Definition of variola major Variola major
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| variola major - a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent | ||
| variola major virus | ||
| 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 | ||
| smallpox, variola | ||
| pox a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks | ||
| alastrim, cuban itch, kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, west indian smallpox, white pox, variola minor a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | ||
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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.
