The
presence of
hemorragic fever since
colonial age in the New Spain until 21th century”.
Cientific evidences (paleoclimatology and epidemiologic) and clinical description of Dr. Francisco Hernández, suggest that the cocoliztli (nahuatl for pest) in 16th century Mexico between americans natives, may have been a
hemorrhagic fever.
The syptoms of cocoliztli and marburg virus like hemorrhagic fever including high fever, severe abdominal and thoracic pain, dark urine, large nodules behind the ears, and profuse bleeding frtom the nose, eyes and mouth with the death in short time.
Now, socio-economic conditions in latinoamericans and africans
countries, could support idea of pandemia of hemorrhagic fever like megadeath in 16th century Mexico, in any cases for presence of VIH and other oportunist viruses.