smallpox
Pronunciation:
/ˈsmɔːlpɒks//ˈsmɔlpɑks/noun
Definitions
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.
Example: The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.
Synonyms:variola