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Why did epidemic diseases have such a devastating effect on the Native American population in the first years of contact?
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What is epidemics disease?
Diseases which spread in a particular area ; eg:yellow fever in africa.''by shruti garg''
The sharp reduction of the gene pool and the numbers of a population through a severe epidemic is an example of?
the bottleneck effect
What is epidemic transition?
epidemic transition is when a disease such as flu is transmitted rapidly
What if An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called?
An epidemic that becomes very widespread is called a pandemic.
Example of Epidemic disease?
Most conjunctivitis colds flu HIV rotavirus (common cause of diarrhea in children) hepatitis B warts cervical cancer
Why did epidemic diseases have such a devastating effect on the native American poplation in the first years of contact?
* they had no immunity
How did European diseases impact natives of Georgia?
The epidemic disease was the cause of population decline of the American natives due to their lack of immunity to the new diseases brought from Europe.
Why did epidemic diseases have such a devastating effect on the Native American on the first years contac?
The American Indian did not have an immunity built up to the new diseases the Europeans brought with them. They suffered in great numbers from measles, chicken pox, and cholera. However, they decimated in numbers from small pox, much of which was deliberately given to then just to annihilate the Indian.
A sentence for epidemic?
Some diseases can be very epidemic.
What disease epidemic is caused by uranium?
No link between uranium and epidemic diseases.
What diseases did the silk road spread?
The spread of epidemic diseases- smallpox,bubonic plagueYOU'REWELCOME!
Is poverty an epidemic?
Well, epidemics usually refer to diseases, but poverty could be considered an epidemic, yes.
What is the world population being prone to harmful diseases such as malaria?
The increasing population also increases the chances of a world epidemic. If there are more people, there are more chances that people could catch/spread a disease.
What contributes to the emergence of viral diseases?
Viral diseases emerged in epidemic or pandemic forms with the onset of urbanization.
How did epidemic diseases lead to the fall of classical empires?
None of the classical empires fell because of diseases.
What was the epidemic during the revolutionary war?
Smallpox was an epidemic during the American Revolution
When a disease affects large numbers of people around the world?
The terms used are epidemic or pandemic if the disease suddenly appears and spreads throughout the population (example plague or influenza). However some diseases (dental caries, arthritis, malaria, etc.) are wide spread and always present in many people. These are called endemic diseases.
