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variola

Medical name for smallpox.



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Types of smallpox Two main forms of smallpox exist: Variola minor.
Two types of the most common smallpox form, variola major, almost always are fatal, show CDC statistics.
After the attacks with anthrax spores in the fall of 2001 in the United States, the potential abuse of variola virus or genetically engineered orthopoxviruses in bioterrorist plots has been intensely discussed (1-3).
 
 
 
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