virus carried by the Chinese chrysanthemum-headed bat, which ruled out all problems."
With a sudden expression, Han Xuan finally solved the doubt in his heart. It seemed that the civet was just a virus transmission agent. After being sick, it was eaten pitifully, and then it took the blame for being big and black.
He said, "This is the case, if it is confirmed correctly, please post a report. Our institute lacks nothing. What we lack the most now is popularity. I think this matter can make HIBS famous..."
Chapter completed!