HyperDic: kaffir_pox

English > 1 sense of the expression Kaffir pox:
NOUNstateKaffir pox, alastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itcha mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
English > Kaffir pox: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus.
Synonymsalastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch
Broadersmallpox, variola, variola majorA highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
Spanishalastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola
Catalanalastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola

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