Infectious disease caused by the variola virus, declared eradicated in 1980 (8) Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SMALLPOX Infectious disease caused by the variola virus, declared eradicated in 1980 (8) (8)
5% SCARLETFEVER Infectious disease (7,5) (12) Mirror Classic Oct 14, 2025
5% TYPHUS Infectious disease (6) (6) The Sun Mini Oct 5, 2025
4% MALWARE Virus of sorts (7) New York Times Jan 7, 2026
4% VOICE Declare (5) The Telegraph Mini Jan 2, 2026
4% AVER Declare (4) Commuter Jan 1, 2026
4% ROOTROT Disease caused by overly wet conditions (7) The Atlantic Dec 31, 2025
4% ERGOT Disease of grasses (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Dec 30, 2025
4% GERMY Infectious, maybe (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 29, 2025
4% AVOW Declare (4) LA Times Daily Dec 27, 2025
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