In a country that is just developing, the short-term effects of a disease might range depending on the level of healthcare and standards of research that exist in the country. On the short term, what is likely is a serious economic depression, as the industries in the country would cease to be able to properly function since infection rates must be contained. On the long term, the disease might cause a serious economic depression as the country fails to recover properly from the lack of available work. In a better developed country, the result might be diminished, where more individuals are able to work to recoup the economy, meaning a significantly weaker effect on the long-term.