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Smallpox

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/

An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

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An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
"The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy."

🔄 Synonyms of "Smallpox"

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variolanoun	(pathology) Smallpox (Orthopoxvirus variola).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Smallpox"

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Word	Definition
variolanoun	(pathology) Smallpox (Orthopoxvirus variola).
measlesnoun	(pathology) An acute and highly contagious disease which often afflicts children caused by the virus Measles morbillivirus and causing red rashes, fever, runny nose, coughing, and red eyes.
poxnoun	A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
monkeypoxnoun	(pathology) A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.
vaccinationnoun	Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
ceilingnoun	The overhead closure of a room.
roofnoun	(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.
eradicationnoun	The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
variola vera	(Cyrillic: Вариола вера) a 1982 Yugoslav film directed by Goran Marković.
variola minornoun	a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
variola majornoun	a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
alastrimnoun	(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox
hemorrhagic smallpox	—
the pox	—
small-poxnoun	Obsolete spelling of smallpox. [(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.]
variolenoun	A shallow pit or pitted marking.
red plaguenoun	smallpox
small poxnoun	Obsolete spelling of smallpox. [(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.]
chicken poxnoun	(pathology) The highly contagious airborne disease caused by initial infection with varicella zoster virus, typically causing a skin rash that forms small itchy blisters.
monkey poxnoun	Alternative form of monkeypox. [(pathology) A disease of the skin of rodents and primates, including humans, caused by virus of species Orthopoxvirus monkeypox.]