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Variola (smallpox) is not in the herpes family. It's in the poxvirus family.
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Is smallpox a bacterial disease?
Smallpox is a viral disease caused by either the Variola major or Variola minor virus variants.
Is smallpox a bacteria or viral disease?
Small pox is caused by the Variola virus. Yes. Small pox is caused by either of two virus strains or variants. These are Vaiola Major and Variola Minor.
What does acyclovir treat?
Acyclovir is used to treat any disease caused by viruses in the herpes family. These disease include chicken pox, cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles.
The scientific name of the variola virus?
Variola virus, the causative agent of smallpox, belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus within the Poxviridae family. Its scientific name is Variola major for the more severe form of smallpox and Variola minor for the milder form.
What disease is caused by the Variola virus which got its name from the Latin for spotted?
PCH= Smallpox
Why is smallpox called smallpox?
Small pox starts off in tiny blood vessels of the body and it can lead to other major pox diseases (like milkpox) that might be deathly. It is in a small infection family of pox disease. Hope that helps :D
Identify the potential biological warfare agent that is virus?
Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, derived from varius ("spotted") or varus ("pimple"). The disease was originally known in English as the "pox" or "red plague"; the term "smallpox" was first used in Britain in the 15th century to distinguish variola from the "great pox" (syphilis). The last naturally occurring case of smallpox (Variola minor) was diagnosed on 26 October 1977. This is the only virus that has been totally eradicated, but there are samples still left in some government hands. These are called the 'Terror in the Freezer' since many people are no longer vaccinated for this disease. Placing this virus in a weapon form, could wipe out millions of people.
How do you spell herpies?
It is spelled herpes (virus and viral disease).
Qual e o nome cientifico para variola?
Variola major, variola minor.Nome científico: Variola major; Um virus da família Orthopoxvirus))
Is herpes virus disease commonly transmitted by polluted water?
Herpes is not transmitted by polluted water.
What bacteria is variola virus?
Variola is a virus called small pox and it is not a bacteria,
What is the meaning of smallpox?
An acute contagious febrile disease of humans that is caused by a poxvirus (species Variola virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus), is characterized by a skin eruption with pustules, sloughing, and scar formation, and is believed to have been eradicated globally by widespread vaccination ---called also variola.
