Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas
- Posted on July 30, 2026
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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas
NEW YORK (AP) — Ancient mummy DNA recovered in Chile has yielded the firmest evidence yet that European colonization brought smallpox to the Americas. Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in human history before it was eradicated in 1980, largely thanks to vaccination. For centuries, the virus had killed about one-third of the people it infec...
