Women were particularly vulnerable to disease and death resulting from ________.

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Puerperal fever, also known as childbed fever, was a common illness among women during childbirth in the past. The lack of hygiene and unsanitary conditions in hospitals and delivery rooms led to the spread of bacterial infections, causing fever, sepsis, and eventually death. The other options, although they were also common diseases in the past, did not specifically target women or have the same mortality rate as puerperal fever.

Women Were Particularly Vulnerable to Disease and Death Resulting from ________