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Variola Major

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

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a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
§2
a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars