| Infectious diseases have always been one of the major threats to the whole human society.In modern times,the infectious diseases in Hainan Island showed a trend of more and more frequent in frequency and increased in complexity in the types of infectious diseases.In modern Hainan,infectious diseases spread frequently in the early stage,weakened in the middle stage,and then spread frequently in the late stage.Due to its unique natural and social environment and geographical location,Hainan in modern times became an important place for the introduction and epidemics of other imported infectious diseases,such as cholera and plague,as well as long-term infectious diseases such as malaria and smallpox.The spread of many kinds of infectious diseases brought threats to people’s life and property safety,and also had a lot of adverse effects on modern Hainan society.From the spread of infectious diseases in Hainan Island in ancient times,it can be seen that the spread of infectious diseases in Hainan Island in modern times did not appear suddenly.In modern times,different infectious diseases were clearly classified and named,and the temporal and spatial distribution of infectious diseases in Hainan Island in modern times was clarified.In the course of the spread of infectious diseases in Hainan Island in modern times,various extreme natural disasters,years of continuous wars,the gradual development of transportation,the folk beliefs adopted by ordinary people and other factors became its accomplices.When infectious diseases were spreading and causing major disasters,the government and the non-governmental forces such as charity groups,overseas Chinese and missionaries in China took different measures to deal with infectious diseases,prevent infectious diseases and reduce the harm of infectious diseases.Although the measures were too limited in today’s view,they did play a certain role.Under the influence of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases,the distribution of medical places in modern Hainan,the medical professionals in modern Hainan and the development of medical education in modern Hainan constituted the medical and health situation in modern Hainan. |