来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第6集 第6集》
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It's not coincidental that十八世纪 天花能够在 -
smallpox raged in Western Europe西欧大陆上大肆的蔓延 -
in the eighteenth century.绝对不是一个巧合 -
The crowded living conditions and workplaces拥挤的居住与工作环境 -
were ideal for its transmission.为天花的传染打造了良好环境 -
Trade and the movement of people, displaced people, warfare.贸易往来 人口迁移 战事 难民 -
People who assembled and reassembled in crowds were ideal人们不断的聚居然后重新组成集体 -
for transmitting smallpox.为天花传播创造了有利条件 -
The disease is known to have afflicted Ancient Egypt.现在已知这种疾病曾经在埃及爆发过 -
Mummies are known to已确认木乃伊可能就是 -
have been victims of smallpox.天花患者的尸体 -
But the important point is that it became endemic in Europe,但重点是 这种疾病成为了欧洲的地方病