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Three diseases common in Africa that Europeans had no immunity to were malaria, yellow fever, and sleeping sickness.

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What diseases did the conquistadors bring to the Aztecs?

the common cold and pneumonia type illnesses to which the Aztecs had no natural immunity Also smallpox.


What diseases did native Americans have coming to north America?

Native Americans were more likely to die from the diseases that European settlers brought to America because they had less immunity to these diseases than the settlers did.


What killed millions of native American after Tue Europeans came?

most of all the diseases that ran rampant in Europe, like, TB, dyssantry,plague and of all things the common cold.


How did European diseases impact the native population?

When the Europeans came to the Americas, they brought a variety of diseases which had not been introduced to the Natives. These diseases proved to be extremely deadly. Many explanations are given for the huge decrease in the numbers of Natives; however, these new diseases were a huge contributer. Very soon after the Europeans arrival in the Americas, observers noticed that the Natives were catching and dying from introduced diseases. The death tole from these diseases is impossible to calculate, but it was up to 90% of the population which was killed in some places. The Europeans would arrive to a much weakened and depleted population, which greatly facilitated their ability to conquer. Disease such as typhus, measles, influenza, bubonic plague, cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, mumps, yellow fever, and pertussis (whooping cough), and especially smallpox proved extremely deadly. Disease spread quickly through the Americas for several reasons. Firstly, the Natives medical techniques included sweat baths and cold water dippings which may have increased mortality rate. Secondly, the Europeans had much agriculture which allowed them to have more diseases and be more immune to them. Finally, the Natives had already been weakened by a hemorrhagic fever which compounded the effects of the new diseases.


What were the common diseases of the 1940s?

Some common ones were:InfluenzaTyphoidYellow FeverTuberculosis

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What killed millions of native after the europeans came?

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Latin America and West Africa what in common 1500?

Explored and exploited by Europeans.


What diseases did the conquistadors bring to the Aztecs?

the common cold and pneumonia type illnesses to which the Aztecs had no natural immunity Also smallpox.


What happen when a lamb does not get colostral?

It may die, lambs need colostrum to help provide immunity against common diseases that sheep can die from.


Why did a common illness like the flu prove deadly to so many native Americans?

The European settlers had been exposed to common diseases for hundreds of years, and had an acquired immunity to them. The Native Americans had no such immunity, so a simple childhood disease like measles was deadly to them.


After the arrival of the Europeans what did many Native Americans die of?

Disease that the Spanish brought with them. It is shown in History (Spanish documents) that when they realized the "natives" couldn't handle illnesses that the Spanish were immune too, they purposely traded blankets they new would make the natives ill. Also through rape the Spanish gave the "natives" sexually transmitted disease that killed them by the thousands.


Why did epidemic diseases have such a devastating effect on the Native American population in the first years of contact?

European disease had a devastating effect on the indigenous population of Native Americans. Smallpox, ravaged whole communities and is thought to have been a much more direct cause of the precipitous decline Indian population.


What did the Europeans in the native Americans have in common?

What do Native Americans and Europeans have in common


What diseases are teratogenics?

Systemic diseases such as malaria which is common in tropical lands of Africa are teratogenic. studies have revieled thatplacenta has high affinity for lmalaria parasites Am Theophyl MD3 tanzanian


What was a common feature of European imperialism in both Africa and Asia?

In both areas, Europeans were mainly seeking economic gain for markets in their homeland.


Europeans established southern africa s coastal cities as?

Europeans established South African coastal cities as trading ports. This was especially common during the slave trade but was used for other commodities as well.


Do vaccines decrease immunity to the common cold?

No