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如圖中這個位在紐澤西的現代實驗室裡，科學家在新疾病發生之後立即進行分析找出病因與治療方法
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美國陸軍醫師發現「黃熱病」的病因
1900年8月27日
由於醫生們也不知道如何抑制黃熱病的擴散，人們開始嘗試各種奇怪的治療方法。他們在街道上燃燒柏油，以消毒空氣。他們在有感染病例的房子裡灑滿石灰與硫磺的混合物。因為擔心這個疾病會互相傳染，所以他們也隔離罹患黃熱病的病患。不過就在知道裡德醫生與卡羅醫生的發現之後，他們後來就找到對抗蚊子以及這個疾病的有效方法。你知道在歷史上人們還曾經因為不知道病因而懼怕哪些疾病嗎？
With doctors at a loss as to how to stop the spread of yellow fever, people tried all sorts of strange remedies. They burned barrels of tar in the street to disinfect the air. They sprayed sulfur and lime mixtures into homes of the infected. Assuming the disease was contagious, they isolated the sick. After Doctors Reed and Carroll's discovery, effective ways were found to combat mosquitoes and the disease they transmitted. Can you think of other diseases in history that people feared because the cause was unknown at first?
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