how come so many people in the new world were wiped out by old world diseases but the reverse never happen to people in the old world?

by grapp
Searocksandtrees

hi! not discouraging anyone from contributing more info on the impacts of diseases from the Americas on the European population, but FYI, there are several related posts in this section of the FAQ (just scroll past the viking-related posts):

Native Americans and (European) Diseases

connorbcm

Probably because there weren't as many diseases in the Americas. The major exception is syphilis, which killed a lot of people in the Old World after spreading there from the Americas.