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（凤凰新闻网络电视台讯）AccordingtothehistoryofChineseepidemics，321epidemicshaveoccurredinChinasincetheWesternHanDynasty．DuetotheeffectivepreventionandtreatmentoftraditionalChinesemedicine，thespreadoftheepidemichasbeencontrolledinalimitedareaandtime．InthehistoryofChina，therehasneverbeenatragedyinwhichtensofmillionsofpeoplediedinaplagueliketheSpanishpandemic，theEuropeanblackdeathandtheglobalplague．
TraditionalChinesemedicinebringstheadvancedideaof＂vaccinationagainstinfectiousdiseases＂totheworld
Inthestrugglewithinfectiousdiseases，thecontributionoftraditionalChinesemedicinetothebenefitofallmankind，especiallysmallpoxpreventionandcontrol．SmallpoxwasintroducedintoChinainthefirstcenturyA．D．becauseoftheimmunologicthoughtof＂attackingpoisonwithpoison＂intraditionalChinesemedicineforalongtime，inthestudyoftraditionalChinesemedicineintheSongDynasty，smallpoxvaccinationwasusedtopreventsmallpox，andtheblisterslurryofpatientswithsmallpoxwaspickedout，driedintheshadeandblownintothenostrilsofhealthypeople．Aftersmallpoxvaccination，theywillnolongerbeinfected．BytheMingandQingDynasties，thereweredozensofMonographsonvacciniaandprofessionalvacciniadoctors．IntheQingDynasty，thegovernmentalsosetupthe＂vaccinationbureau＂topopularizevaccinationforthecommonpeople，whichcanbecalledtheearliestofficialimmunizationagencyintheworld．
TraditionalChinesemedicinehasspreadtoRussia，Korea，Japanandothercountries，andthentoTurkey，EuropeandAfricathroughRussia．ThemethodofhumanpoxwasimprovedafteritwastransferredfromRussiatotheOttomanEmpire．TraditionalChinesemedicine＇swayofdoingacneistoplugthenose．Ottomansusealongneedletocuttheupperarm＇sskin，inoculatesmallpoxseedswiththetipofaneedle，andthensealthewound．AftertheintroductionofhumanpoxtechniqueintoBritain，QinNa，adoctorofWesternmedicine，wasinspiredtoinventvaccinationtechniqueofcowpoxin1796，andthenitwastransmittedbacktoChinaandallovertheworld．ThissuccessinthehistoryofhumanimmunitycontainsthewisdomcontributedbytraditionalChinesemedicine．
Smallpoxusedtobeoneofthemostsevereinfectiousdiseasesinhumanhistory．Twobillionpeoplediedofsmallpoxintheworld．Intheeraofnovaccine，childrenareonethirdlikelytodieofsmallpox，thatistosay，oneineverythreechildrenwilldieofsmallpoxbeforetheyreachadulthood．Thosewhodonotdieofsmallpoxalsosufferfromtheinfectionofsmallpoxvirus．Themostobviousisthepockmarkedface．Smallpoxmakesthewholehumanbeingugly．
TCMhasresisted321large－scalepestilenceinChinesehistory
AccordingtothelatesteditionofthehistoryofChina＇sepidemicpublishedbytheChineseAcademyoftraditionalChinesemedicine，fromtheWesternHanDynastytotheendoftheQingDynasty，Chinahadatleast321large－scaleepidemics．TraditionalChinesemedicineandvariouspestilenceshavelaunchedabattleoflifeanddeathagainandagain，controllingthespreadoftheepidemicinalimitedareaandtime．InthehistoryofChina，therehasneverbeenatragedyinwhichtheSpanishpandemic，theEuropeanblackdeathandtheglobalplaguecausedtensofmillionsofdeaths．
