pseudovariola
- noun
- /ˌsuːdoʊˈværiˌoʊlə/
- Specialized
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pseudovaríola
- The symptoms of pseudovariola are generally milder and less life-threatening than ordinary smallpox.
Examples
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During the outbreak, some patients contracted pseudovariola rather than the typical severe smallpox.
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Researchers studied cases of pseudovariola to understand why the infection remained less severe.
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The doctor diagnosed her with pseudovariola.
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Many patients recover quickly from pseudovariola.
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The symptoms of pseudovariola are generally milder and less life-threatening than ordinary smallpox.
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During the outbreak, some patients contracted pseudovariola rather than the typical severe smallpox.
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Many patients recover quickly from pseudovariola.
Synonyms
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A less serious form of smallpox that causes small sores and a mild fever
A mild type of smallpox that usually causes less severe sickness and few deaths
A milder form of smallpox that kills about one person in a hundred
A mild form of smallpox with less severe symptoms
A milder form of smallpox caused by a weaker virus
A mild form of smallpox caused by a weaker virus strain
A mild form of smallpox caused by a weaker virus
A mild form of a serious disease that causes fever and skin blisters, seen historically in the West Indies
How Severe
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pseudovariola is made of pseudo- meaning 'false' and variola meaning 'smallpox', so it literally means 'false smallpox'. A helpful way to remember it is like pseudonym ('false name'): pseudovariola is a 'false' or milder form of smallpox, which is why the illness is less severe than ordinary smallpox.