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/^t/The plage itself is nothing new. It is said to be one of these old enemies that can retreat but never entirely disappear. The first incident of the plage epidemic, which had been recorded, killed thousands of its victims in China. It was about 3000 years ago. Since that time, there had been many other epidemics, for example in the Roman empire, Lybia and Medeival Europe. Nowadays, there are not only the old plages coming back with vengeance. The present science and medicine have to face new diseases, the most dangerous of which is probably AIDS. However, it is not only medicine which is concerned about the problem. Every government should realise the danger and find the right way of preventing a country from any epidemic, which is a difficult task.