1303 résultats pour "total"

• Costa Rica Facts and Figures.

  Total 77.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 74.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 582 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 714 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 96.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 96.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 96.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.2 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of...

• Kenya Facts and Figures.

  Roman Catholic 23 percent Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Anglican 10 percent Muslim 7 percent Hindu 1 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 56.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 56.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 56.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 56 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 7,195 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 607 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 86.9 percent (2005 estimate) Fema...

• Cameroon Facts and Figures.

  Female 54.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 52.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 65 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 5,216 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 392 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 81.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 76.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 86.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.1 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2...

• Angola Facts and Figures.

  Indigenous beliefs 5 percent Other 10 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 37.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 38.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 37 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 182 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 12,500 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 774 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 41.7 percent (1990 estimate) Female 28.5 percent (1990 estimate) Male 55.6 percent (1990 estimate) Education expend...

• Uganda Facts and Figures.

  Ethnoreligionists or indigenous beliefs 4 percent Muslim 5 percent Other 10 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 52.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 53.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 51.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 66 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 12,086 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,091 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 71.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 62.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 80.7...

• Ukraine Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 68.1 years (2008 estimate) Female 74.2 years (2008 estimate) Male 62.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 320 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 114 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.6 percent (2000 estimate) Female 99.5 percent (2000 estimate) Male 99.8 percent (2000 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.5 p...

• Bulgaria Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 5 percent Other 11 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 76.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 19 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 4,000 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 159 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 98.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure...

• Myanmar Facts and Figures.

  Indigenous beliefs 12 percent Protestant 6 percent Muslim 3 percent Hindu 2 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 62.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 65.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 60.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 49 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 2,816 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,667 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 86.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 82.8 percent (2005 est...

• Georgia (country) Facts and Figures.

  Atheist 3 percent Roman Catholic 1 percent Nonreligious 15 percent Other 4 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 76.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 17 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 215 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 238 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.5 percent (1995) Female 99.4 percent (1995) Male 99.7 percent (1995) Educ...

• Mongolia Facts and Figures.

  Muslim 5 percent Nonreligious 30 percent Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 67.3 years (2008 estimate) Female 69.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 64.9 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 41 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 375 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 87 people (1991) Literacy rateTotal 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Educat...

• Iraq Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 69.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 71 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 45 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,519 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 769 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 41.1 percent (2005 estimate) Female 25.2 percent (2005 estimate) Male 56.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4 pe...

• Zambia Facts and Figures.

  Life expectancy Total 38.6 years (2008 estimate) Female 38.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 38.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 101 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 8,642 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 287 people (1981) Literacy rateTotal 82.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 76.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 87.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.5 percent (1998-199...

• Romania Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 7 percent Other 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 72.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 75.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 24 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 521 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 152 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as...

• Syria Facts and Figures.

  Total 70.9 years (2008 estimate) Female 72.3 years (2008 estimate) Male 69.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 27 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 1,887 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 667 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 78.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 66.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 90.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.2 percent (2001-2002) Number of years...

• Hungary Facts and Figures.

  Calvinist 20 percent Lutheran 5 percent Atheist 4 percent Nonreligious 7 percent Other 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 73.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 77.6 years (2008 estimate) Male 69 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 8 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 329 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 128 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) M...

• Turkey - country.

  has a general elevation of 900 to 1,500 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft) above sea level. The eastern highlands region is the most mountainous and rugged portion of Turkey; Mount Ararat (Ağrı Da ğı) is the highest peak in the country at 5,165 m (16,945ft). Many Christians and Jews believe it to be the same Mount Ararat mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah’s ark came to rest. The eastern highlands are thesource for both the Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Fir āt)—two of southwestern Asia’s principal...

• Côte d'Ivoire Facts and Figures.

  Female 51.8 years (2008 estimate) Male 46.6 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 86 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 8,120 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,232 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 53.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 46.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 60.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.9 percent (2000-2001) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years...

