Smallpox in America

Author's view of the book is unique. According to most histories, small flowers are not the role of the hero, they do not play a small role. In my opinion, smallpox is a major factor during the revolutionary warfare, Farn focuses on several important areas, see the spread of the epidemic as well as soldiers and its suppression against settlers can do. When choosing the victim, smallpox did not play favorite. Regardless of whether it is a child or an elderly, smallpox has destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives in the colony for eight years.

However, until then the smallpox has reached the Americas. Native Americans have little resistance to smallpox in Europe, measles, malaria, sexually transmitted diseases, as well as common colds. Beginning in December 1518, the disease hit Ispaniola followed by Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Cuba. By October 1520, smallpox arrived at Tenoktitran. The successor of Moctezuma died of smallpox in early December. And a lot of dead people confused the town. Still, it is difficult for the Spaniard to conquer the Aztecs. Before Tenoktitran surrendered in August 1521, he kept fighting for 80 days. Spanish guns and artillery are not decisive. About 100,000 troops and mobile fleet provided by Trascarance wins the Spaniards

There was no reliable explanation of smallpox disease in the Americas before the Europeans explored the western in the 15th century. Smallpox was brought to Hispaniola Island in the Caribbean Sea in 1509 and entered the mainland in 1520. At that time, settlers from Spanish Hispaniola arrived in Mexico and brought smallpox. Smallpox destroyed indigenous peoples of American Indians and was an important element for the Spaniard to conquer Azteca and Inca. In 1633 he settled on the east coast of North America in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Along with that, the devastating occurrence of smallpox in the Native American population and the subsequent outbreak of native colonists occurred. The mortality rate between native American outbreaks was as high as 80-90%. Smallpox was once again introduced to Australia in 1789 and 1829. Although this disease has never spread in the African continent, it has become a major cause of death among indigenous peoples between 1780 and 1870.

Smallpox came to North America in the early 17th century. People have symptoms of high fever, chills, terrible back pain and rash. Starting in the northeast, smallpox eliminated the entire indigenous population. Over 70% of the native American population has declined. In 1721, 844 of 5,889 Boston people suffering from smallpox died here. Philadelphia was once the capital of the country and the busiest harbor. Yellow fever refugees in the Caribbean islands are infected with the virus in the wet summer. Yellow fever causes skin yellowing, fever and hemorrhagic vomiting. 5000 people died and 17,000 people fled from the city