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- The DNA of Inca mummies found in Chile was analyzed
- The virus was brought to America by European colonizers
- The virus killed about one-third of the people it infected before its eradication in 1980
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The DNA of Inca mummies found in Chile has solved a 500-year-old mystery about how the virus arrived in America. Scientists analyzed the DNA of 13 Inca mummies and discovered that the virus was brought to America by European colonizers.
The virus, which was eradicated before 1980, killed about one-third of the people it infected. Scientists had not previously found evidence of how the virus arrived in America, but now this mystery has been solved.
By analyzing the DNA of Inca mummies, scientists discovered that the virus was brought to America between 1492 and 1631. This discovery changes an important part of history.
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- What is the virus?
- The virus is a type of disease that killed about one-third of the people it infected before its eradication in 1980.
- How did the virus arrive in America?
- The virus was brought to America by European colonizers.
- Why is this discovery important?
- This discovery is important because it solves a 500-year-old mystery about how the virus arrived in America and changes an important part of history.
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