smallpox
noun/ˈsmɔːlpɒks/
/ˈsmɔːlpɑːks/
[uncountable]- (in the past) a serious disease that caused a high temperature, left permanent marks on the skin and often caused death
- In 1742 he suffered a fatal attack of smallpox.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of smallpox- attack
- case
- outbreak
- …
- have
- be infected with
- catch
- …
- virus
- epidemic
- outbreak
- …
- against smallpox
- for smallpox
- from smallpox
- …
- the eradication of smallpox
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