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variola major

DEFINITIONS OF: variola major

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n a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

Synonyms:
smallpox, variola
Types:
Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, West Indian smallpox, alastrim, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, white pox
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
Type of:
pox
a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

n a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent

Synonyms:
variola major virus
Type of:
smallpox virus, variola virus
the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
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