By Mikhail
cholera, whooping cough, mumps, measles, & smallpox.
Smallpox was the worst to affect the Indians. The disease is spread in droplets discharged from the nose & mouth. It can also be transmitted by dried smallpox scabs or by articles used by a smallpox victim.
Measles is a contagious viral disease. It is transmitted by sneezing, coughing, and direct personal contact.
Mumps is an acute infection. It causes swelling of the salivary glands. It is a communicable.
Whooping cough is an acute infectious disease that is the leading cause of the death of infants. Most deaths from whooping cough occur in the first 6 months of life.
Cholera is a infectious disease. It occurs from drinking contaminated water. The best preventive is a supply of pure water.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease.
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Columbus brought several diseases from the Old World to the New World. The diseases Columbus brought were gonorrhea,
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