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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Smallpox
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Viruela
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Varíola
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Synonyms English:
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Variola
Alastrim
Variola Minor
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Tree Number:
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C02.256.743.826
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Definition English:
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An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruptions. Vaccination has succeeded in eradicating smallpox worldwide. (Dorland, 28th ed) |
Indexing Annotation English:
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caused by a poxvirus
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History Note English:
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ALASTRIM was heading 1975-96 (see under SMALLPOX 1975-90); VARIOLA MINOR was see ALASTRIM 1979-96
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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21065
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Unique Identifier:
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D012899
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