＂TheancientChineseattachedgreatimportancetoinfectiousdiseases．＂LiangJun，theleadauthorofthehistoryofChineseepidemicsanddirectoroftheInstituteofChinesemedicalhistoryandliteratureoftheChineseAcademyoftraditionalChinesemedicine，toldreporters．Accordingtotheintroduction，themedicalwork＂HuangdiNeijing＂morethan2000yearsagorecordedthepreventionofinfectiousdiseases；sincetheHanDynasty，themedicalbookshavepaidattentiontoinfectiousdiseasesasakeyproject；Gehong＇s＂behindtheelbow＂intheJindynastyrecorded＂Xenopus＂（smallpox），＂rabiesbite＂（rabies），etc．；latermedicalbooksonmalaria，measles，diphtheria，varicella，cholera，dysentery，tuberculosis，etcAcuteinfectiousdiseasesandtheirtreatmentbasedonsyndromedifferentiationareclearlyrecorded．
Inadditiontothetreatmentofinfectiousdiseaseswithdrugs，ancientChinesemedicinealsosummeduptheexperienceofisolationandquarantine，disinfection，maintainingagoodenvironmentandpersonalhygiene，＂preventionbeforedisease＂andsoontocopewiththespreadoftheepidemic．
AccordingtothehistoricalmaterialsoftheWesternHanDynasty，＂thosewhosufferedfromdiseaseswerethosewholivedinanemptyhouseandlivedinthefirstplace，wheremedicinewasplaced．＂Thismeansthatthegovernmentsetupatemporarypublichospitaltocontroltheepidemicatthattime，indicatingthatChinahadtakenisolationmeasuresforinfectiousdiseasesasearlyas2ad．
BecausetraditionalChinesemedicinehaseffectivelyresistedthespreadof321large－scalepestilences，mostChinesepeopledonothaveadeepunderstandingofthehorrorofpestilence．Pestilenceusedtobethemostterribledemonkinginhumanhistory．Inhistory，theSpanishpandemic，theEuropeanblackdeath，theglobalplague，almosteveryplague，causedthetragedyoftensofmillionsofdeaths．Let＇stakealookatthehorrifyingtragediesofseveralgreatplaguesinEurope．
SevenmajorplaguesinEurope，nearlytensofmillionsofpeoplediedeachtime
TheancientGreece，whichlaidthefoundationofEuropeancivilization，wasdestroyedbyagreatplaguethathadneverbeenheardbefore．In430B．C．，agreatplagueoccurredinAthens，nearly1／2ofthepopulationdied，andthewholeAthenswasalmostdestroyed．It＇sunbelievablethatthereisanothermoreterribledemonbesidesthewar：plague．
ThefateoftheRomanEmpirewasalsochangedbythegreatplague．SmallpoxandmeaslesplagueinancientRomecausedonethirdofthetotalpopulationtodie．TheRomansoldierswhofoughteverywherebroughtsmallpoxandmeaslestoRome．InfectiousdiseasestookthelivesoftwoRomanemperors．Accordingtodioca，aRomanhistorian，2000peoplediedadayofillnessinRome．Itwasestimatedthatthetotaldeathtollwas5million，whichgreatlyweakenedthestrengthoftheRomanEmpire．
TheblackdeathoccurredinEuropeinthe14thcenturyA．D．，causingabout25milliondeaths，whichbecameaturningpointinEuropeanhistory．ItissaidthatEuropehasbeenindepressionforhundredsofyearsaftertheplague．
Theblackdeathisoneofthemostdeadlyplaguesinhumanhistory．In1348，hundredsofpeoplediedinEuropeeveryday．Europeanslamentedthattheendoftheworldreallycame．TheblackdeathhasnotletgoofanycornerofEurope，andevenextendeditsclawstoEurope＇scloseneighbors－theMiddleEastandNorthAfrica．By1348，itwasdividedintothreeparts，sweepingSpain，Greece，Italy，France，Syria，EgyptandPalestine．
AftertheblackdeathcameintoEngland，allthetenantsinsomemanorsdied．Andthedensityofpopulationinthecityisevenworse．Bymay，only30000ofLondon＇soriginal50000residentswereleft，anditwasnotuntilthe16thcenturythattheoriginalnumberwasrestored；atOxfordUniversity，two－thirdsofthestudentsdied！Bythetimetheoutbreakwasbroughtundercontrolin1351，theBritishIslesandIrelandhadlostabout40％oftheirtotalpopulation，farmorethantheirtotallossinthehundredyearwarbetweenBritainandFrance．
