variola

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A noun referring to a highly contagious viral disease marked by fever, weakness, and a skin eruption of pustules that form scabs and leave scars upon healing.

• 🇩🇪Pockenvirus-Erkrankung beim Menschen, eine hoch ansteckende Viruserkrankung mit Fieber, Schwäche und Hautausschlägen in Form von Pusteln, die verkrusten und nach der Heilung Narben hinterlassen.

1. Smallpox C2 formal medical

   A highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever, weakness, and a skin eruption with pustules that form scabs, which slough off leaving scars.

   • Variola was declared eradicated in 1980 after a global vaccination campaign.
   • The symptoms of variola include high fever and a distinctive rash.
   • Historians study the impact of variola on indigenous populations.

   🇩🇪Pocken

   Synonyme: smallpox

• variolae plural form
• variolae's possessive plural form
• variola's possessive singular form