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The actual number of those Native Americans who died from smallpox is not known. However, the numbers were in the thousands, perhaps over 200,000.

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How many people died from smallpox from 2000-2008?

none, the disease no longer exists naturaly none, the disease no longer exists naturaly


What viral disease now thought to only exist inside a laboratory caused the death of many American Indians after europeans arrived in north American?

It is believed that smallpox, a highly contagious viral disease, caused the death of many American Indians after Europeans arrived in North America. The introduction of smallpox by European settlers led to devastating outbreaks among indigenous populations who had no immunity to the disease.


What conditions caused many soldiers to become ill with diseases such as smallpox and dysentery?

Poor sanitation, overcrowding, and lack of proper hygiene were main contributing factors to the spread of diseases like smallpox and dysentery among soldiers. Living in close quarters and unsanitary conditions facilitated the transmission of these diseases, especially in encampments and battlefield settings where resources were limited.


Two of the major European diseases that devastated Native American polulations after 1492?

Two major European diseases that devastated Native American populations after 1492 were smallpox and measles. These diseases were introduced through contact with European explorers and settlers and resulted in significant declines in Native American populations due to lack of immunity.


Why did Native Americans die from disease?

It killed them because their bodies were not immune to the new diseases the new settlers brought with them from other countries.

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How many Cherokees died in smallpox in 1745?

The actual number of those Native Americans who died from smallpox is not known. However, the numbers were in the thousands, perhaps over 200,000.


Why did many Cherokees died?

because they did


How many Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears?

The Trail of Tears was a sad and brutal thing. About 1/4 of 17,000 Cherokees died on the Trail of Tears. ( that's 4,000 Cherokees )Writtin by,Tiki


How many cherokee indians died on this journey?

About 4,000 of the 16,000 Cherokees died.


How many people died due to smallpox in the 16Th century?

40% of the victims died


How many Indians died of smallpox?

94% of the Inca Population


How many Cherokee died on the trail-of tears?

1/4 of the Cherokee people died on the Trail of Tears. About 4,000 Cherokees died.


How many people have died in the oshima eruptions?

Approximately 140 people died in the Oshima eruptions of 1741 and 1745.


How many Cherokees were ordered to leave their home?

About 17,000 were forcibly removed and 4,000 died on the way to Oklahoma.


Why did smallpox so many Cherokees in such a short time?

Cherokee, like many other Native American's were susceptible to a variety of diseases carried by people from Europe; the unclean living standards practiced by that society is rife for disease. There has been documented proof that the European Settlers (White Americans) Intentionally spread the most fatal forms of smallpox among the Cherokee by giving them blankets from smallpox hospitals. This fatal form kills in 6 to 16 days with a 90% fatality rate.


Why do you think they made the vaccination against smallpox non-compulsory?

Smallpox was one of the first sucess-stories of vaccinations. So many people had the vaccine that Smallpox mostly died out. It is now only found in laboratories, and maybe in some poorer countries.


What were two results of the smallpox epidemic in Latin America?

More than half the population died. Many Indians Died in heaps or of starvation