"Orthopoxvirus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising many species infecting mammals. Viruses of this genus cause generalized infections and a rash in some hosts. The type species is VACCINIA VIRUS.
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D018155
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MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.650.160.650
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Sivapalasingam S, Kennedy JS, Borkowsky W, Valentine F, Zhan MX, Pazoles P, Paolino A, Ennis FA, Steigbigel NH. Immunological memory after exposure to variola virus, monkeypox virus, and vaccinia virus. J Infect Dis. 2007 Apr 15; 195(8):1151-9.