SMALLPOX


Meaning of SMALLPOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsmȯl-ˌpäks ]

noun

Date: 1518

: an acute contagious febrile disease of humans that is caused by a poxvirus (species Variola virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus ), is characterized by a skin eruption with pustules, sloughing, and scar formation, and is believed to have been eradicated globally by widespread vaccination — called also variola

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