• Kuwait Facts and Figures.

  Other 2 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 77.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 78.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 76.4 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 9 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 656 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 84.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 82.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national...

• Finland Facts and Figures.

  Nonreligious 5 percent Atheist 1 percent Other 7 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 78.8 years (2008 estimate) Female 82.5 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.3 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 303 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 139 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 100 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross nati...

• Tanzania Facts and Figures.

  HEALTH AND EDUCATIONLife expectancy Total 51.5 years (2008 estimate) Female 52.9 years (2008 estimate) Male 50.1 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 71 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 44,133 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 1,123 people (1992) Literacy rateTotal 80.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 73.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 87.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP)...

• Argentina Facts and Figures.

  Female 80.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 72.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 14 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 332 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 244 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 97.2 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.3 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (20...

• Sweden Facts and Figures.

  Female 83.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 78.5 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 3 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 328 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 278 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 7.7 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 10 years (2001-2002) Number of students per teacher,...

• Norway Facts and Figures.

  Infant mortality rate 4 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 265 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 263 people (2000) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 7.6 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 11 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 10 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of g...

• Turkey Facts and Figures.

  Male 70.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 37 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 641 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 385 people (2005) Literacy rateTotal 87.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 80.1 percent (2005 estimate) Male 94.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 3.6 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teac...

• South Korea Facts and Figures.

  Female 81.1 years (2008 estimate) Male 74 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 6 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 554 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 141 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 98.4 percent (2005 estimate) Female 97.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.3 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.2 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2...

• Egypt Facts and Figures.

  Infant mortality rate 28 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 472 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 59.3 percent (2005 estimate) Female 48.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 69.4 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.1 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 8 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 22 students per...

• Saudi Arabia Facts and Figures.

  Male 74 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 12 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 727 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 455 people (2001) Literacy rateTotal 80.5 percent (2005 estimate) Female 73.3 percent (2005 estimate) Male 85.9 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 9.3 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 6 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teache...

• Iceland - country.

  III PEOPLE Icelanders are one of the most homogenous peoples in the world. They are predominantly of Nordic origin, descendants of the hardy people who emigrated fromNorway to Iceland in the Middle Ages. There are also some Celtic influences from Irish and Scottish immigrants who arrived from the British Isles ( see Celts). The population of Iceland (2008 estimate) is 304,367. Numerous times in its history, Iceland has suffered major population losses due to epidemics, volcanic eruptions, and...

• Italy Facts and Figures.

  Population per hospital bed 227 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 98.8 percent (2005 estimate) Female 98.4 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 4.8 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2001-2002) Number of students per teacher, primary school 11 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENTForm of government Republic Head of state President Head of government Prime mini...

• Nigeria Facts and Figures.

  Male 47.1 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 94 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 3,715 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 599 people (1990) Literacy rateTotal 70.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 63.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 77.8 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 0.7 percent (1999-2000) Number of years of compulsory schooling 9 years (2002-2003) Number of students per te...

• Israel (country) - country.

  harbor in the northern part of the country, and Ashdod, an artificial deepwater port to the south, serve as the main seaports on the Mediterranean. The port of Elat onthe Gulf of Aqaba provides Israel’s only access to the Red Sea, making it extremely important to the country’s shipping interests. D Natural Resources Although much of Israel’s desert regions contain poor soils, the northern Negev, the coastal plains, and the interior valleys provide patches of productive soils. Anestimated 18 per...

• Cyprus Facts and Figures.

  Total 78.2 years (2008 estimate) Female 80.7 years (2008 estimate) Male 75.8 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 7 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 30 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 227 people (2002) Literacy rateTotal 98 percent (2005 estimate) Female 96.9 percent (2005 estimate) Male 99.1 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 6.4 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of co...

