What diseases were contracted by European explorers when they discovered the New World?

by mardinlee

So, we all know explorers from Europe brought many diseases to the natives of the New World. But what diseases did they brought back to Europe? Did they contract any new diseases? If they did, what were them, and if they didn’t how come they didn’t contract any?

Thanks for reading so far, this has been bugging me for a while and wanted to ask you all.

pgm123

As you are waiting for more answers, you may want to check out the Frequently Asked Questions page that has an entry for Disease in the Americas.

In particular, you may be interested in this answer from /u/anthropology_nerd who answers the question "When Europeans brought diseases to the new world, how come Europeans themselves didn't get sick from diseases specific to the new world?"