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It is not possible to accurately judge the nature of the disease and the causes of death of the Lykovs, since none of the doctors saw them at that time and the "case history" as a document does not exist. Therefore, my conclusions are based on the stories of the Lykovs who survived. The main points that I highlighted were as follows. The Lykovs fell ill at the end of September, almost all at the same time. The first, after long cooling in water, was Dmitry. According to Agafya, he suffered from shortness of breath, had difficulty breathing, fever, chills. As can be concluded, Dmitry had severe pneumonia, from which he died a week later. On the same days, all the other Lykovs fell ill, they also had symptoms of damage to the respiratory system: weakness, shortness of breath, a feeling of suffocation, cough, fever. Probably, Karp Osipovich was the easiest to get sick, Natalya was the most sick, she had hemoptysis. As the Lykovs say, after self-treatment with a decoction of nettle, rhubarb and "bloodstone" (celandine), their condition improved somewhat.
However, hard work in the cold (digging potatoes from under the snow, preparing firewood, Dmitry's funeral) again led to a deterioration in the Lykovs' health. Savvin's symptoms of intestinal inflammation and bleeding from it (probably hemorrhagic enterocolitis) were added. With symptoms of complete exhaustion and loss of strength, he died. During Savvina's illness, Natalya took care of him, did the laundry. By the way, after Savvin's death, all his dirty linen and outerwear were carried away from the hut and burned (it seems that the Lykovs understood that this could be a source of infection). After the death of Savvin, Natalia's condition deteriorated again catastrophically, and after 10 days she died. At the same time Agafya was seriously ill and Karp Osipovich was easier. They also showed signs of pneumonia. Only by the end of winter did Agafya feel relief, the younger body coped with the disease.
From what has been said, the conclusion suggests itself that the cause of the Lykovs' illness and death was some kind of infection, the development of which was facilitated by cooling, hard exhausting work and, of course, the weakening or absence of specific immunity. The milder course of the disease in the eldest Karp Osipovich is probably due to the greater "training" of his immune systems, since he grew up and lived for many years "in the world", in contact with many people, and therefore with many infections.
According to my observations, Karp Osipovich gave up a little, wrinkles increased, his back was bent. There is no longer that easy, flying, gallant gait, although he still looks younger than his years, fast, mobile, physically strong enough. The grandfather complains of frequent pain in the back and lower abdomen, hearing loss. The latter is probably only a small trick of the old man, since the hearing test showed him to be in good condition (at a distance of about 15 meters, he hears a slight click of the camera well). Karp Osipovich still sees well, reads his books freely even in low light conditions. His sense of color is the same as that of Agafia, it is not disturbed, he distinguishes color correctly. Karp Osipovich's face is swollen, especially under the eyes, which is probably associated with mosquito and midge bites. With excitement, his hands begin to shake, shortness of breath appears up to twenty-eight times a minute, the veins in his neck swell. However, there are no clear signs of pulmonary and cardiovascular insufficiency. To the question: “How old are you?” He answered - 82. Three years ago he said - 84. Why? According to my calculations, Karp Osipovich should be 87 years old.
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