tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896336562539866758.post4691764576354628693..comments2024-01-09T01:14:01.156-08:00Comments on Patriots and Peoples: Indian Population 1492: John D. DanielsJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896336562539866758.post-64029644673326783392009-12-03T03:43:51.160-08:002009-12-03T03:43:51.160-08:00Thank you for this most informative summary.Thank you for this most informative summary.Steve Sailerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920109042402850214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896336562539866758.post-91453712961447644352008-01-14T13:38:00.000-08:002008-01-14T13:38:00.000-08:00Thanks for the good question, Greg. Maybe. I'll le...Thanks for the good question, Greg. Maybe. I'll let you know when I find it. Henry Dobyns has an article that I have in my "to read" stack regarding transmission of disease at trading centers. Horses would have brought folks to trading centers from further away. <BR/><BR/>It seems commonsense that an increase in mobility would increase the spread of illness, except when the carrier is rendered immobile by the disease, as is generally the case with smallpox.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, many studies highlight ways that large urban centers were particularly prone to the spread of some illnesses--influenza for instance. I'll be saying more about some of these studies in the coming weeks.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7896336562539866758.post-10974886586426076382008-01-14T11:11:00.000-08:002008-01-14T11:11:00.000-08:00Has there been any research in how the introductio...Has there been any research in how the introduction of horses, and their adoption by some tribes may have further the spread of disease, in that they may have increased contact between native peoples?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com