Pox

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"Pox" are spots, usually ulcerating or vesicular.

The word is used in various disease names, including names for:

  • Syphilis - "the pox", "French pox",[1] or "the great pox"
  • Smallpox - presumably (rather oddly) not considered as great a plague as syphilis.
  • Chickenpox (aka varicella) - presumably considered trivial (?chicken-shit) in comparison to the great pox.

References

  1. ↑ Morens DM, Folkers GK, Fauci AS. Emerging infections: a perpetual challenge. The Lancet infectious diseases. 2008 Nov; 8(11):710-9.(Link to article – subscription may be required.)
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