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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Wikipedia: Native American disease and epidemics. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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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biology.stackexchange.com: Why was disease transfer to the Americas one-way?. biology.stackexchange.com. https://biology.stackexchange.com/questions/20731/why-was-disease-transfer-to-the-americas-one-way

Discusses why disease transfer was one-way from the Old World to the Americas.

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science.org: How Europeans brought sickness to the New World

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science.org: How Europeans brought sickness to the New World. science.org. https://www.science.org/content/article/how-europeans-brought-sickness-new-world

Notes that European arrival brought sickness and devastating epidemics to the New World.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7501 Aug 2026

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