Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Just imagine all the filth, crap, ****, bacteria on the streets from all those animals. No wonder infectious diseases were killing more humans back in those days then our modern pollution from cars.
You are looking at the problem backwards. People who live on farms are generally more healthy, not less, including less asthma and less allergies, probably because exposure to **** and all the ****ty things that go with it make the immune system stronger. The advance of modern medicine and advent of antibiotics and modern vaccination campaigns might be a better explanation for improved health.