What role did disease play in the Columbian Exchange?
A) The negative impact of disease was limited to the Indian population.
B) New food products discovered in the Americas infected Europeans with previously unknown diseases.
C) "New World" Indians were decimated by smallpox and other diseases brought by Europeans.
D) The diseases brought by Europeans to the "New World" wiped out large numbers of native animal populations.

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Diseases such as smallpox brought by Europeans had a devastating impact on the indigenous populations of the Americas, who had no immunity to these new diseases.

What Role Did Disease Play in the Columbian Exchange