The Great Pestilence (jan 1, 1545 – jan 1, 1548)
Description:
Where: Mexico (New Spain at the time)
Disease: Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (Cocoliztli)
Cause: Salmonella enterica (leading theory)
Transmission: Unknown
Symptoms:
-High fever
-Severe headache
-Vertigo
-Black tongue
-Dark urine
-Dysentery
-Severe abdominal pain
-Head & neck nodules
-Neurologic disorders
-Heavy bleeding from the facial orifices
-Death typically occurred in 3-4 days
Death toll: 5-15 million (80% of Mexican population)
End: Unknown. There have been 12 epidemics since.
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