Study Of Ancient Epidemic Situation In Shanxi Province

Objective:In shanxi region before 1911 epidemic information of material and finishing for the early stage of the foundation, and combining with the plague occurs in shanxi natural environment and social background of the corresponding analysis and research, revealing shanxi ancient popular epidemic characteristics and laws of time and space, this ancient shanxi outbreak and interaction with social situation and the experience of disease prevention and control of the probes into the emergence of ancient epidemic popular enlightenment for the present, in order for the modern provide history lessons to broaden the thinking and disease prevention and control work, and strive to shanxi region, especially in the Ming and qing dynasties in ancient literature research before the outbreak of blank to supplement and perfect.Methods:Of shanxi the existing government, state, county annals, local tzu chi, historical literature such as "han", "Ming", "the draft history of qing and Ming shi lu", "qing memoir", classics, the present works, such as "China's history of disasters such as a total of nearly 380 kinds of historical materials, from material compiled records of ancient epidemic situation in shanxi nearly more than 20000 words, draw, a total of 739 counties of ancient epidemic situation in shanxi, and the related factors(natural disasters, social changes) screening, make a data graph, expound the epidemiological characteristics of epidemic and related discussion.Results:The first outbreak in shanxi records dating back to 655 BC king hui of zhou period, after 2558 years, until 1903 a total of 739 in Shanxi Province have to explicitly specify the epidemic popular county, mainly occurs after the 16 th century(1601-1903), a total of 513 county, accounting for 69.42% of the total number of all. According to the dynasty, epidemics in 12 dynasties popular, mainly Ming dynasties. Seasonal distribution, mainly concentrated in the spring, summer, autumn three season, significantly fewer in winter, but spring, summer, autumn three season epidemic times there was no significant difference. Shanxi regional distribution characteristics of ancient epidemic situation is: the disease is mainly popular in basin, mountainous hilly region is less, the distribution and population are basically identical. In county outbreaks in 739, the disease of disease is a total of 196 times. Most for diphtheria, big wind, the plague. From the accompanied by shanxi ancient epidemic factors associated with drought. Water, drought, frost, insect and other natural disasters, war and social changes such as economic development, population flows have relations, though not a major factor, but also have. Epidemics occur often killed a large number of population, loss of ethics, and to a certain extent, cause social instability, and bad social influence. Shanxi ancient disease occurs, the government often take the following measures and epidemic prevention:(1) from rent fu, temporarily exempt the corvee, relief open;(2) to set up temporary pestilence hospital;(3) buried bones;(4) giving medicine material and epidemic prevention; 5. Pray god di, take heart.The preliminary research on the ancient shanxi outbreak, enlightenment to today's prevention and treatment of the disease are as follows:(1) important responsibilities in the government;(2) a mainstay is the acknowledgement;(3) The final result to see people.Conclusion:Shanxi, frequent disasters of war, and the plague. In spite of shanxi in 1911 before the outbreak of records referring to shanxi local county annals, detailed, all kinds of medical and other related literature such as the inscriptions, genealogy, few systematic records, more fragmented and brief. But from the collected various kinds of information, still can learn a lot of rich experience, and the prevention and treatment of disease today have great reference.