"If we take a good look at the way the international community reacted to the current pandemic and compare it with Greek statesman Pericles' response to the plague in Athens 2,500 years ago, it is the same. They practiced social distancing and were burning the deceased," Behrakis said.
"This is our main prevention mechanism today which means that there is something that we have not done correctly in the development and progress of medical science. We have not given enough attention to prevention. The coronavirus gave us a harsh lesson on prevention. I am sure that the everyday life of people will change so that prevention will have a stronger role," the expert stressed.
Throughout the course of history, humanity has been tested numerous times by epidemic diseases that have been afflicting societies, changing social structure and often the way we generally perceive things, Greek physician Anastasia Karamouzi added.
Karamouzi grew up in China in the 1960s, has studied medicine in Beijing, and has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture for four decades in Athens.
She identifies in depth the similarities and differences in the philosophy and practice of medicine in the West and the East. Prevention is key in both cases.
"During ancient times, in both China and well as in the majority of Asia, common practice would dictate that one would pay his/her acupuncturist doctor to keep them healthy. In the case the individual would get sick, it was their responsibility to heal the patient free of charge. It is therefore safe to say that in both the Chinese traditional as well the ancient Greek medicine, the main approach to prevention has been a precaution," she explained.
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