variola minor

Noun

• a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent

• a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  variola minor virus , alastrim , pseudosmallpox , pseudovariola , milk pox , white pox , West Indian smallpox , Cuban itch , Kaffir pox