variola minor

English Thesaurus

1. a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	smallpox virus, variola virus,
definition	:	the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon (noun.animal)

2. a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus (noun.state)

hypernym	:	smallpox, variola, variola major,
definition	:	a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars (noun.state)