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Interesting question. I found this: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/native-americans-didnt-wipe-europeans-diseases/ http://www.todayifoundout.co
by rhcom2 7y ago
Interesting question. I found this: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/native-americans-didnt-wipe-europeans-diseases/ http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/native-ameri...
Fun tidbit:
> But contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t all one sided. It’s believed that one Native American disease did slip on to the European ships and sailed onward to Europe doing some major damage in the process. That disease was syphilis.
- BerislavLopac 7y agoIt is one theory, but things are not completely clear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_syphilis#Origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_syphilis#Origin