Virus
poxviridae
Subclass of:
DNA Viruses
Definitions related to poxviridae:
  • A family of double-stranded DNA viruses infecting mammals (including humans), birds and insects. There are two subfamilies: CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, poxviruses of vertebrates, and ENTOMOPOXVIRINAE, poxviruses of insects.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Family of dsDNA viruses; replication occurs in the cytoplasm with inclusion bodies; natural host range is narrow; transmission is by several routes including airborne, fomites, direct contact and mechanically by arthropods.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Poxviruses (members of the Poxviridae family) can infect both humans and animals. The orthopoxviruses include smallpox (variola), monkeypox, vaccinia, cowpox, buffalopox, cantagalo, and aracatuba viruses.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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