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Variola major: What Patients Should Know

By Dr. Wei Vasquez, MD · · Infectious Disease

This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Infectious Disease service line explains variola major in plain language.

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Topic: variola major. A smallpox that results_in severe infection, located_in skin, has_material_basis_in Variola virus (Orthopoxvirus variola). The infection results_in_formation_of lesions.

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This article is for general information and does not replace advice from your clinician.