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Hello and welcome to the history of China. Episode 185, Damateria Medica. Today we're going to be stepping outside of our regularly scheduled continuation of the UN Dynasty

in order to take a closer look at a topic that is, as of this recording, rather on the minds of just about everyone everywhere.

I'm talking about disease and medicine in China.

I'd first been phung down this rabbit hole of research some months ago by a question

sent in for the show's sixth anniversary question and answer asking about the

prevalence of plagues in Imperial China. And my answer, in brief, was that definitely

yes there were lots.

And as luck would have it, I'm trapped in my house right now as China appears to be dealing with yet another one.

Good old novel coronavirus 2019.

So as it turns out, I've got a fair bit of extra time on my

hands and a sudden overriding interest in the topic. Go figure right? Now to be

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