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Variola   Listen
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Variola  n.  (Med.) The smallpox.






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"Variola" Quotes from Famous Books



... often been thought that the syphilis was imported from America. This, however, has been denied by authorities who believe that it came down from classical antiquity, but that it was not differentiated from other scourges. The Latin name variola, like the English pox, was applied indiscriminately to syphilis, small-pox, chicken-pox, etc. Gonorrhea was also common. The spread of these diseases was assisted by many causes besides the prevalent moral looseness; by lack of cleanliness in public ...
— The Age of the Reformation • Preserved Smith

... the Causes and Effects of the Variola Vaccine, etc., by Edward Jenner, M.D., F.R.S., etc. London, 1799, pp. 2-7. He wrote several other papers, most of which were communications to the Royal Society. His last publication was, On the Influence of Artificial Eruptions in Certain Diseases (London, ...
— A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) • Henry Smith Williams



Words linked to "Variola" :   variola major, variola vaccina, white pox, Cuban itch, variola virus, variola major virus, West Indian smallpox, smallpox, pseudovariola, pseudosmallpox, milk pox, alastrim, variola minor virus, Kaffir pox, variola vaccinia, pox, variola minor, variola vaccine, pock



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