Question

unit 4 exam
disease that reduced the population of mexico to only 3 million, wiping out 90% of the population?
○ mumps
○ influenza
○ smallpox
○ measles

Explanation:

Smallpox was a highly contagious and deadly disease. When Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas (including Mexico), the indigenous populations had no immunity to it. This led to massive epidemics. Measles and mumps also affected populations but not to the same extreme extent in terms of near - decimation of the Mexican population as described. Influenza, while it can be severe, was not the main culprit in this extreme population reduction in Mexico in the context of the Columbian Exchange.

Answer:

Smallpox