The epidemic promoted the development of public health and medicine.
The second worldwide bubonic plague pandemic, historically known as the "Black Death", 1348-1351 years in Europe spread rapidly, patients died within 3 to 5 days, the number of people killed in three years reached 62 million (some say 30 million), the European population decreased by nearly 1/4, of which Venice reduced by 70%, England reduced by 58%, France reduced by 3
At the peak of the epidemic in 1348, the number of deaths in Florence, Venice, London and other cities were more than 100,000 people. The "Black Death" continued into the 17th century before subsiding. A more widespread epidemic was the third worldwide plague pandemic, which broke out in Hong Kong in 1894 and reached its peak in the 1930s, affecting more than 60 countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Australia and killing more than 10 million people. Among them, India was the worst, with more than 1.02 million deaths in 20 years.
The epidemic was mostly distributed in coastal cities and nearby densely populated neighborhoods, and the speed of spread of the epidemic and the wide range of areas affected far exceeded that of the previous two pandemics. Today, the plague is almost extinct in North America and Europe, but it still occurs in some parts of Asia and Africa.
Plague Prevention
Rats and fleas should be exterminated, inter-rat plague should be monitored, and outbreak reporting should be strengthened. Strict quarantine of vehicles, ships and airplanes from infected areas, and suspected travelers should be isolated and quarantined. People in and around the infected area, the staff participating in epidemic prevention should be vaccinated against plague vaccine.
1, anti-plague "three to" and "three don't"
"Three to": found sick (dead) The three "three": find sick (dead) otter and other sick (dead) animals to report; found plague patients or suspected plague patients should be reported immediately; found that the cause of the emergency death of patients should be reported immediately.
"Three don'ts": don't touch, skin or cook sick (dead) otters and other sick (dead) animals; don't sit or rest around otter holes to prevent flea bites; don't go to the home of a plague patient or a suspected plague patient to visit the nursing care or the home of the deceased to mourn.
2, personal protection
Anyone who comes into contact with plague or suspected plague patients should take enhanced protection. Medical personnel should enter the ward with a full set of personal protective equipment, including protective glasses, protective clothing, N95 masks, gloves, shoe covers.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - plague