Which of the Following Best Explains the Lack of Resistance

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best explains the lack of resistance of Native Americans to European diseases?

• A)Most Native Americans had never done hard labor before Europeans arrived and were not used to the stress.
• B)Most Native Americans were unaware of the relationship between disease and sanitation.
• C)Most Native Americans did not understand the germ theory of disease and so could not take preventive measures.
• D)Native America lacked the agriculture and industrialization that fosters disease formation.
• E)Native America lacked the domestic animals that were the original sources of many diseases.

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