variola major

Noun	1.	variola major - a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars Synonyms: smallpox, variola
	2.	variola major - a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of up to 25 percent Synonyms: variola major virus

alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pock, pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, smallpox, variola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox