The Eskimos, like other aboriginal people, are peculiarly susceptible to the diseases of civilization, especially those we call children's diseases, and epidemics of these diseases have raged with disastrous results in several communities. In addition, the habits, customs and mode of living of these people are favorable to the spread of disease once it has been introduced.
Notes
From: Fortuine, Robert et al. 1993. The Health of the Inuit of North America: A Bibliography from the Earliest Times through 1990. University of Alaska Anchorage. Citation number 561.
Cited in: Fortuine, Robert. 1968. The Health of the Eskimos: a bibliography 1857-1967. Dartmouth College Libraries. Citation number 464.