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In 1492, Christopher Columbus and the Europeans arrived in America. These two populations that hadn't been met for about 12000 years and each evolved on their own and in different ways. So they accustomed their immune system to resist the various diseases that could exist within their territory. This therefore explains why Native Americans were extremely sensitive to diseases brought by Europeans. However, the Europeans had medicines and could take care of themselves without fear.