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> Wouldn't native people also have diseases to share? Not all diseases are equally harmful, right? Perhaps the indigenous populations of the Americas simply la
by dleslie 5y ago
> Wouldn't native people also have diseases to share?
Not all diseases are equally harmful, right? Perhaps the indigenous populations of the Americas simply lacked a disease as deadly as those brought by the Europeans.
- handrous 5y agoIIRC a lot of Eurasian diseases were a result of long-term close contact with domesticated animals. Guess which side of the Atlantic didn't really have domesticated animals....