With that said, the U.S. does have some elements of direct democracy, such as referendums and initiatives. Other countries that use indirect democracies include Great Britain, France, Australia, Canada, and a bunch more. common term that is used interchangeably with indirect democracy is representative democracy. Indirect democracy is usually contrasted with direct democracy. In direct democracy, people directly vote on whether a law will be passed.
Smallpox Causes. Variola (the virus that causes smallpox) is a member of the orthopoxvirus genus, which also includes viruses that cause cowpox, monkeypox, orf, and molluscum contagiosum.Poxviruses are the largest animal viruses, visible with a light microscope.urvivors of smallpox often have severely deformed skin from the pustules. 1  Types: Variola major, or smallpox, has a death rate of 30%. 2  Variola minor, or alastrim, is a milder form of the virus with a death rate of 1%. 3  Four types of variola exist: classic, hemorrhagic, malignant, and modified.
Routine smallpox vaccinations stopped in the U.S. and in many other countries in 1972, and in all other World Health Organization member countries by 1986. Many adults living today likely got the vaccine as children. What Causes Smallpox? The variola virus causes it. There are two forms of the virus. The more dangerous form, variola major, led to smallpox disease that killed about 30% of people who were infected. Variola minor caused a less deadly type that killed about 1% of those who got it. How Smallpox Is Spread. The disease is highly contagious.