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• noun (Context 1)
An acute, highly contagious, and often fatal viral disease caused by the variola virus, characterized by high fever and distinctive pustular eruptions that leave permanent pitted scars, which was globally eradicated in 1980 through widespread vaccination.
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"The global eradication of variola remains one of the greatest triumphs in the history of public health."
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Smallpox. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/smallpox