Akahara

Japanese: あかはら
Akahara

… In Japan, it has been recorded since the Nara period, and was described in the Heian period's Ishinpo, and has frequently been prevalent throughout history. Later it was called "dysentery" or "akahara," and doctors in the Edo period noted its rapid spread. Epidemics continued after the Meiji period, and in 1893 and 1894 it became a nationwide epidemic, with more than 150,000 patients and around 40,000 deaths in both years. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Akahara" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本では奈良時代から記録されており,平安時代の《医心方》にも記述され,歴史を通してたびたび流行を繰り返していた。のちには〈痢病〉あるいは〈あかはら〉などとも呼ばれ,江戸時代の医家たちは,その伝染の迅速性に言及している。明治以後も流行を重ね,1893,94年には全国的な大流行となり,両年とも15万人以上の患者,4万人前後の死者を数えた。…

※「あかはら」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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