期刊论文

Gong, S.-S.

中文

地理学报

0375-5444

1999

54

4

335-346

10.3321/j.issn:0375-5444.1999.04.006

国家自然科学基金

本校为第一且通讯机构

地甲病在中国有着悠久的流行历史，约在２５００年前人们就已发现山区是地甲病主要流行区，女性是地甲病主要流行群，地甲病流行与水土环境、地形景观关系密切。秦巴山区、豫西山区、中条山区、太行山区、三峡地区、鄂西北山区、岷山山区、迭山山区、六盘山区、沂蒙山区等是中国古代地甲病流行最严重的地区。古今相比，地甲病主要流行于山区的特点没有变化，但某些地区（如三峡地区、太行山东麓）由于食物结构改善，地甲病危害大为减轻乃至完全消除，呈现出从山麓平原、山间平坝向山区腹地萎缩的分布变迁趋势。地甲病长期流行对病区社会经济系统产生了严重危害。

Endemic goiter, a worldwide endemic disease which relates to geo-chemical environmental factors, has a very long prevalent history in China. This thesis discusses the below four issues by analyzing a large amount of Chinese historical document. 1. Ancient Chinese descriptions on endemic goiter's symptoms As early as 2 500 years before present, Chinese knew the facts that endemic goiter distributes mostly in mountainous areas and prevails mainly in female population. In Chinese historical documents, goiter was called 'Ying' (goiter) at first, and then 'big-neck'. According to modern medicine, '...