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noun
a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
Words in this synset: variola_major_virus
noun
the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
noun
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
noun
a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
noun
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
noun
a pustule in an eruptive disease