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Small Pox Epidemic
After the Spanish completed their conquest, the Inca population continued to decrease, as the spread of a deadly disease known as smallpox ran through the Incan empire. It made its way from the farmlands and urban areas of Europe, to the adobe huts and countryside, of the Americas, leaving a trail of death and despair. This highly contagious illness sprouted specifically from domestic animals such as pigs and cattle. Infections typically only harmful to these animals began to travel from species to species , getting stronger and becoming harmful to humans. This disease gains entry into the body, just as the common cold or flu does, either by physical contact with an infected person, or by inhalation, but its effects and symptoms are far more severe. Upon entry, the smallpox attacks and reproduce in the lungs, this then leads to the virus spreading into the lymphatic system , which in result causes the body to react with scattering pox filled blisters in attempt to rid the body of the illness. This disease took the lives of more than 200,000 Incas after it was brought over by Spaniards, who without knowing it, carried this fatal disease. Due to Europe being the epicenter of this disease, people began developing immunities, and passing them on to their offspring , which is why Spaniards were not affected, but since such illness was alien to the Americas, it resulted in a massive population decrease. The reason why so many Incas were killed by this virus, was due to the fact that they were not in such close contact with animals like the Europeans, because of this, the Incas did not accumulate diseases like smallpox, therefore they was no need inherit any genetic immunities.
Evan
After the Spanish completed their conquest, the Inca population continued to decrease, as the spread of a deadly disease known as smallpox ran through the Incan empire. It made its way from the farmlands and urban areas of Europe, to the adobe huts and countryside, of the Americas, leaving a trail of death and despair. This highly contagious illness sprouted specifically from domestic animals such as pigs and cattle. Infections typically only harmful to these animals began to travel from species to species , getting stronger and becoming harmful to humans. This disease gains entry into the body, just as the common cold or flu does, either by physical contact with an infected person, or by inhalation, but its effects and symptoms are far more severe. Upon entry, the smallpox attacks and reproduce in the lungs, this then leads to the virus spreading into the lymphatic system , which in result causes the body to react with scattering pox filled blisters in attempt to rid the body of the illness. This disease took the lives of more than 200,000 Incas after it was brought over by Spaniards, who without knowing it, carried this fatal disease. Due to Europe being the epicenter of this disease, people began developing immunities, and passing them on to their offspring , which is why Spaniards were not affected, but since such illness was alien to the Americas, it resulted in a massive population decrease. The reason why so many Incas were killed by this virus, was due to the fact that they were not in such close contact with animals like the Europeans, because of this, the Incas did not accumulate diseases like smallpox, therefore they was no need inherit any genetic immunities.
Evan