• Jacques Marseilles, Empire colonial et capitalisme français

  nécessaires : l'investissement public a véritablement voulu orienter l'investissement privé. Au total, l'empire sembleêtre un débouché de choix pour les capitaux métropolitains. Mais est-ce que les exportations de capitaux peuventêtre automatiquement assimilées à des investissements ? Ce serait aller vite : il y a un grand écart entre la Banquede l'Indochine, banque d'affaires ayant imposé sa marque à l'histoire coloniale, et la Compagnie occidentale deMadagascar, compagnie minière ayant...

• Federal Republic of Germany - country.

  B Rivers and Lakes Rivers have played a major role in Germany’s economic development. The Rhine River flows in a northwesterly direction from Switzerland through much of westernGermany and The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is a major European waterway and a pillar of commerce and trade. Its primary German tributaries include theMain, Mosel, Neckar, and Ruhr rivers. The Oder (Odra) River, along the border between Poland and Germany, runs northward and empties into the Baltic; it provides an...

• France Facts and Figures.

  Male 77.7 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 3 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 293 people (2006) Population per hospital bed 130 people (2003) Literacy rateTotal 99 percent (1995) Female Not available Male Not available Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 5.6 percent (2002-2003) Number of years of compulsory schooling 11 years (2002-2003) Number of students per teacher, primary school 19 students per teach...

• Global Warming.

  some of the warming influence of increasing greenhouse gases. A1 Carbon Dioxide Carbon dioxide is the second most abundant greenhouse gas, after water vapor. Carbon dioxide constantly circulates in the environment through a variety of naturalprocesses known as the carbon cycle. It is released into the atmosphere from natural processes such as eruptions of volcanoes; the respiration of animals, whichbreathe in oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide; and the burning or decay of plants and other organic...

• Rhode Island - geography.

  C (73° F). Along the northern state line, the January mean temperature is about 1° C (about 2° F) colder than in Warwick in January. Along the ocean coast, theJanuary mean temperature is -1° C (30° F). Warm season temperatures are also influenced by the ocean and bay, so temperatures are usually cooler along the coastthan in the interior. The difference tends to be greatest in spring and early summer. Winter temperatures in Rhode Island are usually above -7° C (20° F), buttemperatures colder by...

• Rhode Island - USA History.

  C (73° F). Along the northern state line, the January mean temperature is about 1° C (about 2° F) colder than in Warwick in January. Along the ocean coast, theJanuary mean temperature is -1° C (30° F). Warm season temperatures are also influenced by the ocean and bay, so temperatures are usually cooler along the coastthan in the interior. The difference tends to be greatest in spring and early summer. Winter temperatures in Rhode Island are usually above -7° C (20° F), buttemperatures colder by...

• South Africa - country.

  The major soil zones are conditioned largely by climatic factors. In the semiarid north and west, soils are alkaline and poorly developed. In the southern part of WesternCape Province, rain falls mostly in the winter months, and soils there form slowly and are generally thin and immature. The moderate temperatures and summer rainfallof the High Veld and eastern coastal areas create conditions for more productive organic decomposition, leading to dark, fertile soils, or chernozems, similar to tho...

• Alaska - geography.

  depression surrounded by highlands and have the coldest winter and hottest summer temperatures in Alaska. Once the Kuskokwim River passes through theKuskokwim Mountains, it forms the southern edge of a vast lake-studded alluvial plain bounded on the north by the Yukon River. This water-logged lowland is a majorsummer nesting area for birds. Fairbanks is the major city in this region, while Fort Yukon is the major community in the Yukon Flats and Bethel the largest settlementon the Lower Kuskokwi...

• Alaska - USA History.

  depression surrounded by highlands and have the coldest winter and hottest summer temperatures in Alaska. Once the Kuskokwim River passes through theKuskokwim Mountains, it forms the southern edge of a vast lake-studded alluvial plain bounded on the north by the Yukon River. This water-logged lowland is a majorsummer nesting area for birds. Fairbanks is the major city in this region, while Fort Yukon is the major community in the Yukon Flats and Bethel the largest settlementon the Lower Kuskokwi...

