As nouns the difference between measles and smallpox
is that measles is rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus, of genus Morbillivirus, featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes while smallpox is an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by species: Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
measles
Etymology 1
Plural of (etyl) and influenced by measle.
Noun
(measles)
Rubeola, an acute highly contagious disease, often of childhood, caused by Measles virus'', of genus ''Morbillivirus , featuring a spreading red skin rash, fever, runny nose, cough and red eyes
Any of several other similar diseases, such as German measles.
Usage notes
* Used with either singular or plural verb.
Synonyms
* (disease) morbilli, rubeola, red measles, , hard measles
Derived terms
*
* , three-day measles
* false measles
* French measles
* German measles
Etymology 2
See measle
smallpox
Noun
(en-noun)
(pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by of the family Poxviridae . It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
* The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox , measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.
Synonyms
* variola
Derived terms
* smallpox blanket
