A novel by Cán Xuě (“can shweh”) draws on the author’s time working in this specific profession. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this two-word term for lightly trained medical workers that provided basic medical services to the Chinese countryside starting in the Cultural Revolution.
ANSWER: barefoot doctors [or chìjiǎo yīshēng; prompt on doctors]
[10m] Although barefoot doctors increased health access in China, this event exposed many weaknesses in the Chinese health system. This epidemic killed at least 700 people in the early 2000s.
ANSWER: 2002-2004 SARS epidemic [or severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak or SARS-CoV-1 outbreak]
[10e] The term “barefoot doctor” was first used at the Chiangchen People’s Commune outside this city. This city in the Yangtze Delta is currently the most populous in China.
ANSWER: Shanghai
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