A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus. SYN: Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox. [Pg. alastrar, to scatter over]
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a mild form of smallpox, causing only a sparse rash and low-grade fever. Medical name: variola minor.
Medical dictionary. 2011.