Are we Athens or Florence? COVID-19 in historical context  

作　　者：Benjamin R Doolittle 

机构地区：[1]Internal Medicine&Pediatrics,Yale University,New Haven,Connecticut,USA

出　　处：《Family Medicine and Community Health》2021年第1期43-45,共3页家庭医学与社区卫生（英文）

摘　　要：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?

关 键 词：population. eventually RENAISSANCE 

分 类 号：R18[医药卫生—流行病学]