And it also means that the disease

在这种情形下
is likely to maximize its economic and financial impact,

疾病可能对社会产生极大的经济影响
to be particularly destabilizing to a community.

并造成社会动荡
Cholera, in this regard, for example,

霍乱就是一个例证
was terrifying because of the way in which it seemed

它令人害怕是由于
to afflict those who were the bulwarks of families and of communities.

它看似主要感染家庭和社会支柱
A sixth question that's important:

第六个主要问题是
what's the class profile of the sufferers?

患病人群的阶层构成
What sorts of people in society are stricken with the affliction?

哪些社会阶层受到疾病的侵害
Is this a disease of poverty,

是像霍乱那样
such as cholera is usually thought of?

主要感染贫民
Or is it an affliction that strikes everyone,

还是像流感和梅毒那样