Smallpox was once a feared disease around the world.
smallpox vaccination
Historical term for inoculation against smallpox, now replaced by 種痘 (しゅとう) or ワクチン接種.
See also: 種痘
Smallpox vaccination began in the Edo period.
smallpox scars; pockmarks
Refers to the scars left on the skin after recovering from smallpox. Dated usage; modern descriptions might use あばた.
His face bore the scars of smallpox.
Common word for pockmarks or smallpox scars; 疱瘡 in the scar sense is dated.
Standard kanji spelling for smallpox and related historical terms.
Kana spelling is acceptable, especially in modern contexts where the kanji may be unfamiliar.
The kanji 疱 (blister) and 瘡 (sore, boil) combine to describe the disease's characteristic skin lesions. The reading ほうそう is on'yomi. The term is now largely historical.