During the period of the Republic of China, the country suffered a difficult time, and the people were lacking knowledge about health, therefore, a great number of periodicals came to the forefront to assume responsibility for disseminating knowledge about infectious diseases to the public in a wider scope, such as the knowledge of pathogenesis, infectionroute, symptom, therapies, and the prevention methods. The popularization activities contributed to enhancing public's awareness in the prevention, promoting the progress in national public health, and bringing hope and confidence to the infectious.

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