Which of the following diseases proved a deadly killer for the people of America?

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Cholera

Smallpox

Plague

None of the above

answer is B.

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Smallpox proved to be a deadly killer for the people of America.
America was a rich and abundant continent in terms of food grains, crops, vegetables, fruits, and spices, and it also found metals like gold and silver. After conquering America in 1492, Spanish conquerors planned to capture America and rule over it. Americans had a low immunity at that time because they were in isolation as the continent was not discovered by that time. Knowing that Americans had low immunity, Spanish conquerors carried out smallpox on their persons to spread the germs of smallpox among the people of America to kill them and take over.

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