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Which disease was especially deadly to european settlers in the chesapeake?

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It was actually malaria,small pox
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Diseases that were common in swampy and marshy area, including Dengue and Malaria were especially common. The environment of the area tends to attract a lot of mosquitoes which are known to be vectors of such dangerous diseases.
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