疾病对人类社会的影响 Impact of disease on the human society o Fear, anxiety and panic results in social instability o Population dramatically decreased, including the elite groups of society o Political turmoil, economic recession and social development stagnated or went down o Impact on the outcome of wars o Medicine and public health developed in response to disease particular to devastating endemic diseases疾病对人类社会的影响 Impact of disease on the human society  Fear, anxiety and panic results in social instability  Population dramatically decreased, including the elite groups of society  Political turmoil, economic recession and social development stagnated or went down  Impact on the outcome of wars  Medicine and public health developed in response to disease particular to devastating endemic diseases