Diseases became the norm
For disease to have been so prevalent, conditions throughout the colonies must have been pretty horrendous. There was no proper sanitation system in place, and outhouses were often located near water sources, leaving children and adults alike to develop illness such as cholera, dysentery, and typhoid fever.
The issue was so major that it stole the spotlight in one of the biggest moments in history. More than half of George Washington’s Army perished from a variety of infectious diseases, including typhoid, influenza, and dysentery.
