"Smallpox" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An acute, highly contagious, often fatal infectious disease caused by an orthopoxvirus characterized by a biphasic febrile course and distinctive progressive skin eruptions. Vaccination has succeeded in eradicating smallpox worldwide. (Dorland, 28th ed)
Descriptor ID |
D012899
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MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.743.826
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Concept/Terms |
Variola Minor- Variola Minor
- Minor, Variola
- Minors, Variola
- Variola Minors
- Alastrim
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2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Smallpox" by people in Profiles.
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Yin L, Calvo-Calle JM, Cruz J, Newman FK, Frey SE, Ennis FA, Stern LJ. CD4+ T cells provide intermolecular help to generate robust antibody responses in vaccinia virus-vaccinated humans. J Immunol. 2013 Jun 15; 190(12):6023-33.
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Anderson PD, Bokor G. Bioterrorism: pathogens as weapons. J Pharm Pract. 2012 Oct; 25(5):521-9.
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Kotwal GJ. Influence of glycosylation and oligomerization of vaccinia virus complement control protein on level and pattern of functional activity and immunogenicity. Protein Cell. 2010 Dec; 1(12):1084-92.
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Green S, Ennis FA, Mathew A. Long term recall of memory CD8 T cells in mice to first and third generation smallpox vaccines. Vaccine. 2011 Feb 11; 29(8):1666-76.
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Artenstein AW. Vaccines for military use. Vaccine. 2009 Nov 05; 27 Suppl 4:D16-22.
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Artenstein AW, Grabenstein JD. Smallpox vaccines for biodefense: need and feasibility. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2008 Oct; 7(8):1225-37.
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Artenstein AW. New generation smallpox vaccines: a review of preclinical and clinical data. Rev Med Virol. 2008 Jul-Aug; 18(4):217-31.
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Sakhatskyy P, Wang S, Zhang C, Chou TH, Kishko M, Lu S. Immunogenicity and protection efficacy of subunit-based smallpox vaccines using variola major antigens. Virology. 2008 Feb 05; 371(1):98-107.
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Ostrout ND, McHugh MM, Tisch DJ, Moormann AM, Brusic V, Kazura JW. Long-term T cell memory to human leucocyte antigen-A2 supertype epitopes in humans vaccinated against smallpox. Clin Exp Immunol. 2007 Aug; 149(2):265-73.
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Di Pentima MC, Eppes SC, Klein JD. Pediatricians knowledge, views, and perspectives on smallpox and smallpox vaccine. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2006 Mar; 45(2):165-72.