: 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 alsovariola
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Recent Examples on the WebThe antiviral, prescribed to tens of thousands of monkeypox patients, is approved for the related smallpox virus. Lena H. Sun And Dan Diamond, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 The virus originated in Africa and is the cousin of the smallpox virus. Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022 Initial cases of monkeypox — related to the smallpox virus — were linked to international travel. Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Monkeypox, a cousin of the smallpox virus, is generally a mild illness with the most common symptoms being rash, swollen lymph nodes, fever, headache, fatigue and muscle aches. Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 28 July 2022 After the anthrax bioterrorism attacks in 2001, federal officials became increasingly concerned about the risk of someone attacking the U.S. military or general population with smallpox virus. Joseph Osmundson, STAT, 15 July 2022 Closely related to the smallpox virus, monkeypox has spread predominantly among gay and bisexual men.Hartford Courant, 13 July 2022 The monkeypox virus, closely related to the smallpox virus, is easy to avoid because of its visibility, said Dr. Sharon Welbel, Cook County Health’s director of hospital epidemiology and infection control and prevention. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2022 Public-health officials have more tools available to fight monkeypox because vaccines and drugs that work against the closely related smallpox virus are thought to be effective against its milder cousin. Denise Roland And Jon Kamp, WSJ, 26 June 2022 See More
... OF SMALLPOX | VERB + SMALLPOX | SMALLPOX + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES... OF SMALLPOX➤attack天花發作◇In 1742 he suffered a fatal attack of smallpox.1742 年,他染上了致命的天花。➤case天花病例◇15 million cases of smallpox were reported worldwide.全世界共獲報 1,500 萬個天花病例。➤outbreak天花爆發VERB + SMALLPOX➤have出天花▸➤be infected with, catch, contract, get感染天花▸➤die from, die of死於天花▸➤eradicate根除天花◇a worldwide campaign to eradicate smallpox by the use of mass vaccinations通過大面積接種天花疫苗以根除天花的世界性運動➤be inoculated against, be vaccinated against接種天花疫苗◇Everyone has been vaccinated against smallpox.所有人都接種了天花疫苗。SMALLPOX + NOUN➤virus天花病毒▸➤epidemic, outbreak天花流行/爆發➤vaccine天花疫苗▸➤inoculation, vaccination天花疫苗接種PREPOSITION➤against smallpox, for smallpox為預防天花◇mass vaccinations for smallpox大面積天花疫苗接種➤from smallpox天花的⋯◇the death rate from smallpox天花的死亡率PHRASES➤the eradication of smallpox天花的根除◇The eradication of smallpox ranks as one of the great triumphs of public health.天花的根除是公共衞生事業的一次重大勝利。➡ topic at illness