وبدلا من ذلك، عاني الضحايا من نبذ مجتمعهم بسبب الجهل عن هذا المرض، حيث أن الناس كانوا يخشون أن يكون مرضا معديا.
Instead, the afflicted were ostracised from their community due to ignorance about the disease, as people were afraid that it was contagious.