Ancient Chinese were knowledgeable about the epidemic 3,000 years ago

The inscriptions on the bones, shells and shells of excavated animals show that the Chinese people have been familiar with the disease since ancient times.

An expert in writing on the bones of an archeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Song Zhenhao, said that during the Shang Dynasty (1600 to 1046 BC) when an epidemic was raging, officials Thuong had applied many measures to prevent the epidemic, while residents of this dynasty had to invite the priests to come to perform the ceremony to ward off evil spirits.

The inscription on the bones of ancient China.

The inscription on the bone , also called Giap text , is the ancient Chinese language named for the characters carved on turtle shells and animal bones. This is a primitive form of Chinese characters and is the oldest fully developed characters in China.

One of the best examples is the cow bone fragment found at a Shang Dynasty relic in An Duong City in Henan Province, central China. On this piece of bone is engraved with some ancient writing saying that during the plague, many sacrifices were held to pray for disaster. The plates also contain records of preventive and curative measures such as isolation, acupuncture, wormwood, and so on. This is arguably the first record of the disease situation in ancient China.

According to expert Song Zhenhao, up to now, more than 50 types of diseases have been recorded in the texts engraved on bones and shells, and apricot shells excavated in China. By examining ancient lines, the expert concluded that "the health sector was at a high level" at that time and that the Chinese were knowledgeable about diseases and infectious diseases more than 3,000 years ago. .

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