Anthropologists that study the evolution of diseases, such as venereal syphilis, focus not just on the biology of the disease but also on
A) its supernatural agents.
B) its context of social and political history, such as the role of globalization in the spread and transformation of disease.
C) how alternative theories to evolution, such as intelligent design, explain its origin and development.
D) how disease is a social construction and thus not real.
E) its transformation from a disease into an illness.

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Anthropologists studying the evolution of diseases like venereal syphilis focus on the social and political context of the disease's spread and transformation, including the role of globalization. This provides a more holistic understanding of the disease's impact on human society.

Anthropologists That Study the Evolution of Diseases, Such as Venereal