variola minor vs West Indian smallpox

variola minor and West Indian smallpox both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of variola minor include alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, white pox.

variola minor (noun)	West Indian smallpox (noun)
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
a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus