Why were Native Americans susceptible to germs carried by Europeans? Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. They had been largely cut off from the rest of the world for thousands of years. They did not practice the same level of hygiene as the people in Europe and Africa. They were unfamiliar with treatments and cures for common illnesses. For the most part, they did not believe in medicine.
Because different groups of people encounter different diseases—the European settlers had high exposure to smallpox, measles, and influenza thanks to close contact with livestock—they develop different antibodies.
