Virus Hunter

In this book, I saw that behind the mask, you and I are just ordinary people. But after putting on the mask, you need to do everything with a professional attitude. Lu Jian is the representative of many professionals in the book. He is a good teacher and friend. He guides and teaches Lin Xiaoyu. He never lets Lin Xiaoyu do things beyond his ability. He can also give him timely affirmation or pull back his divergent thinking. He also gives Lin Xiaoyu enough respect and can understand Lin Xiaoyu's emotions when it does not involve professional daily life. Finally, I feel that there is a lack of an extra episode where Lu Jian invites Lin Xiaoyu to drink bean juice. Will there be a series of stories at the end?

What touched me most was the portrayal of "balance" in the book. Researchers must not only use accurate genetic sequencing to capture traces of the virus, but also deliver rationality when the public is in panic; they must pursue academic breakthroughs while resisting capital interference in research data. When the protagonist withstood the pressure of "complete elimination" in order to protect a bat population that may carry a key strain of the virus, I suddenly understood: the battlefield of virus hunters has never been limited to fighting viruses, but also to protect the balance between man and nature, science and ethics.

A very interesting and rigorous story. I feel that the author is very knowledgeable and even proficient in the things described in the article, so that readers can understand it from an outsider's perspective. What touched me most in the article was Lu's cautious attitude towards the research results. Scientific research requires careful exploration and careful demonstration. Of course, Xiao Lin's bold assumptions are also indispensable. Thanks to Xiao Lin's existence for making this book more interesting.

The storyline is very compact and the description is very attractive. It makes people want to read it in one go. It also adds a lot of knowledge. It is my favorite type. If this story is made into a TV series, it will be very interesting. My favorite is the section at the beginning, which describes the scene of a group of people entering the Buddhist cave. It immediately captures the curiosity. I also like the section in Miaozhuang Village very much. I like the role of Lu Jian very much. I feel it is so charming. As soon as he appears, his calm aura comes over me. He feels very reliable and his professional ability is super strong.

I've heard it said that immunologists work like detectives, piecing together the details and wading through a swamp of speculation and experiment in an effort to find the truth. The discovery of Typhoid Mary was exactly such a difficult investigative process. From this point of view, the title of this book is really appropriate, not to mention that the author is a virology expert and has made contributions in the fight against the epidemic. His daily work is like a hunter or detective, collecting details, getting closer to the truth (prey), and finding ways to subdue it. Even if you don't mention the above, the protagonist of this book avenges his brother, is not afraid of life and death, constantly reveals the truth, and the description of the bizarre and terrifying atmosphere is very exciting. After reading the middle part, I will really be hooked and think about it for days. The above are not "composed" because I wanted to write a short essay. I have always liked medical works. The stories of several major infectious diseases around the world were all popular science stories I had read before. The struggle between humans and viruses is endless. From a certain perspective, these non-living entities are more difficult to deal with than living entities, and viruses have also changed human evolution to a certain extent. After reading this book, my feelings became even deeper.

Three parallel lines of suspense reasoning. Among them, I like the one about going to the countryside the most. It is very down-to-earth and has a sense of life. (It turned out to be a real experience later.) The author himself has an excellent scientific research background, and he has gained a lot of knowledge~

After going through the previous few years, reading this book was so touching. If humans lose prudence and awe when facing viruses and nature, disasters will easily occur, not to mention those with ulterior motives. The story's portrayal of the human nature of the characters is so wonderful. At first glance, the author seems to be a professional and practical person.

It took me two days to read this book "Virus Hunter" and I went through a big adventure of searching for viruses with Lu Jian and Lin Xiaoyu. What impressed me the most was what Lu Jian said when explaining the Ebola virus epidemic to Fu Lanxi on Myer Island. The occurrence of the infectious disease is related to the customs and sanitary conditions of local Africans. They hug and kiss patients and corpses, which is easy to spread. It's also related to people's cognition. Some people in Africa still think that Ebola is a curse. The same goes for the villagers of Miaozhuang Village in this book. They believe in the evil ghost theory of the village chief Pan and think that the patients are possessed by ghosts. Instead of sending them to the hospital for treatment, they ask the goddess to perform a magic dance at home to drive away the ghosts.

At first, I was still thinking that the virus was an ancient virus hidden in the Buddha statue. Lan Xi was very nervous when she saw the Buddha statue. After further reading, I discovered that it was a virus carried by bats. Decrypted layer by layer, very attractive.

I was attracted from the beginning. I thought it would be about supernatural, metaphysical and folk customs. I didn't expect that the author is very professional and has solid foundation. He is not just a piece of random imagination, but a professional practitioner. Alas, after the heavy losses in those years, the economy in various places is still very difficult. Recently, there has been the Aedes fever, and various deviations in the implementation of decision-making by grassroots personnel are still repeated. This kind of theme that explores the dilemma of scientific ethics is rare, and it is sad to see it.