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pox

noun as in venereal disease

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In rare cases chicken pox can cause a swelling of the brain, called encephalitis; an inflammation of the lungs, called pneumonitis; and stroke, which can result in hospitalisation and - very rarely - death.

From BBC

At first, the Alberta mother assumed it was a common side effect of immunisations - or perhaps a case of chicken pox.

From BBC

When Osric seeks medical treatment for a degenerative condition, he gets roped into helping Aurienne’s order cure an outbreak of pox that is killing children in droves.

Nor was it ever used in vaccines against chicken pox, polio or pneumonia.

If not shots, why not host a version of the 1970s chicken pox party?

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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