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.
Orthopoxvirus
orthopoxvirus
orthopoxvirus [or´tho-poks-vi″rus]
Or·tho·pox·vi·rus (ôr th -p ks v r s)n. A genus of poxviruses that includes the viruses that cause smallpox and cowpox. |
Orthopoxvirus
The genus of viruses that includes monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and camelpox.
Mentioned in: Monkeypox
orthopoxvirus
[or′thopoksvi′rus]
any member of a genus of poxviruses, including the viruses that cause human smallpox and vaccinia.
orthopoxvirus [or´tho-poks-vi″rus]
Orthopoxvirus
a genus in the family Poxviridae.
O. infections
see pox.
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