SMALLPOX
\smˈɔːlpɒks], \smˈɔːlpɒks], \s_m_ˈɔː_l_p_ɒ_k_s]\
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a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
By Princeton University
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a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruptions. Vaccination has succeeded in eradicating smallpox worldwide. (Dorland, 28th ed)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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An infectious, contagious, acute febrile disease chiefly characterized by a pustular exanthem upon the skin.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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