A Study Of Plague In West And East Han Dynasty

Plague, which is infectious and epidemic, is the most serious disease for human being .In Han Dynasty, without scientific knowledge, it is hard for people to discover the truth of plague. Once it comes, no one can survive. It casts a deep shadow on the economy, life and social order in West and East Han Dynasty.Plague in West and East Han Dynasty represents a kind of disease that is infectious and easy to spreading, which differs from the one we talk about today. It refers to a range of diseases, not only many kinds of infectious diseases, but also some non-infectious ones. From some reference books, I divide these diseases into two groups: confirmed plague and suspected plague.From the records of plague in Han Dynasty, it happens persistently and all around the country. Nearly every King is confronted with the plague; even it occurs every three years. Meantime, as for the space, it takes place almost everywhere of the country. Comparing the distribution of the times and space in Han Dynasty, we can see in West Han Dynasty, it mainly happens in the north, while in East Han, Chang jiang area becomes the disaster area, due to the development of the south and increase in the population .From the analysis, it seems that the happening of the plague is related to the honesty of the reign. As well, the happening of the plague varies with the season.Through the study of Bamboo Slips, there are many small scale plague happening in Northwest China, especially typhoid is in the majority. However, Han Dynasty pays more attention to the security of this area, with professional doctors and effective drugs, these measures...