明清时期巢湖流域疫病年数共计 36 年。疫病流行是自然环境与气候特征、自然灾害和社会变迁等综合作用之结果。从自然环境看，疫病流行受明清宇宙期整体气候和流域内独有环境特征之双重影响；从自然灾害与疫病流行看，灾害元素联系与作用构成的灾害系统形成了疫病流行的大环境，其中，水、旱、蝗灾害元素与疫病形成的关系最直接；从社会因子与疫病流行看，疫病流行最能反映国家防疫力度、人口变迁、经济发展、战争和灾荒等影响因子综合作用所发生的效应。多种因子综合作用构成了疫病流行的生态场域。
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, epidemic diseases in Chaohu Lake basin lasted for 36 years. The formation of epidemic diseases was the result of the comprehensive effects of natural environment and climate characteristics, natural disasters, and social changes. In terms of natural environment, the general climate during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the unique environmental characteristics in Chaohu Lake basin contributed to the epidemic diseases. In terms of natural disasters, the disaster system formed by the association of disaster elements formed the environment of epidemic diseases. Among them, the disaster elements of water, drought and locust were related to the formation of epidemic diseases most directly. In terms of social factors, epidemic diseases reflected the comprehensive effects of national epidemic prevention efforts, population changes, economic development, wars, and famines. The combination of multiple factors constituted the ecological field of epidemic diseases.
