Noun: variola minor
- A type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
"Variola minor virus caused a milder form of smallpox known as alastrim";
- variola minor virus
- A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus
"variola minor was sometimes called 'white pox' due to its milder symptoms";
- alastrim, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox, West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox
Derived forms: variola minors
Type of: smallpox, smallpox virus, variola, variola major, variola virus
Encyclopedia: Variola minor