Were any infectious diseases spread from Indigenous people to European settlers?

by justanawkwardguy

I tend to only here of the extinction of native cultures due to widespread infectious diseases brought by European settlers due to zero natural immunity, but are there any documented instances of the opposite: indigenous diseases becoming epidemics among the western populations?

silverappleyard

Not to discourage further discussion, but we have some excellent previous answers to these questions in the Impact of indigenous diseases on the Europeans section of the FAQ from u/anthropology_nerd and u/400-Rabbits.