Disease Epidemics Among Indians, 1770s-1850s
Published In
The Oregon Encyclopedia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Epidemiology -- North America -- History -- 18th century, Epidemiology -- North America -- History -- 19th century, Indians of North America -- Diseases -- History -- 18th century, Indians of North America -- Diseases -- History -- 19th century
Abstract
In the Old World, epidemic crowd diseases had evolved along with the earliest civilizations, but they had no equivalents in the New World. When the new diseases spread to the Americas and to peoples who had never experienced them before, the results were dramatic and sometimes catastrophic. The interhemispheric disease exchange resulted in what has been called the "greatest demographic disaster in human history." Millions died.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25126
Citation Details
Boyd, Robert T., "Disease Epidemics Among Indians, 1770s-1850s" (2018). Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations. 146.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25126