The Exchange of Maladies: Columbian Impact on Global Health
Words: 401 1694The dawn of the Columbian Exchange marked a turning point in history, an epoch where the worlds of the Old and New collided, intertwining their fates in a dance of discovery and exchange. Yet, amidst the bountiful trade of goods, ideas, and cultures, a silent traveler embarked on this voyage—a traveler that would shape the destiny of nations and alter the course of human health forever: disease. In the wake of European exploration, a procession of maladies traversed the seas, […]