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Treponema vs Smallpox - What's the difference?

treponema | smallpox |

As nouns the difference between treponema and smallpox

is that treponema is any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema, many of which cause infectious diseases 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.

treponema

English

(wikipedia treponema) (wikispecies)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of many anaerobic spirochetes, of the genus Treponema , many of which cause infectious diseases

    • smallpox

    English

    (wikipedia 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