Dark-Haired British Doctor - Chapter 74



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Episode 74 Syphilis [1]

“This is it.”

“are you okay. men and horses.”

“Spread your shoulders, little brother.”

After a while, I had to receive some not-so-welcome consolation.

Why are all these crazy people… … .

Especially Brother Liston… … .

He was a real big brother.

“The sizes of these are much different than I thought.”

Maybe it was because of what I had seen earlier, but I felt like every little thing like this was stabbing me in the stomach.

“That’s right. From very small people to very large people… … .”

“I don’t know what to target?”

No. Are you feeding me a little?

There was that possibility.

Dr. Liston probably didn’t have any complaints, but I’m taking a bit of care from the other two.

In particular, even though Alfred was my senior, I felt like he was glancing at me when he just pronounced ‘very small’.

“Pyeong. “Why are you suddenly silent?”

Liston took me out of the coffin.

Are these people so vicious?

huh?

And it’s bad quality.

When it comes to condoms, how can you only think about size?

Of course, that is important from a business perspective, but there is something more important than that.

“I was thinking about birth control and sexually transmitted diseases.”

“ah… … Really?”

“what… … “Do you mean it?”

“No, no. ha ha ha.”

Liston smiled carelessly, but his face soon turned serious.

“Of course, birth control is a problem, but sexually transmitted diseases are a problem.”

“You mean syphilis?”

Alfred intervened in Liston’s words.

syphilis.

It’s not that it wasn’t, it was a truly scary disease.

I was really curious about why they don’t wash like this?

In particular, people who did not have a bathtub at home were really reluctant to wash, and one of the reasons for this was syphilis.

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease, but because it is so contagious, it is rare to become infected even in public bathhouses.

So the popular belief that taking a bath will kill you arose around the 16th century, and it continued until the 19th century.

“Yes, syphilis. “Treatment must actually be considered difficult.”

“Yes, that’s right. “Some say it is God’s punishment.”

Faithful Joseph also added his words.

He had a slightly dissatisfied face.

In fact, isn’t there a higher chance of contracting sexually transmitted diseases if you have multiple partners?

As a Quaker who followed relatively strict doctrines, he did not know whether venereal disease was truly considered a punishment from God.

The Quakers could have done that.

But Joseph, a doctor, couldn’t do that.

“Don’t say that. Even if the cause is the patient, as long as it hurts, the patient is the patient. Aren’t doctors the ones to judge others?”

“ah… … sorry.”

Surprisingly, Liston was a real doctor in that respect.

If you just accumulate knowledge, wouldn’t you become a famous person even by modern standards?

“anyway… … That’s why prevention is important. Prevention.”

“Yes, but then shouldn’t we see whether this is preventable or not?”

Liston continued, patting Joseph on the shoulder as he apologized.

While walking, Alfred said something that made people a little nervous.

Prevention… … Isn’t that of course true?

It’s a sexually transmitted disease.

Condoms prevent contact with mucous membranes during close contact.

It prevents pregnancy, but can’t it prevent sexually transmitted diseases? … ?

“Oh, I see. I guess so. surely… … “That’s a very good point.”

what?

What if you are joining in there, you crazy person?

As I was looking at Liston with a puzzled look on his face, Liston also turned to look at me.

‘please… … People with syphilis and people without… … Don’t just tell me to order it and see if it works or not… … .’

Even if it wasn’t, it was a scary-looking face, so it was hard to look straight at it, but I was afraid that it might actually say the devil’s words.

“That’s easy to check. “Didn’t you say that the manufacturing cost for this is not that much anyway?”

“ah… … yes. Yes.”

Contrary to my expectations, Liston said something quite reasonable.

It may not have been pleasant words for Alfred, who was directly involved in the family’s money, but in any case, from a medical or human perspective, there was nothing to criticize.

“But it will be sold at a rather high price.”

“yes… … That’s right.”

“It’s almost summer. “There will be a ton of social gatherings in the suburbs.”

“ah… … .”

London was a city where it was difficult to say that it was a happy city even in empty words.

Needless to say, there were slums.

Just look at the sky… … .

It’s black.

Guriguri and.

The story was that the air quality was terrible.

These people think that everything is okay as long as there is no bad smell, but the problem is that there is a smell.

If you go to the Thames River over there, it smells like something really crazy.

“All sorts of things happen during social gatherings.”

“Are you going too, professor?”

“me? I don’t come from a family where we can do anything together. But that doesn’t mean I have any intention of seducing a noble lady and ruining my life.”

As a result, people with money and status gathered at a villa near London instead of London.

Of course, I’ve never been there, I’ve only heard about it… … .

It was said that there were gatherings that were nothing short of extravagant.

I heard there’s some kind of elephant?

Although India has not yet been colonized, I heard that they still exert considerable power and carry out airlifts there.

Anyway, since the social gathering was more of a program to find partners rather than a social gathering for people of the same sex, I heard that all kinds of strange things happen.

“But among my friends, there is someone who has that goal.”

“Who?”

“Blandell.”

“yes? Professor Blundell, are you single?”

“What a rude thing to say. “Of course he’s a bachelor.”

“and… … .”

