Were humans more likely to get diseases in prehistoric times or today?

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∻Answer∻ ⚹ Humans are more likely to get a wider variety of diseases today than in prehistoric times. ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ Disease transmission and evolution in human history ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ In prehistoric times, the smaller and more isolated populations would have experienced fewer infectious diseases, particularly those that are transmitted through dense populations. However, the lack of medical knowledge and sanitation would have made them more vulnerable to certain infections and parasites. Today, due to increased global travel and urbanization, humans are exposed to a wider variety of diseases, but advancements in medicine, public health, and sanitation have significantly improved our ability to prevent and treat them. Additionally, the development of agriculture and domestication of animals in human history has led to new diseases that are zoonotic (transmitted from animals to humans), which were not a factor in hunter-gatherer societies. ⚹◊What impact did the rise of agriculture have on the spread of disease in prehistoric times?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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