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smallpox in Italian

smallpox in Italian is vaiolo, vaiuolo — smallpox means a severe, often fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus, eradicated worldwide in the 1970s.

smallpox in Italian

vaiolo
noun
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
vaiuolo
noun
(disease) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

What does "smallpox" mean?

  1. noun A severe, often fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus, eradicated worldwide in the 1970s.
    "Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in human history before vaccination wiped it out."
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smallpox in a sentence

  • Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in human history before vaccination wiped it out.

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What is "smallpox" in Italian?

"smallpox" in Italian is vaiolo, vaiuolo. smallpox means: A severe, often fatal infectious disease caused by the variola virus, eradicated worldwide in the 1970s.

How do you use "smallpox" in a sentence?

Example: "Smallpox was one of the deadliest diseases in human history before vaccination wiped it out." In Italian, "smallpox" is vaiolo, vaiuolo.

Are there other ways to say "smallpox" in Italian?

Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "smallpox": vaiolo, vaiuolo.

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