> At least check the articles you link yourself, ffs. Yeah, and as you see, the 100 million is a highly questionable value. Just try to read past the first par

> At least check the articles you link yourself, ffs. Yeah, and as you see, the 100 million is a highly questionable value. Just try to read past the first paragraph, maybe? > but even that was spread with intent once found out their immunity is weak against old continent diseases Nope. The germ theory of disease was not formed until 1800-s, the invention of vaccination was in 1796. There were some inklings that smallpox can be spread through contaminated items even before that time, but not much earlier.