Episode 158 Free Lecture on Medicine (3)
Most people would know that washing your hands with clean water over 38 degrees is effective for disinfection.
However, that is a bit different from the truth.
In fact, whether the water temperature is 38 degrees or 16 degrees, there is no difference in reducing the number of bacteria.
In addition, even if you wash your hands for more than 10 seconds, you can see a sufficient effect in getting rid of microorganisms in your hands.
Due to the nature of this place where it is difficult to get hot water, it would be more economical to wash your hands with cold water.
He slightly awkwardly washed his hands.
Come to think of it, I don’t know how long it’s been since I’ve washed my hands.
Usually, magic made everything convenient.
Doing this reminds me of the time in the past when I washed my hands after surgery.
I was so busy with work that I didn’t have time to teach anyone, but it’s funny to think that doctors are being produced in a world other than modern times.
He smiled at the thought of the past and held up his washed hands for all to see.
“Clegg can be prevented by doing simple hand washing regularly. The proof is that the village women who do the laundry among the people are not easily caught by Clegg. Whether I wanted it or not, my hand was always with the water, so in a way, it might be a natural result.”
At Ray’s words, those who listened to the lecture made a calm expression.
It sounds plausible when you hear it.
In addition, if you put the microbes he mentioned in front of you, it fits surprisingly well if you say that you didn’t get clegg because the microbes on your hands were washed away and died.
If microbes really exist and many diseases, including plague and Clegg, are said to be caused by them, the plague that has been circulating in the village until now is explained.
It was the moment when the concept of hygiene first came to mind in the Holy Land.
At that moment, a rather unexpected question came to me.
A well-dressed male student raised his hand and spoke.
“Professor, then how should we explain the magic that warlocks use? They use magi, not microbes.”
It was a very appropriate question for the man who used microbes to destroy Proxia with the Black Death.
In addition, Ray, who had nothing to do since Eclay’s inauguration ceremony, also dabbled in the magic book he brought from Proxia.
The sealed magic books were still unopened, but among the books they brought, there were black magic books that were not locked.
The magic he is talking about is probably Disease magic, which is ranked quite high among black magic.
Ray answered without difficulty.
“Dark magic, Disease magic, is not a magic that creates a disease that did not exist as you know. To be precise, it’s just magic that creates a good environment for microbes to live in.”
The magic principle was simple.
It just changes the surrounding environment into a better environment for microorganisms to live than before.
When the surrounding area is devastated by demonic energy and a swampy area is formed, it becomes an ideal environment for plague to spread.
As such, diseases naturally follow.
Since the person speaking was a great mage who could cast even Meteor, the credibility was at its peak.
“It has been talked about a bit, but you can avoid most diseases just by washing your hands. In particular, the risk of dying from Cleg is significantly reduced.”
“understand.”
Unlike the beginning, there were quite a few people who understood.
If this is applied and given examples one by one, the explanations to be given to incoming students will be reduced.
“The same goes for wounds. For minor injuries, just washing with water is effective. Remember that these actions that need to be taken more quickly than others will be called ’emergency measures’ from now on. Now, next time…”
As Ray was about to take something out from under the podium, the bell signaling the end of the class rang.
Deeng- Deeng-
His hand hesitated.
Are you saying it’s already over? I really ran out of time while explaining the basic knowledge among the basics.
If this happens, it may not attract proper interest and miss the majority of incoming students.
‘This crazy!’
The curse almost came out.
You have to put the first button in the best way, but you can’t even measure the time properly!
Contrary to his expectations as he nervously looked around, not only the students but also the professors and members of the craft family were busy thinking about the new theory of microorganisms.
“thank you. It was a really good lecture.”
The Duke of Chepes also stood up and bowed his head.
“I listened throughout the lecture. A microbe… I think I have one more thing to try. ha ha ha.”
I barely managed to clear my drowsy heart at their reaction.
If I had ruined the first lecture in vain like this, I would have been really disappointed.
Fortunately, the response has been favorable.
At the words of the Duke of Chepes, he tilted his head for a moment.
it’s an experiment Could it have something to do with the reason why Griia smelled of ethanol?
Since the bell had already rang, he put his thoughts behind him and organized the podium.
Ray was also able to finish the lecture with a smile at their favorable reviews.
* * *
It may seem funny, but there is a craze about hand washing in the academy.
