how did the germs like a smallpox play an important role in paving the way for confessed
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Smallpox is a infectious disease caused by a virus. It was eradicated by 1980 thanks to a global vaccination program, but stocks of variola virus are still held by at least two governments, those of the United States and the Russian Federation. The smallpox virus, also called the variola virus or simply variola, is most often spread by ingestion of virus particles in saliva, either by direct contact or through inhaling droplets dispersed in the air by coughing. When ingested, the smallpox virus first infects the tissues of the throat and nasal cavities, followed by the blood and lymph nodes. About 12 days after infection, a variety of flulike symptoms appear, including fever. Pustules (pus-filled lumps) develop on the skin and are painful at first, then itchy. The more deadly of variola's two varieties, Variola major, kills about 30% of the people that it infects. Sixty-five percent to 80% of those that do survive the disease are disfigured by pitted scars (pockmarks). Some survivors are also blinded by scarring of the retina. Before a vaccine was developed, smallpox was one of the most common causes of blindness worldwide.
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During the 18th century the disease killed an estimated 400,000 Europeans each year, including five reigning monarchs, and was responsible for a third of all blindness. Between 20 and 60% of all those infected—and over 80% of infected children—died from the disease.
It was crucial in order for the Europeans to be able to conquer the Americas. Because the people of the Americas were so isolated, they had no disease immunity.