1. (noun) alastrim, variola minor, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
Synonyms: milk pox, pseudovariola, pseudosmallpox, variola minor virus, white pox, alastrim, variola minor
2. (noun) variola minor, variola minor virus
a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
Synonyms: milk pox, alastrim, pseudovariola, pseudosmallpox, variola minor virus, white pox, variola minor
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