In such near-impossible conditions, getting sick was extremely dangerous. Fortunately, the cave had some emergency medicine on hand for situations like this.
They gave the feverish girl some common medicine to fight infection and bring down her fever. It was all they could do.
However, the next day, things got worse. Not only was the girl sick, but several of her friends sleeping beside her had also developed weakness and fevers.
Worse still, the medicine in the cave had run out. There wasn't enough for the three girls who were still sick. And after another day passed, the blizzard outside showed no sign of letting up.
"What kind of cold spreads to three people in a single night?" Tony asked, surprised.
Under normal circumstances, even the flu wouldn't spread so widely in such a short time.
The passengers tactfully kept their distance from the sick young women, afraid of catching whatever they had. Stephen, however, felt a doctor's sense of responsibility and went over to examine them.
After checking them over, Stephen turned to the others with a grim expression. "To be clear, I'm a neurosurgeon, so I don't know much about infectious diseases. But I suspect they don't have the flu. They may have diphtheria."
"Diphtheria?" Luo Xia found the illness unfamiliar. He wasn't sure what it was.
Belcher hurriedly explained, "Diphtheria is an acute infectious disease. Its clinical features include the formation of a false membrane in the throat, larynx, or nose, as well as symptoms of systemic toxicity, such as fever, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and headaches. In severe cases, it can lead to myocarditis and paralysis."
"There are several types of diphtheria, and it's a highly contagious disease. Their cervical lymph nodes are badly swollen. If this continues, they could die here," Stephen said.
"Is there any