U.S. President Biden has just been revealed to be positive for the new crown. The epidemic in the United States is heating up again due to mutant strains. Looking at the world this summer of 2022, the epidemic is still not optimistic. According to the National Health Commission report, July 21, 0-24 Nationwide, 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government), and Xinjiang Production and Construction The XPCC reported 106 new local confirmed cases of COVID-19. Case distribution: 52 cases in Gansu, 21 cases in Guangxi, 10 cases in Guangdong, 8 cases in Anhui, 6 cases in Sichuan, 5 cases in Chongqing, 3 cases in Shanghai, 1 case in Jiangxi, including 21 cases asymptomatically infected by turned into confirmed cases (13 cases in Gansu, 2 cases in Guangdong, 2 cases in Guangxi, 2 cases in Chongqing, 1 case in Anhui, and 1 case in Sichuan). The epidemic is counterattacking. Under the epidemic, what is urgently needed is a powerful vaccine. When talking about Chinese vaccines, we cannot but mention him. He is the one who produced China's own penicillin,
rabies vaccine, and diphtheria vaccine...
His research,
made China Smallpox was eliminated 16 years ahead of schedule!
He is known as the "Pasteur of the East",
the world's "Father of Chlamydia",
the real king of vaccines,
He was the person closest to the Nobel Prize in China,
created countless achievements for his motherland Merit,
But why did he "commit suicide out of fear of crime",
is forgotten by all of us today!
He is Tang Feifan
On July 23, 1897,
he was born in Tangjiaping, Liling, Hunan.
is an ordinary little boy,
his family background is not good, his talent is not high,
only has five words: work harder .
At that time, China was in dire straits due to internal and external troubles.
He had seen many Chinese people suffering from poverty and disease since he was a child.
Every time he saw this kind of scene,
he felt uncomfortable.
Therefore, he made up his ambition since he was a child:
I want to study medicine! When you grow up, you will help the world by hanging your pot!
When he was 17 years old,
Hunan Xiangya Medical College enrolled its first class.
He dropped out of his previous school without hesitation and
took the entrance exam for the medical school.
But the exam will test him
English that he has never learned.
Most people may just
accept the reality and give up at this point.
But he is not a person who gives up easily.
Although he has a low background and low talent,
he has high ambition and high courage!
He repeatedly requested the teacher who was taking the exam at the time,
hoping that he could be exempted from taking the English test first,
give him a chance, and
wait until he learned English before taking the make-up test.
The teacher was moved by the young man's courage, so he made an exception and admitted him first.
After that, he worked hard for a year,
broke through an entire English dictionary,
his eyes became highly myopic,
finally overcame the English difficulty.
is different from other students from better-off families.
He still has to pay for school fees without slacking off on his studies.
He works as a dispenser in a hospital pharmacy and works part-time as an English teacher.
The hardships can be imagined Know.
But 7 years later, with his own efforts,
he became one of only 10 graduates.
obtained a doctorate in medicine from Yale University.
(Due to Xiangya’s 7-year long-term education system,
At that time, Connecticut State University and Yale University in the United States both recognized that Xiangya graduates were at the same level as their home countries and their own universities. Therefore, both After graduating, a classmate approached him to practice medicine.
He flatly refused. He said:
"How many patients can a doctor cure in his lifetime?
If he invented a This method of prevention can prevent hundreds of millions of people from infectious diseases." So he later entered
and studied in the Department of Bacteriology of Peking Union Medical College for three years.
He admired the founders of microbiology
- Pasteur in France and Koch in Germany ,
And there was a Shibasaburo Kitasato in Japan,
who studied under Koch and made important discoveries,
Therefore, he is known as the "Koch of the East".
Tang Feifan said to others:
"Why can't China produce an 'Eastern Pasteur'?"
Later he entered Harvard After further study in medical school, he was unanimously recognized by foreign tutors. He became the first Chinese to devote himself to virology research at that time, and he also became a pioneer in international virology research.
Harvard famous bacteriologist
Professor Qin Sir once said:
"Except for me, Tang Feifan can be counted as the only person in the world who really studies seriously."
His career in the United States has developed smoothly!
Until 1928,
he received a letter from the motherland...
It turned out to be his teacher Yan Fuqing,
On behalf of the Central University School of Medicine,
invited him to return to China to teach.
