Pandemics of the Past: A Reflection

 In last class I learned a pandemic called The Black Death. It was one of the most serious pandemic in the world. The Black Death was spread by rodents and insects. The three main reasons of spread of the bubonic plague were international trade, rising urban population and lack of medical knowledge. Today we have already cared about sanitation, for example, we always take a shower and drink boiled water. However, this pandemic has not gone away, and we must not let down our guard. 

Sometimes I always feel that human beings are too fragile, and many times a small disease may take people's lives. It's like I had a B infection the week before last, and I still haven't recovered. The fever stayed high for the first week, reaching 40 degrees the first and second days. It also gave me a whole host of problems like vomiting, runny nose and coughing. Just one flu can do so much damage and I take the medicines at the same time, if I get more strong virus. Overall we need to value our lives.

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  1. Ryota IwamiSeptember 6, 2023 at 1:49 PM

    I think so. Small disease is also dangerous.

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  2. Fumiya NakagawaSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:06 PM

    It's a serious problem. take care.

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  3. Tomoe ArakiSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:07 PM

    I think so. I afraid to vomitting.

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  4. Chia MiyaharaSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:07 PM

    I think especially lack of knowledge is quite dengerous.

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  5. Ilryeon YunSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:07 PM

    I'm sorry to hear that. Take care of yourself!

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  6. Natsumi IwamotoSeptember 6, 2023 at 4:07 PM

    yes, in these days, people have improved a lot of things, but humans can't prevent illness completely. Are you okay? Please take a rest;)

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