What Is the Reason That Infectious Disease Is Such a Problem

question 42

Multiple Choice

What is the reason that infectious disease is such a problem for settled people?

• A) Many settled agriculturalists were malnourished.
• B) More people living together means more chances for disease transmission.
• C) With sedentism, there are more resevoirs of disease.
• D) Trade between settlements provides an opportunity for a pathogen to travel.
• E) All of the answers are correct.

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