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poxvirus

[ poks-vahy-ruhs ]

noun

plural poxviruses.
  1. any of a group of large, brick-shaped DNA-containing viruses that infect humans and other animals, including the viruses of smallpox and various other poxes.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of poxvirus1

First recorded in 1940–45; pox + virus
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These had been developed and stockpiled in the US and Europe, mostly in preparation for a potential bioweapon attack using a poxvirus.

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Separate from WHO’s decision, ICTV’s poxvirus group had a vote on whether to change the scientific name for the virus that causes mpox.

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The findings, published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, could facilitate future research on therapeutics targeting the poxvirus core.

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MPXV, a member of the poxvirus family, is spread by intimate personal contact.

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Justice, in my mind, would be for your boss to have to go confess to the new gym owner that he passed along a potentially toxic candidate like a used tumbling mat covered with poxvirus.

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