In ancient times, medical technology was still developed, people's understanding of infectious diseases was not comprehensive, and effective preventive measures were lacking, which was also the reason for the frequent occurrence of large-scale plagues in history. Among them, three plagues were the most serious, causing more than 40 million deaths. Today, I will take you to know about these three plagues.

The plague in Athens.

In 430 BC, a terrible plague swept through Athens, which directly led to the death of about14 residents in Athens. This plague is also the earliest recorded major infectious disease in human history. At that time, there was a great war between the Tyrol League headed by Athens and the Peloponnesian League headed by Sparta. Athens took measures to make a large number of people in the bag, thus avoiding the attack of the Spartan army. That summer, the temperature soared to a rare 40%. As a result, the local population exploded and the health pressure exploded. Some people who entered Athens also carried a mysterious infectious disease that first appeared in Ethiopia. Then it started to spread wildly. Infected people usually start with high head fever, followed by abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and even severe intestinal ulceration. The plague lasted for three years and took a quarter of the population of Athens.

Antony plague in ancient Rome

These two plagues occurred in Rome in 164 and 250 respectively, which directly destroyed the entire huge Roman empire. /kloc-in 0/64, ancient Rome sent troops to attack the Syrian rebels. After the victory, booty and plague were brought back to the victorious army in Rome, just like a seeder sowing the seeds of plague all the way. The patient began to have severe diarrhea and vomiting, sore throat, fever, black pustules, leading to inflammation, unbearable thirst, deep tracheal ulcers, ulceration of hands and feet, in other words, skin pus, black or metabolic feces. Most recovered patients will get sores all over the body, and the rash will peel off like scales.

Great plague in Eastern Han Dynasty.

The Great Plague, which occurred at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, is considered to be the largest plague in the history of China. The Yellow River is shrouded in plague in most parts of Peking University, and it is famous for its cruel treatment under the joint action of famine and war for years. According to records, the plague caused a total of 50 million deaths, some people say it was more than 20 million, but it is certain that people did die of the plague during that period. There must be tens of millions, which is the most appalling plague in the history of China, and its tragic degree is comparable to the Black Death in medieval Europe.