Term: variola virus: the virus that causes smallpox in humans; can be used as a bioweapon
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: easter: a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: faun: ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: codification: the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: sleigh bell: a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleigh
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: discretion: knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: news: informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: mussel: black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: coreopsis: any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: evil eye: a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm
Broader: poxvirus: any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates | Unrelated: credit: recognition by a college or university that a course of studies has been successfully completed; typically measured in semester hours