Theblackdeathtollis75millionworldwide，ofwhich25to50millionareinEurope．Inthreeyears，theBlackDeathravagedthewholeEuropeancontinentandspreadtoRussia，causingnearlyhalfoftheRussianpopulationtodie．
In1520，morethan3millionpeoplediedofsmallpoxinMexicobecauseoftheentryofSpaniards．Inthenext50years，nearly20millionpeoplewerelostduetosmallpoxinMexico．
From1914to1924，20millionpeoplediedinRussiaduetofamineandinfluenza．Spanishinfluenzaisthemostdeadlyinfectiousdiseaseinhumanhistory，whichkilled30millionpeoplein1919．
TraditionalChinesemedicinehumanpoxbringsvacciniaimmunologytotheworld，saving2billionlives
InnineteenthCentury，westernmedicinewasbasicallyverydarkinwoodlouse．InnineteenthCentury，whendoctorsinEuropetreatedpatients，theybleedblood，claimingthatbloodlettingcouldcurealldiseases．Enemawithturpentineandletthepatientdrinkbrandy．Pourboilingwateronthestomach：pourboilingwateronthestomachofthepatient．Birdexcrementwipesthehead，claimingtocureheadachesandhairloss．Rubthewoundwithhumanexcrement，claimingtohealbetter．Thebackwardwesternmedicineisbasicallyblindtocommondiseases，andishelplessinthefaceofplague．Soalmosteverymajorplaguekillstensofmillionsofpeople．
AftertheintroductionoftraditionalChinesemedicine（TCM）varicellavaccinationintoBritain，QinNa，amedicalexpertofWesternmedicine，wasinspiredtoinventvacciniain1796．Sincethen，westernmedicine＇simmunologyhasdevelopedrapidlyformorethan100years，whichhasgraduallycontrolledthespreadoftheplagueinEuropeancountries，walkedoutofthedarkeraofplague，andlaidasolidfoundationforEuropetoenterthemoderncultureandeconomicdevelopment．
Withoutthediscoveryofpoxmedicineforthepreventionandtreatmentofinfectiousdiseaseshundredsofyearsinadvance，humanbeingswouldhavedefeatedtheplaguestepbystep．WecanimaginethatifChinesemedicinehumanpoximmunologywasdiscovered200yearslater：30％－40％ofthepopulationdiedofeachmajorplagueinChinaandAsia，40％ofthepopulationdiedofeachmajorplagueinEurope．Afterseveralmajorplagues，howmanymorepeoplewoulddieintheworld？Humanbeingsmaybeputoffforhundredsofyearsbeforetheyenterthemoderncivilizedsociety．
HereareafewcasesofinfectiousdiseasestreatedbytraditionalChinesemedicineinthepasthundredyearstoseethemagicoftraditionalChinesemedicine．
1956，theyearofapplication
TheepidemicofencephalitisBbrokeoutinShijiazhuang．Westernmedicinecouldnotcontrolit，andtheepidemicbecamemoreandmoreserious．ZhouEnlaihastoaskPuFuzhou，afamousChinesemedicine，toprescribethepulse．Accordingtothetheoryofluck，accordingtotheclimateofShijiazhuang，whichissunnyandwarminthesummer，itcanclearawayheat，detoxifyandnourishyin．WithBaihuDecoction，ithasgreatmiraculouseffect．Thecurerateisover90％．Thecurativeeffectisfarbeyondtheworldlevel，savingtensofthousandsoflives．
YearofDingyou，1957
