Measles And TB Evolved From Diseases Of Our Cattle, Influenza From A Disease Of Pigs, And Smallpox Possibly From A Disease Of Camels. The Americas Had Very Few Native Domesticated Animal Species From Which Humans Could Acquire Such Diseases. - SearchQuotes

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Measles and TB evolved from diseases of our cattle, influenza from a disease of pigs, and smallpox possibly from a disease of camels. The Americas had very few native domesticated animal species from which humans could acquire such diseases.

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