"smallpox" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 天花

Definition

一種由病毒引起的嚴重傳染病，主要症狀為發燒及皮膚出現隆起的紅疹。透過疫苗接種，天花已在全球被消滅。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於醫學、歷史及科學語境。「天花」專指這種疾病，不表示病毒本身或疫苗。不要與「水痘」（chickenpox）混淆。

Examples

Smallpox was a deadly disease in the past.

**天花**曾是一種致命的疾病。

Vaccines helped to end smallpox worldwide.

疫苗幫助全球消滅了**天花**。

People with smallpox had high fevers and skin rashes.

得**天花**的人會發高燒且皮膚長紅疹。

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

**天花**是透過全球疫苗接種首次被消滅的疾病。

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

由於現代醫學，醫生們已經看不到新的**天花**病例。

Before vaccination, smallpox outbreaks could devastate entire communities.

在疫苗出現之前，**天花**疫情能毀掉整個社區。