varioloid
/ˈvɛriəˌlɔɪd/
adjective
- Resembling smallpox in appearance or symptoms, but usually milder.
- The varioloid symptoms included fever and a few scattered pustules.
- Doctors recognized the varioloid lesions as a sign of a modified form of the disease.
- The patient developed a varioloid rash that was less severe than typical smallpox.
noun
- A mild form of smallpox that occurs in people who have been previously vaccinated or have partial immunity.
- Varioloid is less contagious and less deadly than classic smallpox.
- The nurse had seen several cases of varioloid in older patients who had been vaccinated decades earlier.
- The outbreak was identified as varioloid because of its mild course and sparse rash.