That'll be a first. Catching smallpox from bed bugs! Talk about making the narrative fit at all costs 😂 New parasites?! I would recommend studying the Bailey's backlog of work.
That'll be a first. Catching smallpox from bed bugs! Talk about making the narrative fit at all costs 😂 New parasites?! I would recommend studying the Bailey's backlog of work.
'smallpox' is a symptom. I think Tsubion is saying that maybe the blankets were infested with a new (to the natives) biting insect, and the natives got bitten all over with welts (and maybe massive inflammatory reactions to the bites) and this was called 'smallpox.' Not necessarily that that the bugs 'transmitted' 'smallpox' 'virus.' I think it's a good hypothesis. Biting insect parasites are real, but 'viruses' are not.
That'll be a first. Catching smallpox from bed bugs! Talk about making the narrative fit at all costs 😂 New parasites?! I would recommend studying the Bailey's backlog of work.
'smallpox' is a symptom. I think Tsubion is saying that maybe the blankets were infested with a new (to the natives) biting insect, and the natives got bitten all over with welts (and maybe massive inflammatory reactions to the bites) and this was called 'smallpox.' Not necessarily that that the bugs 'transmitted' 'smallpox' 'virus.' I think it's a good hypothesis. Biting insect parasites are real, but 'viruses' are not.
I'm sure that bed bugs are found everywhere.
New hypothesis:
AZTECS WIPED OUT DUE TO NOT CHANGING BED SHEETS FREQUENTLY.
Fleas too
Not sure that bedbug bites are inflamed due to "infection with parasites".