Cases such as this demonstrate that even diseases that are not normally fatal can have devastating consequences when they strike an immunologically defenseless community.

这样的案例表明，即使是通常不致命的疾病，当它们袭击一个免疫防御能力不强的社区时，也会造成毁灭性的后果。

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