case of smallpox

collocation in English

meaningsofcaseandsmallpox

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case
noun
uk
/keɪs/us
/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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smallpox
noun[U]
uk
/ˈsmɔːl.pɒks/us
/ˈsmɑːl.pɑːks/
an extremely infectious disease that causes a fever, spots on the skin, and ...
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(Definition ofcaseandsmallpoxfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In thecaseofsmallpox, the choice was between compulsory and voluntary vaccination.
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There is also a proposal to allow the administration of smallpox vaccine in an emergency involving a confirmed or suspectedcaseofsmallpoxunder certain circumstances.
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Only onecaseofsmallpoxwas notified last year.
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It is as useless as applying face powder to the pustules in acaseofsmallpox.
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So far nocaseofsmallpoxhas occurred outside the range of known contacts with the original cases.
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We had only onecaseofsmallpoxin 1943.
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The one case that was on board when the ship arrived was not known to be acaseofsmallpoxat all.
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There was on board onecaseofsmallpoxamong the crew.
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Some of these risks can be avoided by recognising contraindications—for example, eczema in thecaseofsmallpox—and care in administering vaccines.
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Acaseofsmallpoxis not invariably diagnosed as such before the patient is admitted to hospital.
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The passengers had been disembarked and had dispersed among the civilian population before the port medical authorities knew that acaseofsmallpoxhad occurred on board ship.
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Rigorous measures, including, if necessary, the isolation of passengers, would be taken if a ship or aircraft were found to have acaseofsmallpoxon board.
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This may have been acaseofsmallpox, or the effect of one of his alchemical experiments.
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A protracted illness followed, which included a vesicular rash and was diagnosed as a mildcaseofsmallpox.
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His facial complexion was pitted, a reminder of his childhoodcaseofsmallpox.
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It is an injustice to quarantine a whole boarding or lodging house because acaseofsmallpoxhas been discovered....
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Four cases of smallpox, no cases of the other diseases mentioned.
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As there have been cases of smallpox in this country, these countries were entitled under the international agreement to make this requirement.
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Many were sick and there were 155 cases of smallpox.
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Up to last night the number of cases of smallpox which have been reported was forty-four.
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