During the eighteenth-century British regime, which of the following was the main health reason for the increased need for health care facilities in the British colonies?
a. Scurvy
b. Bubonic plague
c. Increased birth rate
d. Infectious diseases
D
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A Scurvy was not the main health reason for increased health care facilities.
B Bubonic plague was not the main health reason for increased health care facilities.
C The increasing birth rate had nothing to do with an increased need for health care facilities.
D Infectious diseases carried by immigrants and travelers spread rapidly in the British colonies, creating a need for more health care facilities.
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