variola
IPA: vˈɛriˈoʊɫʌ
noun
- (pathology) Smallpox.
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Examples of "variola" in Sentences
- The 1982 film Variola Vera is based on the event.
- Cowpox is a poxvirus in the same family as variola.
- The case fatality rate for variola minor is 1% or less.
- All four of these viruses are part of the Variola major virus.
- This form of variola major is more easily confused with chickenpox.
- Smallpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the Variola virus.
- The two classic varieties of smallpox are variola major and variola minor.
- There is no evidence of chronic or recurrent infection with variola virus.
- Jenner's leap was to recognize that cowpox bestowed good immunity to variola.
- As an example of a species deliberately made extinct Variola may be a good one.
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