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(medicine) A milder variant of smallpox
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Synonym of alastrim (“milder variant of smallpox”)
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(medicine) Any disease caused by an arbovirus.
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(pathology) Any strain of influenza carried by and primarily affecting birds.
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A virus very similar to JC virus, ubiquitous and rarely causing disease in healthy people but creating urogenital problems in the immunosuppressed.
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A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc
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A disease in cattle caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae.
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A zoonosis that produces pox-like infections in buffaloes, cows and humans
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A poxviral disease of camels that causes skin lesions.
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An orthopoxvirus responsible for camelpox
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Alternative form of camelpox virus [An orthopoxvirus responsible for camelpox]
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A viral disease of birds.
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A viral disease of sheep, goats and cattle caused by infection with capripoxvirus
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(now rare, medicine) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).
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Alternative form of chickenpox party [A party where children are brought together to spread chicken pox between each other, allowing them to develop immunity for life, as the consequences of new infections in adulthood are much harsher than in childhood.]
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Alternative form of chicken pox [(now rare, medicine) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).]
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Alternative form of chicken pox [(now rare, medicine) The blisters formed by the varicella zoster virus (VZV).]
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A party where children are brought together to spread chicken pox between each other, allowing them to develop immunity for life, as the consequences of new infections in adulthood are much harsher than in childhood.
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An icosahedral virus commonly found in honey bees, especially in collapsing colonies infested with Varroa destructor.
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An acute form of East Coast fever that occurs when buffalo-derived T. parva is transmitted to cattle.
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A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.
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Obsolete form of cowpox. [A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.]
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A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
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Alternative form of cowpox virus [Any virus of the species Cowpox virus]
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A skin disease in crocodiles, associated with viruses of the genus Crocodylidpoxvirus.
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(virology) Initialism of classical swine fever, caused by Pestivirus C (CSFV)
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A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.
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A disease of deer caused by infection with viruses of the genus Cervidpoxvirus
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An RNA virus affecting the honey bee, causing shrunken and deformed wings in the pupa.
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A viral disease of elephants that is related to cowpox
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Polyarthritis caused by either of two mosquito-borne viruses endemic to Australasia: Barmah Forest virus and Ross River virus.
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Pitting and scarring, as seen in smallpox, chickenpox, etc.
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A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
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The avipoxvirus responsible for fowlpox
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Affecting chickens; applied to certain alphaherpesviruses.
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A viral disease of goats, resembling sheeppox.
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Alternative form of great-pox [(obsolete) Syphilis.]
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A viral disease of humans and primates originating in green monkeys, caused by the Marburgvirus.
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(medicine) A subtype of the species Influenzavirus A (avian influenza virus or bird flu virus), which infects a wide variety of birds and may cause mild symptoms in humans.
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(informal) Hendra virus, a disease fatal to livestock and humans, caused by viruses of genus Henipavirus.
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(pathology) A viral disease caused by Human herpesvirus 1 or Human herpesvirus 2 in genus Simplexvirus.
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abortive smallpox with an eruption like that of chickenpox
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Alternative form of horsepox [A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.]
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A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.
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A North American orthobunyavirus, an arbovirus, that mostly in adults can cause fever, meningitis or meningoencephalitis.
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A human double-stranded DNA virus of the species JC polyomavirus, causing progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and other diseases in immunodeficient patients.
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Alternative form of kine-pox [(archaic) cowpox.]
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An Old World arenavirus that causes fever in human and non-human primates.
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An economically important infectious disease in cattle caused by Lumpy skin disease virus (genus Capripoxvirus, family Poxviridae).
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A viral respiratory infection caused by a betacoronavirus derived from bats.
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A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.
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A transitory form of scarlet fever resulting from administration of an excessive immunizing dose of the toxin.
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Alternative form of monkeypox [(medicine) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.]
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Alternative form of monkeypox [(medicine) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.]
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(medicine) A viral disease, of primates and some other mammals, related to smallpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus.
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A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
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(pathology, neologism) Synonym of monkeypox (“a viral disease”)
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(US, offensive) Sin Nombre orthohantavirus
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(virology) Nipah henipavirus, a bat-borne virus that can infect humans and other animals.
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(medicine) An exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.
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(pathology) Infection with an orthopoxvirus.
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(dialectal, rare) A friction blister.
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The inoculation of sheep with ovine virus against sheeppox.
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A distemper of cats caused by a strain of Parvovirus.
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Of or relating to parainfluenza.
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A disease caused by a parapoxvirus; found chiefly in cows, sheep, goats, and squirrels
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A disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pockmarks.
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Such a party for people in general, to spread disease so that they may get it over with, and acquire temporary or long-term immunity. This may allow them to have disease knowingly under controlled circumstances where they may be isolated during the course of disease, and not infect others unknowingly. That may result in protection for vulnerable members of their social circle that they can isolate from the general public, by being the immunized gatekeeper.
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The vector of a poxvirus
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A viral disease of cattle, whose symptoms include ring or horseshoe scabs on the teats.
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(veterinary medicine) A highly contagious herpes virus infection that affects the central nervous system of many animals.
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A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.
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A disease of rabbits caused by an orthopoxvirus.
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A viral disease of raccoons
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A viral infection of rats, similar to cowpox
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(pathology) The form of influenza that caused a pandemic in 1889 and 1890.
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(pathology) A skin condition, caused by a parapoxvirus, obtained by close contact with infected seals
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A highly contagious disease of sheep caused by a poxvirus.
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(pathology, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.
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A viral infection of skunks (related to cowpox)
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Alternative form of skunk pox [A viral infection of skunks (related to cowpox)]
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Obsolete spelling of smallpox [(medicine) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.]
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Obsolete spelling of smallpox [(medicine) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.]
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(medicine) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s, but still exists in laboratories. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
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(dysphemistic) Smallpox.
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A viral disease of squirrels caused by a parapoxvirus.
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(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.
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A yatapoxvirus first encountered among individuals in the flood plain of the Tana River in Kenya.
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A viral disease of shrimp, caused by Aparavirus.
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(archaic, medicine) Synonym of smallpox
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(pathology, virology) Any virus that is primarily transmitted by a tick.
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(phytopathology) A disease of tobacco plants, characterized by mottled leaves, caused by this virus
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Alternative form of vaccinia (“cowpox”) [(medicine) An infection of cowpox.]
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(medicine) An infection of cowpox.
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(medicine) Resembling vaccinia, or cowpox.
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Resembling vaccinia or cowpox.
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Innoculation with cowpox (the vacciolous virus) in order to provide immunity from smallpox.
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(loosely) Any of various other eruptive diseases, such as swinepox, hives, and varioloid.
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Human alphaherpesvirus 3, the infectious agent that causes chickenpox (varicella) and shingles.
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Relating to varicella, or chickenpox.
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One who inoculates with smallpox.
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Resembling variola, or smallpox.
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(dated, pathology) The supposed causative agent of variola (smallpox)
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A milder outbreak of smallpox occurring in a person who has previously been infected.
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(medicine) Of or pertaining to smallpox.
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(medicine, historical) A vaccine against smallpox.
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Initialism of varicella zoster virus. [Human alphaherpesvirus 3, the infectious agent that causes chickenpox (varicella) and shingles.]
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Variola verrucosa, an aggravated form of hornpox.
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(medicine, dated) A common childhood disease caused by virus; chickenpox, varicella.
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Alternative spelling of water pox (“chickenpox”) [(medicine, dated) A common childhood disease caused by virus; chickenpox, varicella.]
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A milder form of smallpox; alastrim.
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A particular flavivirus, causing mild illness and linked with birth defects in humans.
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