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The disease was slow to spread northward due to the sparse population of the northern Mexico desert region. It was introduced to eastern North America separately by colonists arriving in 1633 to Plymouth, Massachusetts, and local Native American communities were soon struck by the
The first European contact in 1492 started an influx of communicable diseases into the Caribbean. [1] Diseases originating in the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) came to the New World (the Americas) for the first time, resulting in demographic and sociopolitical changes due to the Columbian Exchange from the late 15th century onwards. [1]
Disease in colonial America that afflicted the early immigrant settlers was a dangerous threat to life. Some of the diseases were new and treatments were ineffective. Malaria was deadly to many new arrivals, especially in the Southern colonies.
Since the 1993 outbreak, other hantaviruses that cause HPS have been found in the US and throughout the Americas. Sin Nombre virus remains the most common cause of HPS in North America. Although the disease was feared by many to be contagious during the 1993 outbreak, human-to-human transmission of the Sin Nombre virus has never been observed.
1600–1650 South America malaria epidemic 1600–1650 South America Malaria: Unknown [citation needed] 1603 London plague (part of the second plague pandemic) 1603 London, England Bubonic plague: 40,000 [64] [65] [66] 1616 New England infections epidemic 1616–1620 Southern New England, British North America, especially the Wampanoag people
In the 150 years that followed Columbus's arrival in 1492, the Native American population of North America was reduced by 80 per cent from diseases, including measles, smallpox and influenza. [66] [67] The damage done by these viruses significantly aided European attempts to displace and conquer the native population. [68] [69]
Taking precautions to protect yourself from a quartet of infectious diseases can lessen your odds of starting off 2025 sick. Public health experts are warning of a ‘quad-demic’ this winter.
The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World (the Americas) in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World (Afro-Eurasia) in the Eastern Hemisphere, from the late 15th century on.