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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Diseases
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Jan 1, 1450
Smallpox
An early disease brought during the columbian exchange. -
Jan 1, 1460
Syphilis
One of the first new world diseases that was brought during the columbian exchange. -
Jan 1, 1492
Measles
Spread very quickly throughout the columbian exchange. -
Jan 1, 1555
Polio
A new world disease that killed millions before vaccine was found. -
Jan 1, 1557
Chicken pox
An early spread disease that killed many during the columbian exchange. -
Malaria
A disease exchanged in the columbian exchange. Is still present and is carried by various mosquitoes. -
Hepatitis
A relatively new disease that was brought by the new world -
Encephalitis
A new world disease spread through the late part of the columbian exchange.