Why didn’t settlers die of disease?

Question

We often hear indigenous peoples died from disease introduced by European settlers in North and South America. If indigenous peoples there were susceptible to eradication by unfamiliar disease why is the same not true of disease and death to settlers? Or is it true but more easily overcome?

In: Biology

Answer 1

[this](https://youtu.be/JEYh5WACqEk?si=2vBfoC6sCL1kOlS2) is a great video on the topic from about 10 years ago, I highly recommend you check it out