Native Americans suffered massive mortality from European diseases while Europeans did not contract major New World epidemics
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 75/100
Historical evidence confirms that European diseases caused catastrophic mortality among Native American populations, whereas Europeans possessed immunities to Old World diseases and did not suffer equivalent epidemics from New World infections.
Evidence for · 2
Book: Global Connections
2015 · cited by 0
Shows European diseases caused catastrophic collapse of Native American populations while confirming Europeans had developed resistance.
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Book: Spain's Road to Empire
2003 · cited by 0
Details how the European invasion brought major pandemics like smallpox to the New World populations.