Orthopoxvirus (redirected from Orthopoxvirus infections)

Orthopoxvirus /Or·tho·pox·vi·rus/ (or´tho-poks-vi?rus) a genus of viruses of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae (family Poxviridae) that cause generalized infections with a rash in mammals, including cowpox, monkeypox, and variola viruses.

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Or·tho·pox·vi·rus (ôrth-pksvrs)

n.

A genus of poxviruses that includes the viruses that cause smallpox and cowpox.

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Orthopoxvirus

The genus of viruses that includes monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and camelpox.

Mentioned in: Monkeypox

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Orthopoxvirus

a genus in the family Poxviridae.

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O. infections

see pox.