| NOUN | state | variola minor, alastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox | a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus |
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| animal | variola minor, variola minor virus | a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent |
| Meaning | A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus. | |
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| Synonyms | alastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox | |
| Broader | smallpox, variola, variola major | A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars |
| Spanish | alastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola | |
| Catalan | alastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola | |
| Meaning | A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent. | |
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| Synonym | variola minor virus | |
| Broader | variola virus, smallpox virus | The virus that causes smallpox in humans |
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