JapaneseencephalitishasalsobecomepopularinBeijing．Westernmedicineornot，ortoseekZhutraditionalChinesemedicine．FromthelocalweatherandthefivetransportationsandsixQiofthatyear，consideringthecontinuousrainandwetheatinBeijingformanyyears，itisawettemperature（differentfromthesummertemperature）．ThetraditionalChinesemedicineprescriptionssuchasBaihuplusAtractylodesdecoction，AlmondTalcumDecoctionandSanrenDecoctionwereusedtotreatthediseasewiththetraditionalChinesemedicineideasofaromatizationandclearingYangandpromotingdampness．
1898，1958
JapaneseencephalitisisprevalentinGuangzhou．DengTietao，amasterofChinesemedicine，alsousestraditionalChinesemedicinetotreatthesyndromeofsummerheatanddampness．Thecurativeeffectis90％，whichgreatlyreducesthemortalityrate，savesthelivesoftensofthousandsofpeople，andhasnosequelae．
Guiweiyear，2003
SARSbrokeout．WesternmedicineisusedinBeijing，butthemortalityrateisveryhigh，peopleareworried．UndertheguidanceofDengTietao，GuangzhouusedtraditionalChinesemedicinetotreatSARS，andthedeathratewasreducedtozero．Finally，Beijinghadtousealargedoseofhormonetocurepatients．However，thepatient＇srecoveryledtonecrosisofthefemoralhead，whichwasveryserious．
WuYoukeancientprescriptionoftraditionalChinesemedicineinMingDynast
curedmodernSARSvirus
WuYouke，afamousChinesemedicineexpertattheendofMingDynasty，certainlydidn＇tthinkwhenhewrotethetreatiseonplague：360yearslater，hisprescriptionforpreventionandtreatmentofinfectiousdiseaseswasusedbymodernpeopletodealwithanewSARSvirus．
Dr．ChenHongnengfromtheAffiliatedHospitalofSingaporeCollegeoftraditionalChinesemedicinecalledProfessorLiJingweifromtheChineseAcademyoftraditionalChinesemedicineandrecommendedtheuseof＂Dayuandrink＂topreventSARS＂DaYuanYin＂istheprescriptionofWuYouke，afamousdoctorofMingDynasty．Atthattime，SARSwasraginginmorethan20provincesandcitiesinChina，includingBeijing，andmorethan20countriesandregionsaroundtheworld．AftertheoutbreakofSARS，ChineseexpertsintraditionalChinesemedicinehaveprovidedanumberofpreventiveprescriptions．Thedecoctionmachinesofdrugstoresoperate24hoursaday．ChinesemedicineenterpriseshavebecomeoneoftheindustriesthathavebeenenduringantiprosperityduringtheperiodofSARS，savingthousandsofpatients．
Tuyouyou：Chinesemedicinebringsartemisinintotheworld
TuyouyoulooksforinspirationfromtraditionalChinesemedicine．InspiredbyGeHong，afamousdoctorintheEasternJinDynasty，whowrote＂theprescriptionforemergencypreparationatthebackoftheelbow＂，hefoundtheinspirationandfoundartemisinin．Atpresent，malariaisnolongeracommondiseaseinChina．In2013，therewereonly3896malariapatientsinChina，whichmaymakepeoplenotknowhowgreatartemisininis．ButinmosquitoinfestedSoutheastAsia，AfricaandSouthAmerica，malariastillthreatensthehealthandevenlifesafetyofhundredsofmillionsofpeople．Thediscoveryofartemisininhassavedmillionsoflives．
EuropeanspaidalotofmoneytobuysmallpoxpreventionandtreatmentoftraditionalChinesemedicineintheQingDynasty．AfteritwasintroducedintoEurope100yearsago，Europegraduallygotridofthedarkeraofplagueandbecameprosperous．
WithouttraditionalChinesemedicine，Chinnaisunlikelytoinventcowpox，butthatdoesn＇tmeanitwon＇thappen．Itmaytakehundredsofyearstodiscoverit．ThankstotraditionalChinesemedicine＇shumanpoxandBritishQinna，theoriginalimmunetechnologyoftraditionalChinesemedicinehassavedbillionsoflives．TheindeliblecontributionoftraditionalChinesemedicinetohumanbeings
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