Disease transfer during the colonization of the Americas was primarily one-way
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Historical and scientific evidence indicates that disease transfer during the colonization of the Americas was primarily one-way, with devastating Old World plagues introduced to the indigenous populations.
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Wikipedia: Native American disease and epidemics
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biology.stackexchange.com: Why was disease transfer to the Americas one-way?
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Discusses why disease transfer was one-way from the Old World to the Americas.
science.org: How Europeans brought sickness to the New World
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Notes that European arrival brought sickness and devastating epidemics to the New World.