川南宜宾,文物古迹众多,千古之谜“焚人悬棺”更是遐尔闻名。焚人是一支古老的少数民族,以其灿烂的文化见之于明代万历年以前的史书,此后却均无记载,焚人也踪迹难觅,成为焚人的谜中之谜。 最近,经过历史学家、人类学家乃至医学家的不懈努力研究,终于发现,导致焚人灭种的主要原因之一,竟是迄今为止还在威胁人类生命的恶性传染病——狂犬病。 狂犬病又称恐水症,人患狂犬症时,症状是精神失常、恶心、流涎、看见水就恐怖,肌肉痉挛,呼吸困难,最后全身瘫痪而死亡。狂犬病通过狗、猫之类的家畜传染给人类,虽然发病率极底,但一旦发作,死亡率即为100％! 当时的焚人,以畜牧业为主,由于狗的忠诚,使 South Sichuan Yibin, numerous cultural relics, eternal mystery “burning coffin” is even more famous. The incineration is an ancient ethnic group. Its splendid culture was seen in the history books of the Wanli years of the Ming Dynasty. Since then, it has been unrecorded. The incineration is also difficult to find and has become a mystery in the mystery of burning. Recently, after tireless efforts by historians, anthropologists and even medical scientists, one of the major causes of incineration has finally been discovered, which is so far a rabid disease that is still a malignant disease that threatens human life. Rabies, also known as fear of water disease, people suffering from rabies, the symptoms are mental disorders, nausea, salivation, see the water on terror, muscle spasms, breathing difficulties, and finally paralyzed and died. Rabies is transmitted to humans through domestic animals such as dogs and cats. Although the incidence rate is very low, the rate of death is 100% once the attack occurs. The incineration was mainly livestock husbandry and the dog loyalty