来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第9集 第9集》
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from an excess of fluid.导致心脏衰竭而死 -
It was also a time before the discovery那时候 病理的黄金理论 -
of the germ theory of disease,尚未出世 -
and so although they were given drips所以 尽管病人们在打静脉点滴 -
that had clean water,喝干净的水 -
it wasn't sterile and patients died of septicemia.治疗还是不见效 病人因坏血病而死 -
It was also true that another discovery,还有一点 就是 -
which was that the patients病人们 -
what made people persist with rehydration is人们不停摄入水分的原因是 -
that this administration of liquid caused通过这种方法 -
the patients to feel much better briefly.病人在短期内会感到症状减轻很多 -
For a few hours they seemed to recover.几个小时内 他们显得像在康复一样