KnowraSmallpoxLinked fromLinked fromThe 29 pages that link to Smallpox, each with the reason it gives.All 29Broader topic 3Related 19Narrower topic 1Compared with 6MeaslesCompared with: Both diseases caused fever and rash, but smallpox lesions and progression differed markedly.AnthraxCompared with: It is a viral threat often compared with anthrax in biological preparedness.Varicella-zoster virusCompared with: Its rash disease could resemble chickenpox, but variola virus was unrelated and far more lethal.Third plague pandemicCompared with: Smallpox was another feared epidemic disease, but it spread person to person rather than through plague-bearing fleas.Antonine PlagueCompared with: It is the leading proposed cause, though surviving descriptions cannot establish the diagnosis.ChickenpoxCompared with: Smallpox also caused a blistering rash, but its lesions and distribution differed from chickenpox.