Also, since the European diseases were extremely communicable, the spread of disease was rapid. This made it very easy for the Indians to become infected by these diseases. In fact, the diseases spread so quickly that in some instances Indians became infected before they even had direct contact with Europeans. During the Columbian Exchange, the most deadly of the early epidemics in America were those of eruptive fevers - smallpox, measles, typhus, and so on (Crosby 42).
Confidence votes 25. A squirrel has Four or Two legs but is more likely to have two because they may run on all fours but they use two hands to eat. <i> <b>A</b> squirrel has Four or Two legs but is more likely to have two because they may run on all fours but they use two hands to eat.</i>. Minor edit?
What do they look like? This rodent and member of the squirrel family is about the size of a large domestic cat but with shorter legs. It is 16 - 27 inches in length. Weights are from 4 - 14 pounds, being the lightest in the spring when they come out of hibernation, and heaviest in the fall.