Which of the following diseases killed the original inhabitants of America in large numbers?

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Cholera

Plague

Chickenpox

Smallpox

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Smallpox killed the original inhabitants of America in large numbers.
Smallpox arrived in North America in the 1600s. Symptoms included high fever, chills, severe back pain, and a rash. It originated in the northeast of the United States and destroyed the native Americans as it spread westward for a few months. By 1630, the disease had spread to Massachusetts and killed half of the Americans living there. When smallpox was more severe among whites, it was particularly damaging to the native Americans. Thus this viral disease killed more Americans in the first century than any other disease or conflict. Eventually, it was common for half the nation to be exterminated, succumbing to deadly smallpox.

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