“He seems to think he’s pretty handsome, and he goes every year. I will go this time too. When I leave, I’m thinking of giving him some condoms and telling him to spread them around. We’ll see if it’s preventable or not. Actually, you just need to use birth control. “That’s what I’m most concerned about.”

Liston’s words also hit me on the knee.

Isn’t this marketing?

Are there any special promotional events?

All you have to do is let people who are likely to buy it experience it in advance.

The problem is that people need to know that this is disposable… … .

‘no way… … There must be common sense.’

I didn’t want to make a fuss, so I stayed silent.

Actually, it didn’t happen with intention, it was because someone came and did it.

It was Blundell.

Our condom evangelist… … .

“You came just fine. “Can you please measure my size?”

“huh?”

He experienced humiliation once.

“What kind of nonsense is this!”

“I go every year, but I understand why it doesn’t work out. “I never thought there would be a smaller size.”

“what… … what… … .”

I gently tapped his shoulder, which was making a fuss with his face turning red.

‘more… … ‘I said.’

Poor guy.

It seems like my hair is falling out one or two at a time, but I guess it’s difficult in many ways.

“Well, what are you doing?”

“What brings you here?”

I asked him why he came because he was embarrassed.

If I drag this story out any longer, it’s obvious that I’ll only get hurt.

I know because I experienced it.

“Oh, because of that syphilis.”

“Did you get caught?”

“no! “It’s not about me!”

“Oh, I guess so.”

“This also feels strangely bad… … .”

My efforts were of little use.

Ji had dug a trap on his own and was going inside.

Ugh… … .

“Not that!”

Anyway, like a doctor, he naturally talked about his patients.

It was directed at me, not Liston.

“A syphilis patient… … It’s getting so hot these days. “It looks like one guy is causing a bit of trouble.”

“yes? What are you talking about?”

I’m a little bit this way too… … .

I thought Liston or Alfred would be better.

Because of Joseph’s religion, I… … No, I also do this because of my religion… … .

“The number of syphilis patients among my patients is increasing rapidly these days. They are all early stage patients… … “When I looked into it more closely, it seemed like one person was the cause.”

“That’s interesting.”

Liston, who was listening, intervened.

When I turned my head, I saw a really interesting face.

“How interesting! Syphilis is a disease for which there is no cure. I need to catch it quickly and do something about it. Normal women are now… … huh?”

“If you’re going to catch them, you should go to the police, not Pyeong.”

“The police can’t do it. “There are many married women among the patients.”

“this.”

Things seemed a bit complicated.

There was a lot of discussion here and there, but to sum it up, it was that there was a playboy who was seeing many women and that he was a syphilis patient.

However, it may actually be more difficult for the victims to report it to the police… … .

“What about the husbands?”

“Whatever. There was an uproar. There are people who moved it… … Fortunately… … No, that’s not a good thing. “Anyway, people who have already been caught don’t know about it and get over it.”

“But how many people are there?”

“Only the people who inquired and confirmed were over ten.”

“Oh… … “Isn’t this normal?”

Did everyone who developed symptoms go to the hospital?

That couldn’t have been possible.

I’ve said this time and time again, but in this day and age, there was a perception that people were left behind when they came to the hospital.

Even the ulcers that occur in syphilis, that is, in the first stage, are usually painless.

‘There may be several times more… … This crazy guy… … Are you spreading this on purpose?’

Although it was a time when medical knowledge was lacking in many ways, syphilis was an exception to some extent.

because?

It is estimated that syphilis was introduced to Europe in the late 15th century, but it had already spread throughout Europe in the 16th century.

In addition, since this is a sexually transmitted disease, more people in positions of power get it, so there has been considerable research on it.

what to see… … Although the treatment was absurd.

Anyway, there was knowledge about the progress.

‘1st period… … Or maybe it’s a stage 2 patient. In stage 2, papules appear on the hands and feet… … If you look closely, you’ll be able to tell. There is little chance of it being stage 1. If you have an ulcer on your genitals, of course… … ‘What would you have said?’

I believed it would happen, but it didn’t seem to be an easy task.

“But how do you find a syphilis patient just by hearing about them? “What are its characteristics?”

“They said he was wearing an old dark blue suit, shoes, and had a bushy beard. I heard he speaks with an Irish accent… … “Judging by the smell of alcohol, he looks like a sailor.”

“Are men like that popular these days?”

“Oh, he’s very handsome.”’

“Right.”

The two were discussing vigorously, but they were not talking about the really important features.

The point was that the story about papules was missing.

No matter how much I looked, it seemed like I didn’t know.

“But how many Irish sailors are there in London…” … How do I find this? “Can’t we just ask the patients?”

“Did you turn? Can you do it? Of course she found out where they met… … “The place is really hot.”

“This is the problem.”

I couldn’t just watch it like this.

There is no real cure for syphilis during this period… … .

Prevention is the best, but aren’t there some crazy people who are determined to spread it?

I think he’s a psychopath… … .

Unfortunately, during this period, there was no particular interest in human psychology, either good or bad.

“excuse me.”

“huh?”

So I decided to clear up some knowledge.

excuse?

I thought about it.

“The nickname of Joseon’s neighboring country, Japan… … Anyway, there is a lot of syphilis.”