The disease was originally known in English as the "pox"[2] or "red plague";[3] the term "smallpox" was first used in Britain in the 15th century to distinguish variola from the "great pox" (syphilis).[4] The last naturally occurring case of smallpox (Variola minor) was diagnosed on 26 October 1977.[5]
Ti sakit ket kasisigud idi a naamammuan iti Inggles a kas ti "pox" wenno "red plague";[2] ti termino a "smallpox" ket immuna idi a nausar idiay Britania idi maika-15 a siglo tapno mailasin iti variola manipud ti "great pox" (butol).[3] Ti naudi a masna a napasamak a kaso ti burtong (Variola minor) ket nasukimatan ti puonan ti sakit idi Oktubre 26 1977.[4]