variola major

Noun
  1. A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars (synset 114147905)
    is a type of: pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks
    subtypes: alastrim, cuban itch, kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, west indian smallpox, white pox - a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
    has: pock - a pustule in an eruptive disease
    same as: smallpox, variola
  2. A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent (synset 101336858)
    is a type of: smallpox virus, variola virus - the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
    same as: variola major virus

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