The plague in Athens lasted from more than 2400 years ago to/kloc-0 in the middle and late 9th century [1].
A disease more than 2400 years ago almost destroyed the whole of Athens. For more than a year, the citizens of Athens have lived in a nightmare. The strong young people around him suddenly had a high fever, and their throats and tongues were congested, giving off an unusually unpleasant smell. Unfortunately, the patient sneezed, his voice was hoarse, and he had chest pain because of a severe cough. A doctor found that fire could prevent epidemics, thus saving Athens.
flu
As early as 4 12 BC in ancient Greece, Hippocrates had described diseases similar to influenza. 19th century, Hirsch, a German medical geographer, made a detailed list of influenza-like outbreaks since 1 173. The first epidemic apparently caused by influenza occurred in Britain in 15 10.
Later, 1580, 1675, 1733, there were cases in which influenza caused a large-scale epidemic. The earliest detailed description of the epidemic influenza was in 1580. Since then, the literature has recorded 3 1 influenza pandemics. Among them, from 1742 to 1743, the epidemic caused by influenza once involved 90% eastern Europeans, and from 1889 to 1894, "Russian influenza" swept through western Europe, with a wide range of incidence and high mortality, causing serious impact.
pestis
The first plague epidemic in history occurred in the 6th century A.D., originated in the Middle East, and its epidemic center was on the Mediterranean coast of the Near East. In 542 AD, it passed through Port Said in southern Egypt and spread to North Africa and Europe along the land and sea trade routes, affecting almost all famous countries at that time. The epidemic lasted for 50 or 60 years, with 10,000 people dying every day, and the death toll in the extreme epidemic period was close to 100 million. This epidemic led to the decline of the Eastern Roman Empire.
The second epidemic occurred in the14th century with different origins. The epidemic lasted for nearly 300 years, spreading all over Eurasia and the north coast of Africa, especially in Europe. By August of 1665, 2,000 people died every week, and 8,000 people died a month later. It was not until a few months later that a big fire (known as the "London Fire" in history) destroyed most buildings in London, and the rats disappeared, and the plague epidemic subsided. This epidemic and plague is the one known as the "Black Death" in history.
rabies
The face of rabies virus has been clearly presented to people for only one hundred years, but the clear record of virus disease existed as early as 400 years ago. As early as 1566, there have been cases of rabies biting, but until 1885, people still don't know what causes rabies.
In the era when bacterial theory is dominant, the experiment of the famous French scientist Pasteur (1822- 1895) opened up a new road for the prevention and treatment of rabies. Pasteur found from practice that dogs can resist rabies virus infection with normal intensity by injecting rabies medulla oblongata extract containing pathogens into rabbits for many times and then injecting these liquids with decreasing toxicity into dogs.
The second plague epidemic (19 to the beginning of 20th century)
tuberculosis
According to the data, since the discovery of tuberculosis in Koho 1882, the death toll of tuberculosis has reached 200 million. Today, the prevention and treatment of tuberculosis is mentioned again, because the latest data show that the global death toll of tuberculosis patients has increased from 2.5 million in 1990 to 3.5 million in 2000. 75% of TB deaths occur in the most productive age group (15 to 45 years old), and 2 billion people around the world have been infected with TB, with an annual infection rate of 1%, that is, about 65 million people are infected with TB every year.
The third plague
The third plague epidemic started at the end of 19 (1894), broke out suddenly and reached its peak in 1930s. It always spreads to more than 60 countries in Asia, Europe, America and Africa, and the death toll exceeds10 million.
The epidemic spread quickly and widely, far ahead of the two pandemics. At present, this plague has almost disappeared in North America, Europe and other places. However, in some parts of Asia and Africa, human and mouse diseases still occur from time to time.