[A brief discussion on ancient Chinese Infectious Hospital and setting down for the patients with infectious...

The medical care and treatment of patients with infectious diseases began in the Yin-Sang dynasty is the earliest in Chinese character, indicating an idea of patients with infectious diseases kept in isolation ward. This character was found in Bronze inscriptious dated 3350 years ago. In the Spring and Autumn period, isolation ward for infectious disease patients was mentioned in Lun Yu. In the Qin dynasty, isolation ward for leprosy patients was mentioned by Qinjian from Yunmeng (Cloudy Dreams of Sleeping Tiger) in Hubei provice, which was called Liqiansuo. In the Eastern Han dynasty, infectious army hospital was set up --Yanlu. From the Six dynasties period to the Sui-Tang dynasties, clinical wards in the temples, and after the song dynasty--An Le Fang, An Ji Fang, Bao Shou Cui He Guan, Jiang Li Yuan, Yang Ji Yuan, Fu Tian Yuan etc, though not specifically set up for infectious diseases patients, all played an important role for the isolation, setting down and treatment of infectious diseases patients.