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Old 02-22-2008, 07:09 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Alright you're on....Diamond claims that smallpox was a major reason why Europeans suceeded so well in S.America...and that Malaria was a reason they failed in Africa...but to my knowledge he doesn't address why Smallpox didn't affect the Africans...So why didn't it?
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Alright you're on....Diamond claims that smallpox was a major reason why Europeans suceeded so well in S.America...and that Malaria was a reason they failed in Africa...but to my knowledge he doesn't address why Smallpox didn't affect the Africans...So why didn't it?
I think Africans were already exposed to smallpox through Arab traders... So it wasn't a big deal for them. I could be wrong though...
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I think Africans were already exposed to smallpox through Arab traders... So it wasn't a big deal for them. I could be wrong though...
It could be...but we're talking about the interior of Africa...was there alot of Arab traders there?
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Epidemiology is the study of factors affecting the health and illness of populations, and serves as the foundation and logic of interventions made in the interest of public health and preventive medicine. It is considered a cornerstone methodology of public health research, and is highly regarded in evidence-based medicine for identifying risk factors for disease and determining optimal treatment approaches to clinical practice.

The work of communicable and non-communicable disease epidemiologists ranges from outbreak investigation, to study design, data collection and analysis including the development of statistical models to test hypotheses and the 'writing-up' of results for submission to peer reviewed journals. Epidemiologists may draw on a number of other scientific disciplines such as biology in understanding disease processes and social science disciplines including sociology and philosophy in order to better understand proximate and distal risk factors.
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It could be...but we're talking about the interior of Africa...was there alot of Arab traders there?
I don't think so... I'm only aware of Arab trading posts on the coasts. But in the interior, they have Ebola and stuff. Compared to that, smallpox is like a mild headache probably.
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I don't think so... I'm only aware of Arab trading posts on the coasts. But in the interior, they have Ebola and stuff. Compared to that, smallpox is like a mild headache probably.

Was Ebola around during colonization?
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yeah, perhaps, but unlike most other propaganda, you'll find this book in the Humor section.
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Well, after googling, apparently not. Though i'm sure there were other nasty bugs around. Hot and humid = good for wild life.
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