plural pox or poxes
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poxed; poxing; poxes
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Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Jan. 2026
As for Africa, some thinkers on the continent argue that distracted big powers will leave it alone; a pox on all their houses, in other words.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, San Diego County Public Health Services launched its own wastewater infectious disease surveillance system, publishing weekly data on SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, with plans to expand to M-pox, hepatitis A and measles in the near future.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
For instance, in the Florida Keys, the discovery that a bacterium found in human wastewater was behind white pox disease in elkhorn coral led to sewage system upgrades.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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Who Should Get the Shingles Vaccine Shingles, or herpes zoster, is an infection caused by the varicella zoster virus — the same virus that causes chicken pox.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Jan. 2026
As for Africa, some thinkers on the continent argue that distracted big powers will leave it alone; a pox on all their houses, in other words.
—Comfort Ero, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
On Wednesday, San Diego County Public Health Services launched its own wastewater infectious disease surveillance system, publishing weekly data on SARS-CoV-2, influenza A and B and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, with plans to expand to M-pox, hepatitis A and measles in the near future.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
For instance, in the Florida Keys, the discovery that a bacterium found in human wastewater was behind white pox disease in elkhorn coral led to sewage system upgrades.
—JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Pox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pox. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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