In fact, Perfikot doesn't hold much hope for the research on the plague.
After all, the medical knowledge system of this era is still in the transition phase from classical humoral theory to modern medical systems, lacking correct cognition and understanding of viruses and bacteria.
Apart from a few microscopes built with Perfikot's help and some basic pathological knowledge she could recall, the Empire's doctors have only traditional experience regarding the plague.
This undoubtedly cannot help them understand, recognize, and research the plague outbreak in the settlement.
Although the dispatched medical team obtained case samples in time and observed the existence of viruses and bacteria through microscopes, this was the extent of their findings.
