Why haven't plague and cholera been eradicated? Which is more serious?

Plague and cholera are Class A infectious diseases. If they cannot be stopped, the consequences will be disastrous. With the development of medical care, the virus has gradually eased. The consequences of the outbreak of these two diseases are very serious. Fortunately, the cycle is short and they will be cured in about a week of isolation. So, which one is more serious, plague or cholera? Let's take a look at the introduction provided in this article!

Why haven't plague and cholera been eradicated?

The most terrifying factor in the spread of plague and cholera in history is that the religion that Indians believe in not only does not kill rats, but also raises them. Today, Indian temples and believers still leave food for rats. I am afraid that as long as India exists, plague and cholera will not disappear from the earth.

Which is more serious, plague or cholera?

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These two national statutory Class A infectious diseases are more powerful than severe acute respiratory syndrome.

They are too destructive and highly contagious. Once a person is infected, the condition will rapidly worsen. Take the plague for example. The plague has caused huge disasters in the past. The Plague of Justinian, the Black Death and the rat epidemic in China were all caused by it. These three plagues caused huge disasters to Europe and China at the time, and even more or less affected the direction of social development.

Without the support of modern medical means and health systems, plague and cholera are not only almost certain to cause death, but also spread widely and quickly, making it difficult to control their spread using traditional methods. Plague in particular is almost unrestricted by geographical conditions. It will not stop because of seasonal changes or temperature and latitude, nor will it stop because of the death or isolation of the patient. Even in the Middle Ages when transportation was extremely inconvenient, an outbreak could spread from one end of the Eurasian continent to the other.

In fact, the impact of plague on the entire health system is not limited to this. If you are familiar with the development history of various health systems in China and the world, many of today's health systems originated from the outbreak of plague. For example, ship health quarantine was originally designed to prevent plague.

Even in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China when the infectious disease classification system was established, these two diseases were still the most destructive diseases to society, so they were listed as Class A infectious diseases. Of course, nowadays, both domestically and worldwide, the threat of plague and riots is much less than before, but for various reasons, it has not been revised.

Plague prevention methods

1. Avoid close contact with wild animals such as marmots.

2. Early use of antibiotics for plague is not a big problem. People at high risk can also take antibiotics preventively. I am afraid that I have not mentioned my travel history and history of contact with wild animals to my doctor, which has delayed treatment.

3. Pneumonic plague can be transmitted from person to person through droplets. However, the incubation period of pneumonic plague is very short, and if you are fine after a week of isolation, you are safe.