What was the most feared disease on the Oregon Trail?

Answer 1

Smallpox, flu, colds, cholera, diphtheria ,TB, infections of all sorts, whooping cough, some people probably got sick from the small particles of dust they took in every day for months, pneumonia are just a few that I can think of off the top of my head. There were probably others and many were called by other names in that time. For instance, no one knew of cancer.Also scurvy and malaria were 2 other diseases

Answer 2

1. scurvy and choela

and small pox even measels

Answer 3

Cholera was a major sickness, high fevers, Exhaustion.

Answer 4

ummm dysentary i think it caused diarrhea