Explore: Epidemics Prevention

as the Ishii Network. The Ishii Network was headquartered at the Epidemic Prevention Research Laboratory, established in 1932 at the Japanese Army Military

The Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department was a department of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1936 to the dissolution of the Army in 1945

their epidemics), such as malaria, which may have killed 50–60 million people. Ongoing epidemics and pandemics are in boldface. For a given epidemic or pandemic

China Anti-Epidemic Water Supply Unit. From the beginning, its primary purpose was to research biological warfare with the prevention of epidemics as a secondary

with the publication of the first epidemic prevention special edition. Subsequently, daily updates on epidemic prevention measures continued to be featured

history of epidemics maintained by the Chinese Empire from 243 B.C. to 1911 A.C. shows an approximate correlation between the frequency of epidemics and the

a resolution to establish the Central Epidemic Prevention Committee to uniformly lead the epidemic prevention work. Appointed were Nie Rongzhen (Deputy

Unit Nami 8604 (Japanese: 波8604部隊), officially the South China Epidemic Prevention and Water Purification Department (Japanese: 南支那防疫給水部, romanized: Nan-shina

available. Prevention is achieved by reducing exposure to the organisms that spread the disease. Treatment is with the antibiotic doxycycline. Epidemic typhus

cases per 100,000 people for two consecutive weeks is considered an epidemic. Epidemics of infectious disease are generally caused by several factors including