variola major

English Thesaurus

1. a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	smallpox virus, variola virus,
definition	:	the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal)

2. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars (noun.state)

hypernym	:	pox,
definition	:	a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks (noun.state)

hyponym	:	alastrim, cuban itch, kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, west indian smallpox, white pox,
definition	:	a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus (noun.state)

part holonym	:	pock,
definition	:	a pustule in an eruptive disease (noun.state)

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