jan 1, 1500 - Smallpox (1500-1700)
Description:
The disease later spread along trade routes in Asia, Africa, and Europe, eventually reaching the Americas in the 1500s. Indigenous peoples there had no natural immunity. An estimated 90 percent of indigenous casualties during European colonization were caused by disease rather than military conquest.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1500
Now
~ 525 years ago