A mass outbreak of infectious hepatitis began in the late 1950s, and the number of cases increased significantly. By 1960, infectious hepatitis has become one of the three major multiple acute infectious diseases in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. It has a long course of disease and strong infectivity, which seriously endangers people's physical and mental health and affects labor and production. Adhering to the care for people's lives and health, the Party and the government actively lead all medical and health fronts to respond the infectious diseases calmly. According to the actual situation of Zhengzhou, targeted measures were taken such as field investigation, publicity and education, cutting off transmission channels, drug research and development, and providing welfare security, and effectively protected the life and health rights and interests of patients and medical staff.