The Columbian Exchange introduced important foods, such as potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate, to Europe. It also introduced diseases such as smallpox to the New World.
Aborigines were subjected to more than two diseases with the start of European settlement. Aboriginal populations were decimated by diseases such as smallpox, venereal disease, syphilis, tuberculosis, measles, and influenza.
The Europeans affected the aboriginals by decreasing population
The Columbian Exchange introduced important foods, such as potatoes, tomatoes, and chocolate, to Europe. It also introduced diseases such as smallpox to the New World.
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They had no immunity. It was an old world disease.
Diseases such as smallpox, measles, and influenza brought by Europeans had a devastating impact on native populations in the Americas, causing more deaths than Spanish swords. These diseases were introduced to a population with no immunity, leading to widespread outbreaks and significant loss of life.
Smallpox was by far the most dangerous disease, for native Americans, once it was introduced to the western hemisphere by European colonists.
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kind of diseases such as smallpox, diarrhea, influenza, etc
No. They contracted smallpox and other European diseases. Yellow fever is native to Africa and was introduced into Latin America in the late 18th century.
The arrival of Spanish explorers in Central America introduced new diseases, such as smallpox, which killed many people. The Spanish explorers also introduced dairy products to Central America.