Xiang Xiaotong curled up under the covers, exposing only her flushed face. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and she slept with her eyes closed.
Song He walked to the bedside and reached out to feel her forehead. It was burning hot!
"How did you get a fever?" Song He shook her.
"You're here?" Xiang Xiaotong murmured, opening her eyes groggily. She shrank back a little. "Stay away from me. This flu is contagious. A lot of people at the base have caught it."
After saying that, she lowered her head and covered her mouth with the blanket, coughing violently.
"Even a base with such high standards has to deal with the flu?" Song He's heart pounded. "Don't tell me it's not just ordinary flu?"
"It's seasonal. It breaks out every spring. It isn't spread only by people—monkeys in the nearby mountains carry it, and some birds do too. There's no way to control it." Xiang Xiaotong explained, "Go back to your room and put on a mask before coming back. Use a nasal spray too. I've already been knocked out by it, so don't let it take you down as well..."
As she spoke, she tucked her face back into the blanket, her shoulders trembling as she coughed.
Song He suddenly understood.
Once an infectious disease that could infect humans could also infect multiple wild animals at the same time, it was basically impossible to control.
Especially since the teacher said that even birds carried this flu. Birds flew everywhere, leaving pathogen-filled droppings all over the place and continuously spreading the pathogens throughout the environment. There was simply no way to guard against it.
He hurried back to his dormitory and pulled open the desk drawer. Sure enough, it contained antiviral nasal spray and masks.
He sprayed each nostril twice,