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Definition of Poxvirus

1. Noun. Any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates.

Definition of Poxvirus

1. Noun. Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family ''Poxviridae'', that cause pox diseases in vertebrates ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Poxvirus

1. a type of virus [n -ES] - See also: virus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Poxvirus

Literary usage of Poxvirus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Animal Health at the Crossroads: Preventing, Detecting, and Diagnosing by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"That virus, when examined by electron microscopy, resembled a poxvirus. ... Spread of this poxvirus had peaked by early )une, but in total over 70 cases ..."

2. Treating Infectious Diseases in a Microbial World: Report of Two Workshops by National Research Council (2006)
"Yang, H., Kim, S.-IC, Kim, M., Reche, PA, Morehead, TJ, Damon, IK, Welsh, RM, and Reinherz, EL (2005) Antiviral chemotherapy facilitates control of poxvirus ..."

3. Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories edited by Jonathan Y. Richmond, Robert W. McKinney (1994)
"... risk of severe disease if infected with a poxvirus.52 Agent: Rabies Virus Laboratory-associated infections are extremely rare. Two have been documented. ..."

4. Biosafety in the Laboratory: Prudent Practices for the Handling and Disposal by National Research Council (U. S.) (1989)
"The possession and use of variola viruses are restricted to the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Smallpox and Other poxvirus Infections ..."

5. Glossary of HIV/Aids-related Terms edited by Barry Leonard (1995)
"MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM: A disease of the skin and mucous membranes caused by a poxvirus. It is characterized by scattered flesh-toned white papules. ..."

6. Battling Malaria: Strengthening the U.S. Military Malaria Vaccine Program by Patricia M. Graves, Myron M. Levine (2006)
"Immunization with four plasmids encoding full-length P. knowlesi CSP, SSP-2/ TRAP, AMA-1, and MSP-142 followed by poxvirus boost elicited significant levels ..."

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