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pox

noun as in venereal disease

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In such a "pox on both houses" scenario, incumbents from both parties suffer the consequences at the ballot box next year and the public becomes even more dissatisfied with the state of the affairs.

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HHS is now expanding the net to include a form of the chicken pox vaccine and even a version of the hepatitis B vaccine.

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In rare cases chicken pox can cause a swelling of the brain, called encephalitis; an inflammation of the lungs, called pneumonitis; and stroke, which can result in hospitalisation and - very rarely - death.

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At first, the Alberta mother assumed it was a common side effect of immunisations - or perhaps a case of chicken pox.

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When Osric seeks medical treatment for a degenerative condition, he gets roped into helping Aurienne’s order cure an outbreak of pox that is killing children in droves.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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