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a·las·trim

(ă-las'trim),
A mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent strain of the virus.
Synonym(s): milkpox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, whitepox
[Pg. alastrar, to scatter over]
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alastrim

A mild form of smallpox, which was eradicated in 1977.
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alastrim

A mild form of SMALLPOX. Happily, smallpox has been eradicated-an event unique in medical history-and the name is of academic interest only.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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Hoje, acredita-se que o virus causador da variola major nao difere, a nao ser pela expressao clinica, da variola minor (ou alastrim, como denominado no Brasil).
A variola em Sao Paulo (SP, Brasil): historico das internacoes no Instituto de Infectologia Emilio Ribas entre 1898 e 1970
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