Typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery, polio, viral hepatitis and food poisoning are endemic in the area, and there are periodic outbreaks of cholera. 伤寒症，副伤寒症，痢疾，小儿麻痹症，病毒性肝炎和食物中毒在该地区横行，并且霍乱也周期性的发生。
This lingered while the local physician, Dr.Emory, treated her tentatively, suspecting that it might be typhoid, of which there were several cases in the village. 经当地的内科医生爱莫利给她一服试探的药，热仍旧不退，疑心是伤寒症，因为那时村里已经发现了好几个这种病人。
