Which of the following diseases vied with dysentery to kill the most slaves while aboard slave ships?
A) typhoid
B) measles
C) smallpox
D) influenza

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Smallpox was a highly contagious disease that spread quickly among the crowded conditions of slave ships, and it is estimated to have killed millions of African slaves during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. While typhoid and other diseases also posed a significant threat, smallpox was particularly deadly and had a higher mortality rate.

Which of the Following Diseases Vied with Dysentery to Kill