Orthopoxvirus


orthopoxvirus

 [or´tho-poks-vi″rus] any member of a genus of poxviruses, including the viruses that cause human smallpox and vaccinia.

Or·tho·pox·vi·rus

(ōr'thō-poks'vī-rŭs), The genus of the family Poxviridae, which comprises the viruses of alastrim, vaccinia, variola, cowpox, ectromelia, monkeypox, and rabbitpox.

Or·tho·pox·vi·rus

(ōr'thō-poks'vī'rŭs) The genus of the family Poxviridae that comprises the Alastrim, Vaccinia, Variola, Cowpox, Ectromelia, Monkeypox, and Rabbitpox viruses.

Orthopoxvirus

The genus of viruses that includes monkeypox, smallpox, cowpox, and camelpox.Mentioned in: Monkeypox