West Indian smallpox vs variola minor

West Indian smallpox and variola minor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
West Indian smallpox	Yes	No	No	No
variola minor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, West Indian smallpox and variola minor are synonyms defined as:

West Indian smallpox and variola minor: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus

Other synonyms of West Indian smallpox include alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, white pox.

West Indian smallpox (noun)	variola minor (noun)
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus	a type of smallpox virus that has a fatality rate of about 1 percent
	a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus