Question

The high death toll ultimately resulting from ___ is caused by malnutrition, increased susceptibility to normally nonfatal infectious diseases, and often-fatal infectious diseases transmitted by unsafe drinking water.

Your answer:

a)poverty
b)poor health care
c)smoking
d)pollution

e)drug abuse

Answer 1

a) poverty , poverty leads to the other things listed

Answer 2

I would think a or d although a does seem like a better match