朴素的医学地理思想萌芽甚早，我国早在2000多年前《内经》一书中提到不同环境产生不同地方病的论述。在古希腊，医学家希波克拉底（Hippocrates）在《论空气、水和地域》（On Airs,Waters and Places）著作中亦阐述过外环境对人体健康的影响。随着人类的进步和科学事业的发展 Simple medical geography ideas sprout very early, our country as early as 2000 years ago, “Nei Jing” one book mentioned in different environments have different endemic diseases. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates, a medical scientist, also described the external health effects on human health in his book On Airs, Waters and Places. With the progress of mankind and the development of science