Zhong Nanshan was born in October 1936 in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. He is one of the famous medical scientists in the 21st century, who 1 many people's lives in 2003.
In 2003, SARS 2 in Guangdong. Later, it spread across China and other parts of the world. Patients coughed a lot and got fevers. Hundreds of 3 even died from the disease. Even many doctors and nurses got SARS when they treated patients. So everyone was afraid of it. But Zhong was 4 enough to fight the disease. Zhong spent days and nights to find the cause 5 the disease. And with his way of treating, many patients began to get better. Zhong finally won people's trust.
In early 2020, a disease called COVID-19(新型冠状病毒肺炎) hit Wuhan. It spread 6 around， tens of thousands of Chinese people were infected (感染). Zhong, 84, led 7 team to Wuhan to fight the ilness. Zhong's team took many measures to cure the patients. He advised people to wear masks, 8 hands frequently(频繁地)，stay at home and not to go to crowed places.
Zhong likes sports very much. 9 he was 67, he could still play basketball. Now at the age of 84, Zhong still treats patients in the hospital and 10 young doctors. "I am just a doctor." Zhong says. But we think he is a hero and a fighter.
