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