SMALLPOX
Scrabble letter values: S1M3A1L1L1P3O1X8 = 19
Definition
- noun a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars. — synonyms: variola, variola_major
Examples
- “The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox, measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.”