variola /va·ri·o·la/ (vah-ri´o-lah) smallpox.vari´olarvari´olous
variola, variola major.
variola (ver´ēō´l
),
va·ri·o·la (v -r  -l, vâr  - l)n. See smallpox. va·ri o·lar (-lr), va·rio·lous (-ls) adj. |
variola, variola major.
See smallpox.
variola (ver´ēō´l
),n (smallpox), an acute, viral, contagious disease transmitted by the respiratory route and direct contact. The incubation period is 1 to 2 weeks. Manifestations include headache, chills, and temperature up to 106° F. On the third and fourth day, macules appear, which then become papules; then constitutional symptoms abate. On the sixth day the papules become vesicles. The vesicles then become pustules, with desquamation occurring in about 2 weeks. It has been eradicated in the United States due to vaccination.
variola
a viral disease of humans and primates characterized by fever, rash and scab formation. Called also smallpox.
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