Academy of Medical Sciences of the I.R. of Iran, Tehran, Iran.
Arch Iran Med. 2010 Nov;13(6):563-9.
In the history of medicine, the human plague has been considered as one of the most terrifying fatal diseases that over centuries, killed millions of people. Three major pandemics took place between the 6th and 19th centuries, which profoundly impacted the world's socioeconomic status; however, the etiologic agent of the plague remained unknown up to the end of the 19th century. During the past 400 years, Iran experienced several human plague outbreaks. In the 20th century, the outbreaks still continued mostly in the endemic area including western Iran. This paper presents a brief historical account of the human plague pandemics as well as its outbreaks in Iran, particularly during the 19th and 20th centuries.
在医学史上，人类鼠疫曾被认为是最可怕的致命疾病之一，几个世纪以来，它夺走了数百万人的生命。在 6 世纪至 19 世纪期间发生了三次大流行，这对世界的社会经济状况产生了深远的影响；然而，直到 19 世纪末，鼠疫的病原体仍然未知。在过去的 400 年里，伊朗经历了几次人间鼠疫爆发。在 20 世纪，爆发仍主要发生在包括伊朗西部在内的流行地区。本文简要回顾了人类鼠疫大流行及其在伊朗的爆发情况，特别是在 19 世纪和 20 世纪。