The letter read:
" Chinese Your own medical school needs you,
it cannot give you glory, wealth,
nor fame and fortune,
but it can provide you with an opportunity to serve your compatriots. "
At that time, his American mentor repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but he still resolutely gave up the superior life in the United States.
He took his family back to the disaster-ridden motherland.
He served as associate professor and professor in the Department of Bacteria, School of Medicine, Central University in Shanghai.
In the crude laboratory of Central University,
he used crude equipment to study viruses and
etiology of infectious diseases.
He also started research on
bovine pleuropneumonia, which was rarely studied at the time. In just a few years,
has published more than 20 papers, and every one of them is valuable!
After the July 7th Incident broke out,
he looked very weak,
but resolutely walked out of the laboratory,
full of patriotic enthusiasm,
forgetting his own personal safety,
rushed to the front line, in the hail of bullets,
rescued killed countless wounded.
He said:
"It is not fate, it is my own choice.
I am small and artillery fire cannot hit me.
I am the most suitable for this."
However, the Japanese offensive became more and more fierce,
the motherland continued to fall.
Some people think that it is useless for him to go to the front line, and
should just stay in the laboratory and do research.
He said: "Research, research,
no matter how good things are, what is the use of
becoming a slave of the country?!"
In his life,
twice started from scratch for the motherland.
Because of the war in China at that time, natural disasters continued,
the plague was rampant everywhere,
restoring the epidemic prevention department became a top priority!
He took over this task without hesitation and became the director of the Central Epidemic Prevention Department.
At that time, China's epidemic prevention department was almost collapsed.
There were no funds, no equipment, and no personnel.
He ran around,
raised funds little by little,
reborn the dying epidemic prevention department,
he set up clinics one after another,
arranged staff to take turns to treat nearby residents,
he founded A primary school for children,
allows some children to study during the war. As the only official epidemic prevention agency in China at that time, he also led relevant personnel to secretly undertake the work of germ warfare against the Japanese army.
The experimental building of the Central Epidemic Prevention Office during the war (Kunming Xishan)
He directed the staff to produce domestic penicillin.
With unremitting efforts, one day,
He found a ball of green hair on a mechanic's leather shoes,
and isolated a high-yield penicillin strain.
This saved the lives of countless Chinese soldiers who fought bloody battles on the battlefield at that time.
This was also the first batch of clinical-grade penicillin in China. penicillin!
The authoritative British magazine " Nature ", in 1943,
introduced this epidemic prevention department in surprise:
"There is a small penicillin workshop here...
Dr. Tang's factory maintained a high level.
Although there is no running water,
but his stables and animal houses
They are all very clean..."
British scientist Needham in "Nature" magazine, was surprised by the environment in which he made vaccines
and the Epidemic Prevention Department has become a base for cultivating outstanding talents.
He worked here at that time Young people later became leaders in their respective fields.
In 1945, the US military doctor
called him,
because in the hearts of the US military,
Tang Feifan was a real
Chinese anti-Japanese hero,
He should be the first Chinese to learn of the Japanese surrender.
For a time, the epidemic prevention station was in a state of excitement!
People gave out earth-shaking cheers!
And he was already in tears in the study...
In 1945, all employees of the Central Epidemic Prevention Office (third from right in the front row: Tang Feifan)
After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War,
he was ordered to take over the Central Epidemic Prevention Office in Beijing.
This place has long been destroyed by the Japanese army, and
equipment has also been crushed by tanks .
There is no building or equipment,
The government cannot provide much construction funds,
He started from scratch again.
With his efforts, in 1947, the
0,000-square-meter epidemic prevention department was officially completed.
This epidemic prevention department later became the Institute of Antibiotics of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
In 1949, colleagues from the Central Epidemic Prevention Office held a parade to celebrate the liberation of Nanjing.
After the founding of New China,
infectious diseases quickly spread and ravaged China.
So he organized large-scale production of vaccines to vaccinate people.
In 1949,
the plague was prevalent in the northern of Chahar Province.
He personally organized the personnel. In just two months,
produced more than 9 million ml of vaccine,
saved countless people, and
almost suffered from the plague. The Chinese who took their lives.
He developed the ether sterilization method,
able to produce a large number of high-quality cowpox vaccines under simple conditions.
In 1961, using his method,
China successfully eliminated the smallpox virus,
16 years ahead of the world!
