INTRODUCTION The celebrated diarist Samuel Pepys kept a detailed diary of exceptional candour throughout the years of The Great Plague of 1665, in which he recorded his own observations as well as the reactions of society and the medical profession to this unprecedented event. In this paper we examine his diaries at the time of the plague, as well as in the proceeding years and consider how the experiences of Pepys are similar to our own experiences of the 2020 Coronavirus Epidemic. METHOD We examined the entire diaries of Samuel Pepys from 1664 to 1670, as well as supplementary source material, looking for all references to The Great Plague.Results and Conclusion: Though written over 350 years ago the diaries paint a very co-orientated response of society to The Plague. Accurate official statistics were available weekly, isolation was imposed and the government made provision for 'pest houses' to be set up. Pepys is grateful to the doctors who remain in London but critical of the majority who flee the city. Pepys's own reactions, which progress from fear of contracting the disease to fear for his business interests, mirror today's reaction to The 2020 Coronavirus Epidemic.

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佩皮斯的瘟疫：个人、社会和医学界对 1665 年大瘟疫的反应与我们对 Covid-19 的经历有何相似之处

引言 著名的日记作者塞缪尔·佩皮斯在 1665 年的大瘟疫中记录了他自己的观察以及社会和医学界对这一史无前例事件的反应，他非常坦率地详细记录了日记。在本文中，我们检查了他在瘟疫发生时以及随后几年中的日记，并考虑了 Pepys 的经历与我们自己在 2020 年冠状病毒流行病中的经历有何相似之处。方法 我们检查了塞缪尔·佩皮斯从 1664 年到 1670 年的全部日记，以及补充源材料，寻找对大瘟疫的所有参考。结果和结论：虽然写于 350 多年前，但日记描绘了一个非常共同的反应社会对瘟疫。每周提供准确的官方统计数据，实施了隔离，政府为设立“防虫房”做出了规定。佩皮斯感谢留在伦敦的医生，但对逃离这座城市的大多数人持批评态度。佩皮斯自己的反应，从害怕感染疾病发展到担心自己的商业利益，反映了今天对 2020 年冠状病毒流行病的反应。