Europeans unknowlingly carried diseases such as smallbox measles and influenza to which native americans had no immunity. Can you please tell me the significance of the word immunity???
http://www.answers.com/topic/immunity
Read definition 2. What does that tell you?
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Certainly! The word "immunity" refers to the ability of an organism, in this case Native Americans, to resist or defend against a particular disease or infection. When someone has immunity to a specific disease, it means that their body has developed the necessary defenses, such as antibodies, to prevent the disease from affecting them or to help them recover more quickly if they do get infected.
In the context of the Europeans unknowingly carrying diseases to which Native Americans had no immunity, it means that the Native Americans had not been previously exposed to these diseases, and therefore, their bodies did not have the natural defenses or antibodies to fight off these illnesses. As a result, when they encountered diseases like smallpox, measles, and influenza brought by European settlers, their lack of immunity made them highly vulnerable to these diseases, leading to devastating consequences such as high mortality rates and severe outbreaks.