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Smallpox Origin Confirmed by DNA | Charlottesville News
Scientists have finally confirmed that European colonizers brought smallpox to the Americas, unleashing a biological catastrophe that decimated Indigenous populations and reshaped history. This discovery reveals the tragic, unintended consequences of early colonial contact — exposing how disease became a silent weapon in the colonization process. With ongoing research mapping transmission routes, this finding deepens our understanding of demographic collapse and the lasting scars left by pathogens introduced from across the Atlantic. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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