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What bacteria is variola virus?

Variola is a virus called small pox and it is not a bacteria,


Is Ebola virus the same as Variola virus?

Variola is Smallpox. Ebola developed a lot later in time.


What type of virus is smallpox?

variola virus


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 is the pathogen of cowpox?

Causative agent for small pox are two virus varients ,Variola major and Variola minor.


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.


Is smallpox is a virus?

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.


Is smallpox caused by the variola virus?

Yes.


What is the scientific name of variola?

The scientific name of variola, the virus that causes smallpox, is Variola virus. It belongs to the family Poxviridae and is classified as an orthopoxvirus. Smallpox was declared eradicated in 1980, following a successful global vaccination campaign.


Is the smallpox caused by a virus or a bacteria?

Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor


Is smallpox virus or bacteria?

Smallpox was a virus.


What is the scientific name for small pox?

There are several scientific names for smallpox one of which I know Variola virus.Smallpox is/was caused by two virus variants called Variola major and Variola minor. Variola major was the more deadly form, with a typical mortality of 20-40 percent of those infected. The other type, Variola minor, only killed 1% of its victims.