Where Were Diseases Most Common?

Disease was common in the large cities of Europe, from where most early colonizers came.

Where were diseases most common in colonial America?

Epidemics of many zoonotic diseases were reported during the colonial times - particularly smallpox, . Malaria was endemic, and especially in the southern colonies everyone could be expected to become infected.

What were common diseases in the 1700s?

Cholera, smallpox and typhus were all present in 18th century towns, and disease regularly carried off scores of people in only a matter of days. Smallpox was particularly frightening.