임진왜란기 조선 수군 진영 전염병의 발생 실태와 영향

Abstract

Since the beginning of human history, various infectious diseases have been rampant. And During the war, casualties and property damages were accompanied by famine and infectious diseases. The Imjin War was an international war, in which Joseon, Japan, and Ming entered for about 7 years. Focusing on how was the Joseon Dynasty, which is located in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and Japan, and experienced war for a long time, I consider the real condition of infectious diseases's outbreak in Joseon naval forces camp. The types of disease during the Imjin war classified into internal and external factors, I examined the effects of infectious disease on Jeseon naval forces in terms of military. Infectious diseases are spread by environmental factors and contact between combatant nations, and there is a correlation between war and infectious diseases. That is, It is great threat that epidemic caused by unfamiliar climate and strange environment and disease occurred in groups, rather than loss of military power. In particular, there was a high rate of infection due to the fact that fighting boats are dirty and the inside of the turtle ship is quite narrow and enclosed. This article shows that the spread of infection in the narrow military space was quickly and the damage was serious. So, prevention of infection was an important factor of fighting power. An outbreak of infectious disease could have been an influential factor in determining the fate of the war.