| Wei-Jin , South and North Dynasty period was one of the peak prases in ancient China for the epidemic diseases. At that time more epidemic diseases that saw were mainly as follows: various kinds of parasitic disease , typhoid , dysentery , malaria , leprosy , pulmonary tuberculosis , rabies , red spot getting ill ,etc.Through to the arrangement of the epidemic diseases of this period , we can find the following characteristics: First, epidemic diseases were closely related to political situation turbulence and incessant war; Secondly , had obvious seasonality and regional characteristics , the pilosity ,to summer and the South areas; Third, the epidemic diseases were often accompanied natural calamities such as bloods and droughts ; Finally, it was apt to cause epidemic diseases that the heavy forced labour taking place. Natural and man-made calamities have aggravated the agony of people oppressed deeply .The breaks out and prevailing again and again of the epidemic diseases, had exerted a great influence on the society at that time. First of all, the most obvious influence was to cause population reduce and destroy to social normal development of economy; Secondly, they became one of the restriction factors of regime in planning concept of operations to the often decisive influence of the war process; Moreover, they had exerted a great influence on the psychology of people at that time.Facing the invasion and attack of each epidemic situation, the various circles of society react one after another . The main measure includes curing patients, burying the dead actively, lightening common people's burden , encouraging the people to resume and develop production, isolating patients, driving the calamity and serious illness away by superstitious means. People in accumulate experience with each struggle of epidemic disease , promote whole society constantly to progress. |
