Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Fam Med Community Health. 2021 Jan;9(1). doi: 10.1136/fmch-2020-000811.
We have been here before. In 430 BCE, a plague struck Athens, killing as much as 25% of the population. In 1347 CE, the bubonic plague afflicted western Europe for 4 years, killing as much as 50% of the population. The plague of Athens led to a collapse of their religion, cultural norms and democracy. In contrast, the bubonic plague led eventually to the Renaissance, a growth of art, science and humanism. As we contend with the COVID-19 global pandemic, will we become Athens or Florence?
我们曾经历过类似的情况。公元前 430 年，雅典爆发瘟疫，高达 25%的人口因此丧生。公元 1347 年，黑死病肆虐西欧长达 4 年，高达 50%的人口因此死亡。雅典瘟疫导致了其宗教、文化规范和民主制度的崩溃。相比之下，黑死病最终导致了文艺复兴的出现，带来了艺术、科学和人文主义的蓬勃发展。当我们应对 COVID-19 全球大流行时，我们会成为雅典还是佛罗伦萨？
