Analysis Of The Arrow Of Disease By Jared Diamond
Jared Diamond's article, “The Arrow of Disease” explains how the Native Americans living in the New World became victimized by germs from the Europeans.The main argument or question that is, is why didn't the New World Indian’s germs pass on to the Spanish invaders as they crossed the Atlantic back to Europe. In this article, Jared supports the claim that the Europeans have been already immune to the viruses and diseases. He takes it all the way back when Europeans had the plague outbreak, measles,flu, cholera, malaria, and etc.He also states how germs travel through animals and bugs and how the germs can destroy white blood cells at a rather rapid pace. Going on from that since the Europeans already have experienced well enough with viruses and diseases, if the Europeans were to get infected from the Indians it would not affect them as much.
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I am on at neutral stand point of view on Jared’s article. I’m not saying he is wrong, nor completely right. There are so many different conclusions as to why the Indian’s disease did travel back to Europe. Actually, there could've been a possibility of that happening, but if it did happen, it probably wouldn't spread like crazy, like the European diseases killing 95% of the Indians. Maybe some of the medical immunizations that Europeans got protected them from the Indians disease. There could be millions and millions of reasons why and I believe that is something Jared should have made very clear in his article. At some points in his article, like starting off the introduction with a story about a man that had intercourse with a sheep. I
I am on at neutral stand point of view on Jared’s article. I’m not saying he is wrong, nor completely right. There are so many different conclusions as to why the Indian’s disease did travel back to Europe. Actually, there could've been a possibility of that happening, but if it did happen, it probably wouldn't spread like crazy, like the European diseases killing 95% of the Indians. Maybe some of the medical immunizations that Europeans got protected them from the Indians disease. There could be millions and millions of reasons why and I believe that is something Jared should have made very clear in his article. At some points in his article, like starting off the introduction with a story about a man that had intercourse with a sheep. I