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political science
international security and arms control
weapons of mass destruction
biological weapons
Preferred term
smallpox
Definition
- Smallpox, a contagious disease produced by the variola virus (genus Orthopoxvirus), was eradicated in 197. The word smallpox is believed to come from the Latin word pocca meaning “pouch,” and variola from varius or varus meaning “spotted pimple.” There were three subspecies of variola: variola major, intermedius, and minor. [Source: Encyclopedia of Epidemiology; Smallpox]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/smallpox
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