In any case, as far as the epidemic medal was concerned, it had the disadvantage of not producing the effect on morale which resulted from the award of a military decoration, since it was quite routine to get such a decoration in the event of an epidemic.
Bestalde, epidemien dominari zegokionez, bazuen alderdi txar bat, alegia, militarren kondekorazioak jasotzeak zuen eragin morala ez izatea, epidemia garaian ondo gauza hutsala baitzen era honetako kondekorazioa.