It is a place that was devastated as much as it was devastated by war in the first place. It is natural that everyone is trembling in fear of the disease without knowing or not knowing it.
At that time, Ray’s lecture, which was held just in time, became like a helping hand.
It is said that disease can be prevented with just that simple series of steps, but who wouldn’t do it?
It wasn’t long before a new facility was built at the academy just for washing hands.
According to Eclay, after installing it in the academy on a trial basis, they plan to gradually install facilities in various places.
His lectures made a lot of changes.
It was a good sight if you look at it well, but his theory made a new wind blow to the point where I thought it was a bit excessive.
In addition, his lectures continued.
In a way, the stories he tells in his lectures are knowledge that is far ahead of the civilization of this place, to the extent that it goes beyond the special lecture he gave at the magic academy.
As a result, quite a lot of time was spent explaining them and proving them with examples.
From the treatment of trauma to the precautions for trauma by simple treatment area that can be used practically.
During these four months, where free medical lectures were held as ‘free lectures’, many people were instilled with basic modern medical knowledge.
Of course, that’s not something to be admired. I just explained the basic knowledge and definitions.
The professional knowledge was intended to be handed down exclusively to the new students of the Medical Academy.
There was one thing he didn’t realize either. What he now considers basic and teaches are quite professional and specific enough.
After four months, the Medical Academy officially accepted students.
Surprisingly, the number of enrolled students approached two hundred.
Considering the size of the academy, it is obviously a small number, but considering that it is a newly established academy, it is a very explosive response.
Most of them were young faces with a sense of freshness, but occasionally you could catch a glimpse of a face that looked to be in its 30s.
It was he who said that he would select students regardless of age, so there was no disagreement.
The medical academy, which serves as the academy of magic, also held its entrance ceremony inside the academy of magic.
There were over two hundred people in the auditorium, which was large enough to remind of a garden.
Since he is the only one who can be called a professor, lectures will be held without breaks from now on.
It was something I was determined to do from the very beginning.
It’s the same as not being able to take a proper rest anyway in modern times.
Overwork was already a friend, shoulder to shoulder, not an enemy.
A garment resembling a modern white gown is draped over his body.
Exuding the spirit of a proper doctor (?) for the first time in a while, he stood in front of the incoming students.
He cleared his throat for a moment and said.
“nice to meet you. This is Ray, who has been given a professorship at the Medical Academy. From now on, until you graduate, I will be responsible for teaching the study of ‘medicine’. Until you graduate, you will belong to the Medical Academy and share all facilities, including the dormitory, with the students of the Academy of Magic.”
At his greeting, the newly admitted students bowed their heads.
There were others who trembled with longing.
He is also a celebrity in the Holy Land.
The greatest meritorious figure of war, the representative of God, and an unprecedented mage in history.
I was very curious about how he, a saint, could handle mana, but there was no one who was gigantic enough to ask that question.
Ray continued.
“The newly established Academy of Medicine assumes that everyone here agrees to this. It is also considered that you have agreed to take full responsibility if you act against the academy rules afterwards. Any disagreements?”
“doesn’t exist!”
“doesn’t exist!”
Hearing a voice full of determination, he nodded his head in satisfaction.
I like it very much. If they become full-fledged doctors and work in various places in the future, the number of people suffering from diseases will decrease.
Of course, the eyes of the priests and priests on this medical academy were not good.
Due to the nature of the profession as a healer, the merits that can be obtained are considerable because they belong to the high-class workforce.
However, as Ray said, if those who can heal wounds that priests cannot heal begin to appear one by one, that merit will also diminish.
In particular, in the case of priests, they are treated almost as semi-aristocrats, so it is not strange if there is a backlash due to this.
However, he wasn’t the only one who could sit back and watch such a backlash.
To the priest, you just have to present a win-win situation with the newly created doctor.
Even if doctors treat diseases, traumas, and other things that priests cannot cure, they cannot cure them at once.
However, if there is a priest or a priest at this time, the story is different.
For example, it will significantly reduce the recovery period after surgery.
Unlike surgery or drugs, divine magic has no side effects.
In addition, tasks such as removing toxins from the body can be solved at once with Cure Disease magic.
If you want to fight each other, there will be no end to competition, but if you want to coexist, there are not only one or two advantages.
It can definitely be an overwhelmingly better environment than before.
It was the moment when the science of medicine, which had never existed before in the Holy Kingdom, was one step ahead of the Lessian Empire.
