Why Were the Farmers Immigrating from Ireland in the Late

question 60

Multiple Choice

Why were the farmers immigrating from Ireland in the late 1800s particularly prone to disease?

• A) They had not been previously exposed to other European and North American pathogens.
• B) Traveling on a ship in general increases your risk of disease, as we see in present day outbreaks on cruise ships.
• C) Farmers, in general, are not exposed to as many diseases as more urban inhabitants and so do not build up the same immunity.
• D) They were poor, undernourished, and weakened in the first place, and the crowded, dirty conditions during their travels made matters worse.
• E) They weren't, really. They were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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