infectious ectromelia virus


in·fec·tious ec·tro·me·li·a vi·rus

a virus belonging to the family Poxviridae morphologically similar to vaccinia virus, which occurs as a latent infection in laboratory mice, but which may be activated by stresses such as irradiation and transport to cause disease; inoculation into the footpad results in edema and necrosis. Synonym(s): ectromelia virus, mousepox virus, pseudolymphocytic choriomeningitis virus