Which of the Following Diseases Vied with Dysentery to Kill

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following diseases vied with dysentery to kill the most slaves while aboard slave ships?

• A) typhoid
• B) measles
• C) smallpox
• D) influenza

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Definitions:

Phosphorus

A chemical element with the symbol P and atomic number 15, essential to all living cells and used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

Oxygen

A chemical element with symbol O, essential for cellular respiration in most aerobic organisms.

Nitrogen

A chemical element with symbol N and atomic number 7, essential for life's building blocks like amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

Carbon

A chemical element with symbol C, essential as the basis for all known living organisms, and forming the basis of organic chemistry.