He also prepared to establish the
"Central Institute for the Control of Biological Products",
and presided over the formulation of
China's first biological products specification:
"Biological Products Manufacturing Verification Regulations".
Since then, China has had a unified system for the quality management of biological products.
Right: Tang Feifan
Severe infectious diseases have been effectively controlled
through his efforts.
New China begins to move toward new life amidst the ruins.
He was already 57 years old at the time,
but he suddenly stopped all his administrative affairs and
rushed to another battlefield with enthusiasm.
He wants to resume that battle,
himself interrupted for 20 years,
- research on trachoma pathogens.
Trachoma is not worth mentioning now,
but at that time, it was an infectious disease that was frowned upon.
The incidence rate in China was as high as
the blindness rate was as high as
WHO also lists trachoma as a major international epidemic disease. In 1928, Hideyo Noguchi of Japan claimed to have isolated a bacterium from trachoma materials and proposed the "bacterial pathogenic theory."
claims to have solved the 30-year-old problem of
in the international microbiology community.
has caused a sensation in the whole world! He is hailed as:
Japan’s national treasure and the world’s treasure.
But Tang Feifan was skeptical about his research,
He planted "Granulobacter" into the eyes of 12 volunteers,
proved that it did not cause disease,
overturned Noguchi Hideyo's "bacterial pathogen" explain".
The academic community was in an uproar.
As a proud Japanese,
naturally couldn't bear such insults.
kept attacking and abusing him.
At that time, the world still regarded Noguchi Hideyo's research as authoritative,
so he went to Beijing Tongren Hospital ,
to collect samples from trachoma patients.
The director of the ophthalmology department at the time, Zhang Xiaolou, ,
wanted to cooperate with him, and he agreed.
He retrieved 201 copies of materials from Tongren Hospital,
and used rabbits and monkeys to continue his research on isolating trachoma virus.
Soon after,
he successfully isolated a virus.
This is the world’s first trachoma virus!
He became the first Chinese to discover an important pathogen in the world.
He is also the only Chinese so far.
He named the pathogen TE8.
Many countries later called it
"Thomson's virus".
Learn from the past and learn from the future.
He is rigorous and neither impatient nor impatient.
He did not rush to publish the paper under Zhang Xiaolou's urging.
Instead, after repeated confirmations and experiments,
finally published the paper in October 1956. Published a paper.
In order to confirm that TE8 is the pathogen of trachoma,
On New Year's Eve of 1957, he planted TE8 into his eyes,
causing typical trachoma.
In order to obtain first-hand clinical data,
his eyes were red and swollen.
He persisted for 40 years. It took many days to receive treatment,
finally perfectly proved the pathogenicity of TE8!
His research,
instantly caused a sensation in the world!
The trachoma problem that has plagued the world for thousands of years,
because of him, was finally solved!
His discovery,
led to the rapid emergence of drugs to treat trachoma!
The number of trachoma patients in the world has dropped sharply.
In Shanghai in 1959, the incidence rate of trachoma was 84%.
Just two years later, it dropped to 5.4%.
This is a miracle!
The Japanese are now completely convinced,
Hideyo Noguchi has also disappeared from
Japanese textbooks.
In 1979, the famous Japanese writer Watanabe Junichi ,
in the completed masterpiece " Distant Sunset ",
gave a high evaluation to Noguchi Hideyo,
but he was concerned about the fact that Noguchi was deleted from the Japanese
textbook,
But not a word was mentioned.
Because he did not have the courage to say,
that name that defeated their national treasure,
that extraordinary Chinese name...
In 1957, the British "Science" magazine listed the three most important
biological research results in the
world:
The first item, British scientist John Kendrew,
Research on the X-ray crystal structure of myoglobin ;
The second item,
Danish scientist Jens Christian Skou,
The discovery of the sodium-potassium pump ;
The third item, that is, China Scientist Tang Feifan,
discovered Chlamydia trachomatis!
The first two studies won
the Nobel Prize in Chemistry,
and Tang Feifan became the Chinese who was closest to the Nobel Prize!
solved the problem of trachoma,
Tang Feifan began to solve the problem of anesthesia and poliomyelitis in China.
Because they greatly endanger children's lives.
Under his guidance,
China successfully isolated
its first measles virus, M9!
and laid the foundation for the emergence of subsequent vaccines.
