Search for: smallpox

41 Etymology dictionary, p. pock-mark (n.).2

… from smallpox, 1670s, from pock (n.) + mark (n.). As a verb from 1756. Related: Pockmarked; pock-marked "pitted or marked with smallpox or pits resembling those left by …

43 Etymology dictionary, p. smallpox (n.).2

… by smallpox" (mid-15c.); see small (adj.) + pox. Compare French petite vérole. Fatal in a quarter to a third of unvaccinated cases, it could persist in clothes or other …

44 Etymology dictionary, p. vaccination (n.).2

… to smallpox. "The use of the term for diseases other than smallpox is due to Pasteur" [OED].

45 Etymology dictionary, p. vaccination (n.).3

… of smallpox protection in England was by a kind of inoculation called variolation (from variola, the medical Latin word for "smallpox"). There are two forms …

46 Etymology dictionary, p. vaccinate (v.).2

1803, "to inoculate with a vaccine," originally with cowpox for the purpose of procuring immunity from smallpox, back-formation from vaccination. Related: Vaccinated; vaccinating .

47 Etymology dictionary, p. variola (n.).2

"smallpox," 1771, medical Latin diminutive of Latin varius "changing, various," in this case "speckled, spotted" (see vary ).

48 Miracles in My Life, p. 72.1 (John Norton Loughborough)

On Aug. 3, we settled in housekeeping rooms belonging to one of the Independents. Petaluma had been under smallpox quarantine for a month. Our effort was among the first public gatherings after the quarantine was lifted.

49 Miracles in My Life, p. 81.6 (John Norton Loughborough)

… a smallpox epidemic broke out. Dr. Kellogg then used his medical skill in the homes of the afflicted ones. His kindness and successful treatment created a …

50 The Present Truth, vol. 15 November 2, 1899, page 704 paragraph 14

-Since last spring there have been over 300 cases of smallpox in Hull, in two days last week thirty-six new cases were admitted to hospital. Two additional structures have been required to afford temporary relief, the number is increasing so rapidly.

51 The Present Truth, vol. 15 November 16, 1899, page 734 paragraph 8

-Smallpox following hard on famine has, according to the latest news from Mombasa, been making fearful ravages in certain sections of British East Africa, the natives dying by the thousand.

52 The Present Truth, vol. 15 November 30, 1899, page 766 paragraph 12

-Some time since, we noted the existence of smallpox in Hull. There appears to be no abatement of the disease, for from November 11 to 19 one hundred and forty-seven person suffering from the disease were removed to the hospitals.

53 The Present Truth, vol. 15 December 7, 1899, page 782 paragraph 18

… the smallpox epidemic in Hull. Since the first appearances of the visitation, there have been 552 cases, of which 13 per cent. have succumbed. During the past …

54 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 21, 1899, page 44 paragraph 15

… exterminate smallpox, we shall be able, at any rate, to deprive it of its power by vaccination, and in other ways. Now we have to look this matter squarely in the …

55 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 21, 1899, page 44 paragraph 19

… had smallpox as he was before. That is also true of typhoid fever. Very often consumption is fastened upon the victim of typhoid fever. As I said before, this …

56 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 21, 1899, page 45 paragraph 1

… fever, smallpox, or anything of the kind? - Why, nobody ever heard of such a thing. The reason for it is that these men have followed the laws of health so rigorously …

57 General Conference Daily Bulletin, vol. 8 February 23, 1899, page 58 paragraph 10

… , the smallpox was prevailing there. I went into the market-place, and at times stood face to face with those who were all broken out with the smallpox. Everybody …

58 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 1 February 15, 1895, page 170 paragraph 3

… ; diphtheria, smallpox, consumption, typhoid fever, in fact nearly all diseases in which there is fever. Nearly all acute diseases are caused by germs. When a …

59 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 3 October 1, 1899, page 83 paragraph 3

… fever, smallpox, diphtheria, and scarlet fever combined. It now claims for its victims one-third of all who die between the ages of fifteen and sixty. Dr. Parks …

60 General Conference Bulletin, vol. 4 April 11, 1901, page 191 paragraph 2

… of smallpox in the little town, but not a single vegetarian had the disease.