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Rabies vs Smallpox - What's the difference?

rabies | smallpox |

In pathology terms the difference between rabies and smallpox

is that rabies is a disease caused by species of genus: Lyssavirus that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death while smallpox is an acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by species: Variola virus of the family Poxviridae. It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.

rabies

English

(wikipedia rabies)

Noun

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  • (pathology) A disease caused by species of that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.

    • Synonyms

    * hydrophobia

    Derived terms

    * rabid * rabietic

    External links

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    Anagrams

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    smallpox

    English

    (wikipedia smallpox)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) An acute, highly infectious often fatal disease caused by of the family Poxviridae . It was completely eradicated in the 1970s. Those who survived were left with pockmarks.
  • * The Europeans brought new diseases such as smallpox , measles, dysentery, influenza, syphilis and leprosy.

    • Synonyms

    * variola

    Derived terms

    * smallpox blanket