A group of huskies rescued the residents of the small town of Nome, Alaska. Back in 1925, there was a sudden outbreak of diphtheria in Nome near the Arctic Circle. This disease is an acute respiratory infectious disease. The infected person can spread the disease through droplets and spread the source of the disease to other people. However, once the disease occurs, The patient may cause myocarditis, paralysis or even life-threatening due to complications. If you want to be cured, you have to get a diphtheria vaccine. However, there were not enough vaccines in the small town at the time, and the nearest vaccine storage place was even 1084 kilometers (674 miles) away. In addition, it was winter that caused freezing and traffic in various places. The suspension is undoubtedly an even worse situation. In order to rescue the residents of Nome, the local agency finally decided to deliver vaccines by dog sledding, and all the residents of the town also pin their hopes on these 20 huskies and dog sled drivers. However, in such a harsh climate, it generally takes 25 days to transport the vaccine to the town smoothly. However, the shelf life of the vaccine is only six days. Therefore, the polar mission of the race against life began. In order to increase efficiency, this group of sled teams decided to transport by relay, so that each dog can achieve the effect of going all out. Therefore, this transportation process is divided into several sections, and each section is responsible for different huskies and sled drivers. A sled driver named Leonhard Seppala and his partner Togo (huskies) were in charge of the penultimate mission. They first ran 274 kilometers from Nome and then took over the delivery of vaccines. In order to improve efficiency, they crossed the ice at the risk of breaking the ice. The icy bay, even being hit by a blizzard on the way, caused Leonhard to have symptoms of snow blindness. Fortunately, he finally led him to avoid the crevices of the glaciers under Togo's navigation. The vaccine is handed over to Gunnar Kaasen, the person in charge of the last shot. Under the premise that the sled team went all out, they completed the task in only 5 and a half days and saved countless lives. The most famous huskies in the sled team responsible for the relay are Togo and Balto (the last stick). To commemorate the sled team that worked hard to save Nome, a sculpture of a husky stands proudly in New York's Central Park for people to admire. The protagonist of this sculpture is Balto, commemorating the 20 brave dogs and their sleigh driving that saved countless residents of the town.
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