He is happy with his numerous achievements, and
is also pleasantly surprised by the emergence of young talents in China.
He sighed to his wife:
"After all, in the new society,
I have never done so much work smoothly in such a short period of time in my life."
However, he never expected that
he would leave the world he loved so much in a tragic way soon...
That vigorous catastrophe was like an invincible battle. The plague of
is harvesting lives everywhere on the land of China.
Tang Feifan was quickly listed as a key target to be overthrown.
was pulled out of his home to criticize, yelled at, and
was accused of unwarranted charges.
Yesterday, he was an American spy and an international spy. Today,
he has become a fake scientist,
betraying national interests. Some people even slandered him, saying that he had an improper relationship with a subordinate female technician.
He has been stubborn all his life, how can
endure such an insult? !
On September 30, 1958,
61-year-old Tang Feifan,
couldn't bear the humiliation and despair,
committed suicide at his home in Beijing...
After his death, his family did not dare to hold a funeral, and
did not dare to mourn him.
was classified as "suicide out of fear of crime".
Time flies and time is ruthless.
China had already forgotten him at that time,
but people in many countries around the world still remember him.
People in the foreign scientific community have tried every means to inquire about his whereabouts.
After the famous scholar Joseph Needham learned of his death,
he was deeply saddened.
In a letter to the Beijing Institute of Biological Products,
he wrote:
“Looking back can help you get to know your country
Such an outstanding public servant of science,
feels honored. "
Because of the huge voice from the medical community,
the Chinese Ministry of Health had no choice but to hold a memorial service for him in 1979.
The international medical community has not forgotten this friend of mankind.
In 1980, the Chinese Ophthalmological Society received it.
Short message from the International Organization for Ophthalmology Control (IOAT):
Because of Dr. Tang’s outstanding contribution to the research and identification of trachoma pathogens, the International Organization for Ophthalmology Control decided to award him the Trachoma Gold Medal. It is hoped that Dr. Tang's mailing address can be obtained so that a formal invitation can be sent to him.
However, they did not know that
Tang Feifan was no longer alive.
What's even more irritating is that the last person to attend to receive the medal was Zhang Xiaolou who replaced Tang Feifan!
This incident has become a huge scandal in the history of Chinese science !
Zhang Xiaolou
Zhang Xiaolou directly stole Tang Feifan's results, and
became the first discoverer of trachoma virus.
Mainland media also vigorously promoted reports,
made Zhang Xiaolou smile brightly, and
appeared on the headlines of newspapers and was admired by others.
What's even more disgusting is that
Zhang Xiaolou also plagiarized his paper,
directly changed the author Tang Feifan,
to his own name.
He was interviewed everywhere,
introduced himself over and over again,
How did he discover the trachoma virus in the first place? of.
black and white reversed! It’s heartbreaking!
Zhang Xiaolou
Tang Feifan’s family,
had been silent for 20 years after his death,
finally took action in 1986!
They wrote to the
International Organization for Ophthalmology Prevention and Treatment (IOAT),
demanding justice for Tang Feifan.
IOAT then copied a new medal...
What’s even more ironic is that compared to Tang Feifan,
Noguchi Hideyo was Although he was deleted from the textbooks,
is still an outstanding scientist.
has become Japan's national hero.
is worshiped by the Japanese people.
His face has even been printed on the Japanese banknote,
as a permanent commemoration!
In Japan,
cartoonists draw cartoons for him,
writers write books for him,
his cemetery has also become a pilgrimage site for the Japanese.
The 2003 "SARS" virus swept across the land of China from south to north,
taking away countless lives!
Experts once predicted that
would give the Chinese people who are eager for survival a bolt from the blue.
Experts say that due to the particularity of SARS, it will take at least 3 years to develop a vaccine!
An old man from the health department,
couldn’t help but choked up and sighed when
was being interviewed by reporters:
If Mr. Tang Feifan was still alive,
why would he be like this?
He saved countless lives in China with his blood.
He spent his life to build China's Great Wall of Epidemic Prevention.
In the darkness and humiliation,
he silently completed an immortal legend.
Although his flesh and blood were scattered,
his heroic spirit will never be destroyed!
He lives up to his name, and his life is extraordinary! An extraordinary life!
Today, July 23, 2022,
Tang Feifan’s 125th birthday,
pays tribute! In memory! !
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