small pox
Pustular viral scourge
Smallpox was a deadly infectious disease caused by the variola virus, marked by fever and a progressive skin rash that left survivors with distinctive pitted scars.
The disease killed roughly 30% of those infected and devastated populations worldwide for centuries.
A global vaccination campaign eradicated smallpox in 1980—the first human disease eliminated by deliberate effort.
Usually spelled as one word: smallpox.
- plagueDeadly epidemic disease
- vaccineDisease prevention injection
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
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Mosquito-borne parasitic infection
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