variola minor

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Noun	1.	variola minor - a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, West Indian smallpox, white pox 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
	2.	variola minor - a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent variola minor virus smallpox virus, variola virus - the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

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alastrim Cuban itch Kaffir pox milk pox pseudosmallpox pseudovariola smallpox smallpox virus variola variola major variola minor virus variola virus West Indian smallpox white pox			Types of smallpox Two main forms of smallpox exist: Variola minor. What Is Smallpox and What Are It's Main Causes? by peterhutch / Health, general community A comparable study from Leiden in 1968 used variola minor scabs collected and stored in 12 unsealed envelopes kept at room temperature. Osler and the infected letter by Ambrose, Charles T. / Emerging Infectious Diseases A composite dendrogram of all amplicon RFLP profiles differentiates variola major from variola minor, and the subclades within variola virus were generally clustered according to their geographic location or epidemiologic history. Smallpox research activities: U.S. interagency collaboration, 2001. ... by Jahrling, Peter B. / Emerging Infectious Diseases			variegated variegated horsetail variegated scouring rush variegation Varier varietal varietal wine Varietas variety variety artist Variety hybrid variety is the spice of life variety meat variety show variety store Varietyese varifocal varifocals variform Variformed Varify vario- variola variola major variola major virus variola minor variola minor virus variola vaccina variola vaccine variola vaccinia variola virus Variolar variolate variolation variole Variolic variolite Variolitic variolization varioloid variolous variometer variorum variorum edition various variously variously-leaved pondweed variscite varisized Varisse varistor			varifocals variform variform Variformed Variformed Varify Varig Varig Flight Training Center Varignon's theorem Varignon, Pierre Varigrip system Varin varindor Vario Vario Vario Fiore Butter Dish vario- variocoupler Variogram variograph variola variola variola Variola maior Variola maior Variola maior variola major variola major variola major variola major virus variola minor variola minor virus variola minor virus Variola porcina Variola porcina variola vaccina variola vaccine variola vaccinia Variola vera Variola vera Variola vera variola virus variola virus variola virus variola virus variolar variolar variolar variolate variolate variolated variolated variolates variolates variolating variolating variolation variolation variolation variolation variole

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