When ‘a pox on you’ was worst curse
Published: April 7, 2015
‘A pox on you!” and “Skin as smooth as a milkmaid’s.” One phrase was a curse, the other a compliment. Both have a common origin. A “pox” is a term for any...
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smallpox
Edward Jenner
Mary Wortley Montagu
Turkey
disease
chickenpox
cowpox
World Health Organization
Americas
Egypt
United Kingdom
China
Russia
United States
India
Bloomsburg University
fever
survived smallpox
pus-filled boils
much milder cowpox
created blisters
tell-tale scar
mild disease
smallpox blister
rash

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