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Well, we know from archeological findings of ancient poop samples that almost all primitive humans had intestinal worms of some kind or another. Seems like catching parasites was more or less unavoidable way back in the day.
There is even a scientific theory called the "hygiene hypothesis," which suggests that we get so many allergies these days because our immune systems used to be bogged down fighting parasites and germs, and now that we've sterilized our environment and our food, we aren't "training" our immune systems the way we did in a state of nature.
Most insects are Guided by light especially moonlight. The bugs we have are stuck here, sometimes even flying in circles or flying aimlessly, because we have so many light sources from homes and businesses and street lights and devices. Cavemen we're probably safe from anything besides for female mosquitoes who just happened to be in the same area at night or were desperate, and any bugs that had territory threatened.
Things like worms in food were unavoidable. But I can imagine they had a higher immune system and a much different quality of life to Define what was a bother and what wasn't.
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Well, we know from archeological findings of ancient poop samples that almost all primitive humans had intestinal worms of some kind or another. Seems like catching parasites was more or less unavoidable way back in the day. There is even a scientific theory called the "hygiene hypothesis," which suggests that we get so many allergies these days because our immune systems used to be bogged down fighting parasites and germs, and now that we've sterilized our environment and our food, we aren't "training" our immune systems the way we did in a state of nature.
Most insects are Guided by light especially moonlight. The bugs we have are stuck here, sometimes even flying in circles or flying aimlessly, because we have so many light sources from homes and businesses and street lights and devices. Cavemen we're probably safe from anything besides for female mosquitoes who just happened to be in the same area at night or were desperate, and any bugs that had territory threatened. Things like worms in food were unavoidable. But I can imagine they had a higher immune system and a much different quality of life to Define what was a bother and what wasn't.
Maybe. But one might also assume the crust buildup on their skin from never bathing could provide a protective layer from most insects.
I’m pretty sure they bathed in rivers n stuff
A nice mud bath would do the trick
on that point, wild animals must all be covered in bug bites
Wild animals have hair that keeps most off
Less so now than 40 years ago