Definitions for vaccinia
vækˈsɪn i əvac·cini·a

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1. vaccinia, vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccinanoun

   a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar

2. cowpox, vaccinianoun

   a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

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1. vaccinianoun

   An infection of cowpox; or the virus which causes this infection

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1. Vaccinia

   Vaccinia virus (VACV or VV) is a large, complex, enveloped virus belonging to the poxvirus family. It has a linear, double-stranded DNA genome approximately 190 kbp in length, which encodes approximately 250 genes. The dimensions of the virion are roughly 360 × 270 × 250 nm, with a mass of approximately 5–10 fg. The vaccinia virus is the source of the modern smallpox vaccine, which the World Health Organization (WHO) used to eradicate smallpox in a global vaccination campaign in 1958–1977. Although smallpox no longer exists in the wild, vaccinia virus is still studied widely by scientists as a tool for gene therapy and genetic engineering. Smallpox had been an endemic human disease that had a 30% fatality rate. In 1796, the British doctor Edward Jenner proved that an infection with the relatively mild cowpox virus would also confer immunity to the deadly smallpox. Jenner referred to cowpox as variolae vaccinae (smallpox of the cow). However, the origins of the smallpox vaccine became murky over time, especially after Louis Pasteur developed laboratory techniques for creating vaccines in the 19th century. Allan Watt Downie demonstrated in 1939 that the modern smallpox vaccine was serologically distinct from cowpox, and vaccinia was subsequently recognized as a separate viral species. Whole-genome sequencing has revealed that vaccinia is most closely related to horsepox, and the cowpox strains found in Great Britain are the least closely related to vaccinia.

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1. vaccinia

   Vaccinia is a type of virus belonging to the Poxviridae family, known primarily for its role in the development of the smallpox vaccine. It is the virus that was historically used in smallpox vaccines and is also used in laboratory research due to its ability to express foreign genes. The virus is typically harmless to humans, but can cause mild to severe reactions in individuals with weakened immune systems.

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1. Vaccinianoun

   cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox

2. Etymology: [NL. See Vaccine.]

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1. Vaccinia

   The cutaneous and occasional systemic reactions associated with vaccination using smallpox (variola) vaccine.

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1. • Animal Disease
   • Infection
   • Pox

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vaccinia in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vaccinia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of vaccinia in a Sentence

1. Bert Jacobs:

   We use surrogate live attenuated vaccines, where we put parts of SARS-CoV-2 into vaccinia virus [which guards against smallpox], and this can be done initially within a month.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vaccinia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Vaccinia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccinia
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaccinia