Virus
smallpox virus
small·pox vi·rus [ smawl-poks vahy-ruhs ]
Subclass of:
Orthopoxvirus
Definitions related to smallpox viruses:
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(variola virus) Any viral organism that can be assigned to the species Variola virus.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(variola virus) A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS causing infections in humans. No infections have been reported since 1977 and the virus is now believed to be virtually extinct.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(variola virus) An orthopoxvirus that is the causative agent of smallpox.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(smallpox virus) Species of orthopoxvirus causing infections in humans, virtually extinct in nature.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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