Re:Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
by afrodc_ on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:53AM
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Europeans did bring back disease they weren't immune to:
Europeans brought deadly viruses and bacteria, such as smallpox, measles, urope. Europeans brought deadly viruses and bacteria, such as smallpox, measles,
typhus, and cholera, for which Native Americans had no immunity (Denevan, 1976). yphus, and cholera, for which Native Americans had no immunity (Denevan, 1976).
On their return home, European sailors brought syphilis to Europe. Although less n their return home, European sailors brought syphilis to Europe. Although less
deadly, the disease was known to have caused great social disruption throughout eadly, the disease was known to have caused great social disruption throughout
the Old World (Sherman, 2007)
Europeans brought deadly viruses and bacteria, such as smallpox, measles, urope. Europeans brought deadly viruses and bacteria, such as smallpox, measles, typhus, and cholera, for which Native Americans had no immunity (Denevan, 1976). yphus, and cholera, for which Native Americans had no immunity (Denevan, 1976). On their return home, European sailors brought syphilis to Europe. Although less n their return home, European sailors brought syphilis to Europe. Although less deadly, the disease was known to have caused great social disruption throughout eadly, the disease was known to have caused great social disruption throughout the Old World (Sherman, 2007)
https://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/qian/resources/... (Note that I haven't read this whole thing, but wanted to find a source for my little factoid)