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From what I've read, native populations had less frequent interactions with livestock (through which many diseases arise) and less concentration in poor-sanitat
by gameman144 5y ago
From what I've read, native populations had less frequent interactions with livestock (through which many diseases arise) and less concentration in poor-sanitation settings (e.g. urban centers without sewers), both of which gave European settlers more exposure to transmissible pathogens in the centuries before settlement.