Variola

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From latin

Definition

An acute infectious disease caused by the variola virus, characterized by high fever and the eruption of fluid-filled pustules on the skin.

Etymology

Derived from Medical Latin 'variola', a diminutive form of 'varius' meaning 'spotted' or 'variegated'. The term entered the Indonesian medical vocabulary to describe smallpox based on the characteristic pustules on the patient's skin.

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