Smallpox and Variola

Smallpox

Smallpox noun - A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.
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Synonyms for Smallpox

Variola is a synonym for smallpox. In some cases you can use "Variola" instead a noun "Smallpox".

Variola

Variola noun - A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.
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Synonyms for Variola

Smallpox is a synonym for variola. You can use "Smallpox" instead a noun "Variola".

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  • There are two variants of the Smallpox virus; variola major is hideously deadly, fatal in 20-30% of cases; variola minor is only fatal in around 1% of cases.
  • Video Game / Varicella Theme Naming: Varicella and Variola are both named after diseases: varicella is Latin for "chickenpox", variola means "smallpox".
  • His final enemy is Modo Variola, whose last name means "smallpox".
    Source: Theme Naming
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