Some people say that this epidemic is very similar to the ancient plague, so how was the ancient plague solved?

At the arrival of the new year in 2020, it should have been a holiday period to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new, but a great event happened in our country. Novel coronavirus broke out in Wuhan for the first time. The disease is highly contagious and has a long incubation period, so it is difficult to cure. Therefore, the number of patients once increased, and the national fight against the virus epidemic was put on the agenda.

This epidemic is very similar to the ancient plague, and both have the characteristics of strong infectivity and wide spread. Now people are required to stay at home and wear masks as little as possible to fight the epidemic. Then, when the ancient plague broke out, how did the ancients fight the epidemic?

According to historical research, there were more than 300 plagues in ancient China. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was an epidemic. How did the ancients spend it?

In ancient times, if a plague broke out, it was similar to the method used now.

The first point is isolation. Ancient doctors also realized that the plague was highly contagious, so they separated healthy people from sick people, thus putting an end to the possibility of healthy people getting sick. This is a very correct practice of the ancients, and they are also very wise.

The second point is medication. There were many famous doctors in ancient China. When the plague broke out at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Febrile Diseases became the originator of traditional Chinese medicine. From this medical book, we can find many ways to treat infectious diseases. In ancient times, doctors would find some patients to try drugs. As a prescription to fight the plague, the prescription with better curative effect will be spread from the country to the local area, and then the local officials will organize the treatment of patients. This is also an effective method.

The third point is immunotherapy. Immunotherapy is to inject the blood of patients into healthy people and observe the reaction of healthy people. This experiment has been done in ancient times and has a certain effect. Some healthy people produced antibodies and survived the plague, while others were in poor health and did not survive.

The ancients in China were very wise. Under the impact of repeated plagues, the ancients successfully defeated them. I believe that in the modern era of advanced medicine, as long as the people of the whole country join hands to fight the plague together, we will eventually win a decisive victory.