Was it inevitable that the worst infectious diseases arose on Eurasia in history? (Smallpox, plague, measles)

by b2q

Cause I always wondered why the americans didn't give europeans horrible diseases, aside of syphilis.

afatsumcha

For what it's worth, this is both a historical and epidemiological/biostatistical question. It may be worth asking on r/AskScience.

This resource lists several diseases that were foreign to the new world.