"smallpox" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 天花

Definition

一种由病毒引起的严重传染病，主要症状为发热和皮肤出现隆起的红疹。通过疫苗接种，天花已在全球被消灭。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于医学、历史及科学语境。“天花”特指这种疾病，不表示病毒本身或疫苗。“天花”与“水痘”（chickenpox）不同，不要混淆。

Examples

Smallpox was a deadly disease in the past.

**天花**曾是一种致命的疾病。

Vaccines helped to end smallpox worldwide.

疫苗帮助全球消灭了**天花**。

People with smallpox had high fevers and skin rashes.

得**天花**的人会发高烧并且皮肤长红疹。

Smallpox was the first disease to be wiped out by a global vaccination effort.

**天花**是通过全球疫苗接种首次被消灭的疾病。

Doctors no longer see new cases of smallpox, thanks to modern medicine.

由于现代医学，医生们已经看不到新的**天花**病例。

Before vaccination, smallpox outbreaks could devastate entire communities.

在疫苗出现之前，**天花**疫情能毁掉整个社区。