HLTB21H3 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 Notes.
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With domestication it may have been behind the origins. India by means of merchants (earliest evidence on egyptian mummies , pharoh. Mentioned in ancient texts of india , and china. 100 ad plague of antonine (may have to do with small pox) decline of the roman. England (16th), and frequent epidemic during middle ages. Introduced to the new world in the 16th century fall of the empire of the aztecs and the incas (191-192) America by the french and english (1617) (eastern cost , because native people died because of the introduction of the disease) Indian war (1754-1767) deliberate use of smallpox; using blankets to get rid of. American-indians were working for people , labour force had to be supplemented because. American-indians were susceptible towards small pox; this led way for columnists to bring in african americans (this further , brought new cases because it was an epidemic in africa) 200 genes , 35 of them are virulent.