Infection with variola minor conferred immunity against the more dangerous variola major.
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The last naturally occurring case of " Variola major " was diagnosed in October 1975 in Bangladesh.
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Infection with " v . minor " induces immunity against the more deadly " variola major " form.
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Variola major virus ( Smallpox virus)
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According to Ramenofsky, " " Variola Major " can be transmitted through contaminated articles such as clothing or blankets.
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Smallpox ( " Variola major " and " Variola minor " ) began to spread in Mesoamerica immediately after the arrival of Europeans.
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Like variola major, alastrim was spread through inhalation of the virus in the air, which could occur through face-to-face contact or through fomites.
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One of the two main forms of the disease, variola major, has a fatality rate of 30 percent, according to the World Health Organization.
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Archaeologist and anthropologist Ann F . Ramenofsky writes, " " Variola Major " can be transmitted through contaminated articles such as clothing or blankets.
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Smallpox is an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants named " Variola major " and " Variola minor ".
