? * * * More than 500 human bones were unearthed in/kloc-0, most of which were buried in wooden coffins or urn coffins, and some were buried after cremation.
? According to the survey, most of the dead were young people in their thirties, including many children. He died between the end of Edo and the beginning of Meiji.
Among them, local scholars found that nearly 30% of the deceased had lesions in their hands and feet, and they might have syphilis and bone tumors. Through these clues, it is speculated that these people may have died of plague at the same time.
? Plague is one of the four disasters that human beings have to face since ancient times, and the terrible place of plague is recorded in ancient books in China.
? The earliest extant ancient Chinese medicine book Huangdi Neijing also recorded this plague.
? The most serious plagues experienced by mankind are SARS, plague, smallpox, influenza, cholera, malaria and so on.
? Plague is an infectious disease caused by some highly pathogenic substances, such as bacteria and viruses. It is generally caused by poor sanitary conditions after natural disasters.
? This is also the reason why the battlefield will be cleaned up after all wars since ancient times.
? In the case of poor medical measures in ancient times, being infected with the plague was equivalent to being directly sentenced to death.
? In ancient times, the common methods to deal with plague were isolation, disinfection, burning and drinking medicine. Isolation generally means that all people in the disaster-stricken areas are concentrated in one area for centralized treatment, and doctors are not allowed to enter or leave except government officials.
? In most cases, due to the limited medical resources in ancient times, only isolated people died of plague can survive.
? Since entering the era of modern industrialization, although the harm of plague is still great, it is no longer as helpless as before. ?
At present, the whole world is also experiencing a plague, and that is COVID-19. Fortunately, the vaccine has been developed at present, and it is believed that this disaster will be defeated before long.