Did the European colonisers get illnesses from the Americas and Sub-Saharan Africa at the same severity that the people of those continents suffered from European diseases? If not, why not?

by Ok_Style_3372

I’m referring to diseases like smallpox, which decimated South America and swathes of Africa. I know bubonic plague and cholera came from Asia - but they affected their countries of origin just as severely.

silverappleyard

While there's always more to say on the subject, you may be interested in this previous answer by /u/anthropology_nerd: