Smallpox

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005860",
  "term": "Smallpox",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruptions. Vaccination has succeeded in eradicating smallpox worldwide.",
  "synonyms": [
    "alastrim",
    "variola"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "viral diseases of animals and humans",
    "Variola virus"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2017",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "viruela"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/smallpox/"
}