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smallpox

/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/ /ˈsmɔlpɑks/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy."
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Related Words

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infectious adjective

/ɪnˈfɛkʃəs/

(of an illness) Transmitted from one person to another, usually through the air breathed.

"Cancer is not infectious."

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influenza noun

/ˌɪn.flu.ˈɛn.zə/

An acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.

"The influenza virus spread quickly through the school, causing many students to miss class. "

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syphilis noun

/ˈsɪfɪlɪs/

A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

"After unprotected sex, John worried he might have contracted syphilis, so he went to the clinic for a checkup. "

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completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

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diseases noun

/dɪˈziːzɪz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

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brought verb

/bɹɔːt/ /bɹɔt/

(ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

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survived verb

/sərˈvaɪvd/ /sɚˈvaɪvd/

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

"After the car accident, everyone was worried, but luckily, the driver survived. "

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pockmarks noun

/ˈpɑkmɑɹks/ /ˈpɔkmɑɹks/

A mark or scar in the skin caused by a pock.

"The old road had pockmarks from years of harsh winters and constant patching. "

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dysentery noun

/ˈdɪsəntəɹi/ /ˈdɪsənˌtɛɹi/

A disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines, especially the colon (large intestine), accompanied by pus (white blood cells) in the feces, fever, pain in the abdomen, high volume of diarrhea, and possible blood in the feces.

"The traveler experienced severe dysentery, suffering from constant diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. "

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disease noun

/dɪˈziːz/ /dɪˈziz/

An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.

"The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered."

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variola noun

/ˌværiˈoʊlə/ /ˌveəriˈoʊlə/

Smallpox

"Before widespread vaccination, variola (smallpox) caused many deaths and left survivors with severe scars. "

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eradicated verb

/ɪˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd/ /iˈrædəˌkeɪtɪd/

To pull up by the roots; to uproot.

"The farmer eradicated the weeds from his garden. "