Summary of Historia de las Epidemias en el Perú y América

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This video covers the history of epidemics in Peru and America. The first epidemics in America were the result of social interaction between European invaders and indigenous natives, with smallpox, measles, and the flu being some of the most deadly. The video highlights the yellow fever epidemic of the 1850s, the Spanish Flu of 1914, the cholera epidemic of 1854-1885, and the dengue epidemic of 1956-1990.

• 00:00:00 This video covers the history of epidemics in America and Peru. The first epidemics in America were the result of social interaction between European invaders and indigenous natives, with smallpox, measles, and the flu being some of the most deadly. The flu also spread from Columbus to the Indians more intensely due to their lack of immunity. Smallpox decimated the indigenous population, paving the way for the Spanish invasion. The spread of smallpox also occurred in 1536, during the Manco Inca rebellion. Typhus also became an endemic disease in Peru in the 1950s.
• 00:05:00 This video covers the history of epidemics in Peru and America. The video highlights the yellow fever epidemic of the 1850s, the Spanish Flu of 1914, the cholera epidemic of 1854-1885, and the dengue epidemic of 1956-1990.
• 00:10:00 This video discusses the history of epidemics in Peru and America, and how to prevent them.