Here’s a recent post that claims ~95% of native Americans were killed by disease Columbus brought; discusses why Europeans generally had stronger immune systems; and says it wasn’t all one-way: the native Americans gave the Old World syphilis! http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/native-americans-didnt-wipe-... <http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/native-americans-didnt-wipe-europeans-diseases/> — Mike
On May 12, 2016, at 2:44 PM, Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> wrote:
[…] Good example: the indigenous Americans were cut off from Europeans for at least 10,000 and possibly as much as 20,000 years. Yes, Columbus brought over diseases that likely wiped out 60-80% of indigenous Americans. Nevertheless, these diseases didn't wipe them *all* out. (I don't recall specifically, but I think the indigenous Americans gave Columbus & the other explorers some diseases that Europeans hadn't seen for quite a while, as well.)
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