• Sujet de synthèse, module Microbiologie : Comment la connaissance des génomes microbiens qui s'est beaucoup développée ces dernières années permet d'avoir une approche de traçabilité totale et une gestion en temps réel du risque microbiologique dans les filières alimentaires. Commenter le sujet et répondre à la question posée avec une argumentation et des exemples appropriés.

  Au delà même de la dernière étape de fabrication des aliments, vient la phase de stockage avant consommation. De nombreuses recherches portent sur les emballagesde demain. Des chercheurs de l'université du Nord-Dakota ont presenté en 2010 un capteur assez fin pour être placé directement dans l'emballage. Il est capable dechanger de couleur s'il détecte quelques ppm de deux composés organiques volatils dont la presence dans un aliment est typique d'une contamination par Salmonella.Grâce à la conn...

• Angola (country) - country.

  Portugal in 1975, it had approximately 400,000 Portuguese settlers. The vast majority of the Portuguese community has since departed for Portugal. A Population Characteristics The 2008 estimated population of Angola, including Cabinda, was 12,531,357. The population distribution, however, was uneven, with about 70 percent of thepopulation concentrated in the north and along the coast. The rate of population increase was 2.1 percent annually in 2008. The population is overwhelmingly rural; only3...

• Souvent considérée comme un volet secondaire de l'histoire proprement dite, l'histoire des techniques n'a suscité la création que d'un petit nombre de chaires magistrales et ne fait pas l'objet de multiples publications.

  repos – ce qui empêcha pendant deux millénaires toute possibilité d'établissement d'une dynamique cohérente (étude des mouvements sous l'effet des forces qui les produisent). Il fallut attendre 1687 pour que Newton établisse que la charge tractée s'arrêtait sous l'effet des forces de frottement, mais qu'un corps libre et non sollicité dans l'espace décrivait, quant à lui, un mouvement rectiligne uniforme, inaugurant ainsi l'approche de la dynamique théorique et de l'ensemble de la mécanique r...

• Iowa - geography.

  Okoboji, Lost Island, Silver, and West Swan lakes. In addition, reservoirs have been created by damming several smaller Iowa rivers. There are a number of largereservoirs behind dams on the Mississippi River along the Iowa state line. C Climate Iowa’s climate is characterized by warm, generally moist summers and cold winters. Temperatures vary considerably from season to season and, at times, from day today. However, monthly averages are relatively uniform throughout the state and usually vary...

• Iowa - USA History.

  Okoboji, Lost Island, Silver, and West Swan lakes. In addition, reservoirs have been created by damming several smaller Iowa rivers. There are a number of largereservoirs behind dams on the Mississippi River along the Iowa state line. C Climate Iowa’s climate is characterized by warm, generally moist summers and cold winters. Temperatures vary considerably from season to season and, at times, from day today. However, monthly averages are relatively uniform throughout the state and usually vary...

• North Carolina - geography.

  The drainage divide in North Carolina follows the Blue Ridge range on the eastern margin of the mountain region. This is called the “Eastern Continental Divide.” West ofthis divide, rivers drain into the Mississippi River through the Tennessee River and other tributaries of the Ohio River. The French Broad, the largest, and the LittleTennessee flow into the Tennessee River. The New River flows into the Kanawha River of West Virginia which in turn flows into the Ohio River. Most of the state’s ri...

• North Carolina - USA History.

  The drainage divide in North Carolina follows the Blue Ridge range on the eastern margin of the mountain region. This is called the “Eastern Continental Divide.” West ofthis divide, rivers drain into the Mississippi River through the Tennessee River and other tributaries of the Ohio River. The French Broad, the largest, and the LittleTennessee flow into the Tennessee River. The New River flows into the Kanawha River of West Virginia which in turn flows into the Ohio River. Most of the state’s ri...

• Native Americans of North America.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Native Americans of North America - Canadian History.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...