Population history of indigenous peoples of the Americas scope of the epidemics over the years was tremendous, killing millions of people—possibly in excess of 90% of the population in the hardest hit areas—and creating one of "the greatest human catastrophe in history, far exceeding even the disaster of the Black Death of medieval Europe", which had killed up to one-third of the people in Europe and Asia between 1347 and 1351. One of the most devastating diseases was smallpox, but other deadly diseases included typhus, measles, influenza, bubonic plague, cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, mumps, yellow fever and pertussis, which were chronic in Eurasia. This transfer of disease between the
Bugle and trumpet calls of the Mexican Armed Forces the infantry bands and the engineers. The remainders are played by trumpeters of the cavalry and artillery. Drum and bugle calls are always performed by the Mexican Navy's drum and bugle bands, whether aboard ships or on land. Drum and bugle calls of the Mexican Air Force are used on the ground on airbases. Bugle and trumpet calls of the Mexican Armed Forces The Mexican Armed Forces have a number of bugle and trumpet calls for the different branches. Drums and bugles are used to signal the various calls for most units of the Army, Navy and Air Force while