What accounted for the majority of deaths in Spanish America in the 16th century?

Correct answer choice is:

Small pox

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Explanation:

Smallpox was a dangerous infection caused by one of two disease exceptions, Variola major, and Variola minor. The current normally occurring incident was diagnosed in October 1977 including the World Health Organization confirmed the global destruction of the virus in 1980. The risk of loss following incurring the disease was about 30%, with bigger flows among newborns. Often those who remain have great scarring of their skin and some are left blind.