Why European Diseases Didn't Kill Africans
- Episode aired Jul 14, 2022
- 15m
European diseases, particularly smallpox, were devastating to American peoples and played a major role in the conquest of these regions. But the diseases were already endemic in Africa and A... Read allEuropean diseases, particularly smallpox, were devastating to American peoples and played a major role in the conquest of these regions. But the diseases were already endemic in Africa and Asia and some African people had a precursor to a vaccine for smallpox. Rather it was the E... Read allEuropean diseases, particularly smallpox, were devastating to American peoples and played a major role in the conquest of these regions. But the diseases were already endemic in Africa and Asia and some African people had a precursor to a vaccine for smallpox. Rather it was the Europeans that suffered from lack of immunity to tropical diseases in conquering Africa.