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When the Spanish arrived in the Americas, the natives soon began dying by the millions from European diseases. However, the Chinese were not similarly affected by traders that arrived from the Silk Road. Did the Chinese have the same diseases, making them immune, or was there another reason?

by /u/LifeOfCheeseburger in /r/AskHistorians

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