Noun: variola major
- A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent
"Variola major virus caused the most severe form of smallpox";
- variola major virus
- A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
"variola major was declared eradicated worldwide in 1980";
- smallpox, variola
Derived forms: variola majors
Type of: pox, smallpox virus, variola virus
Encyclopedia: Variola major