Llamas may have been a poor source of harmful pathogens for native South Americans in part because people:

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The passage suggests that llamas may not have been a major source of harmful pathogens for native South Americans because people "kept their distance from the llamas, relatively speaking." This suggests that people did not have close contact with the animals, which would make it less likely for them to contract diseases from the llamas.

Llamas May Have Been a Poor Source of Harmful Pathogens