Meaning of TCM in Answering Emergency Public Hygiene Accidents from Extremity—Mouth Disease
- VernacularTitle:从手足口病谈中医药应对突发公共卫生事件的意义
- Author:
Zhishan GU
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- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
extremity mouth disease;
TCM therapy;
public health
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Exploring the source of epidemic extremity mouth disease happened in Fuyang City,Anhui Province in China with Five-elements and Six-nature theories,it views that it is very common to have much pox infectious diseases,which is closely related with abnormal climate of the year.The extremity mouth disease is similar to measles and rash,which is common in history,they have same points in mechanism and treatment principle;when breaking out in the rage,they are generally called "pestilence rash".TCM has rich experience in treatment and prevention of it.It is suggested here: the SARS treated with TCM shows the value and key function of TCM intervening for emergency public health accidents,we shall sooner bring TCM into related regulations answering for emergency public health accidents,set up a prevention and treatment system of infections fully embodying TCM feature and advantage,combining with western medicine.
