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smallpox

small·pox [ smáwl pòks ]


noun 
Definition:
 
acute viral disease: a highly contagious disease caused by a poxvirus and marked by high fever and the formation of scar-producing pustules. A worldwide inoculation program has almost eradicated the smallpox virus from the human population.
Technical name  variola


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