What does poxvirus mean?
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ˈpɒksˌvaɪ rəspoxvirus
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Princeton's WordNet
poxvirusnoun
any of a group of viruses that can cause pox diseases in vertebrates
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poxvirusnoun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
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poxvirus
Poxviridae is a family of double-stranded DNA viruses. Vertebrates and arthropods serve as natural hosts. There are currently 83 species in this family, divided among 22 genera, which are divided into two subfamilies. Diseases associated with this family include smallpox.Four genera of poxviruses may infect humans: Orthopoxvirus, Parapoxvirus, Yatapoxvirus, Molluscipoxvirus. Orthopoxvirus: smallpox virus (variola), vaccinia virus, cowpox virus, Mpox virus; Parapoxvirus: orf virus, pseudocowpox, bovine papular stomatitis virus; Yatapoxvirus: tanapox virus, yaba monkey tumor virus; Molluscipoxvirus: molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). The most common are vaccinia (seen on the Indian subcontinent) and molluscum contagiosum, but Mpox infections are rising (seen in west and central African rainforest countries). The similarly named disease chickenpox is not a true poxvirus and is caused by the herpesvirus varicella zoster.
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poxvirus
Poxvirus is a group of DNA viruses which are part of the Poxviridae family. They are known to infect vertebrates, including humans and other animals. Some famous examples of poxviruses include the variola virus that causes smallpox, the vaccinia virus used in the smallpox vaccine, and the molluscum contagiosum virus causing a skin disease in humans. Poxviruses are unique among DNA viruses in that they replicate in the cytoplasm of the host cell rather than the nucleus.
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The numerical value of poxvirus in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
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The numerical value of poxvirus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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