Hi!

It's called "small pox" because they wanted to differentiate from a
really deadly disease, pox.  Pox is now known as syphilis.  Syphilis is
a case where the disease has mutated (or mutated us or both) to the
point that it is no longer quickly fatal but "merely" crippling for
life.

 I did not know that

Russ, the waterweasel

Thanks, Russ

PS, so the old curse "A POX on you!" was really, really nasty.

I knew that - but I thought it referred to small pox, which is extremely
painful, often fatal, and leaves you scared for life

Laurie learn a new thing every day Phoenix 


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