Vaccinia virus

Introduction: Vaccinia virus

Description of Vaccinia virus

Vaccinia virus: does not occur in nature, propagated in the laboratory for use as an active vaccine against smallpox; possibly a derivative or recombinant of cowpox or smallpox viruses; used experimentally as a vector for genes expressing foreign protein antigens.
Source: CRISP

Vaccinia virus: The type species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS, related to COWPOX VIRUS, but whose true origin is unknown. It has been used as a live vaccine against SMALLPOX. It is also used as a vector for inserting foreign DNA into animals. Rabbitpox virus is a subspecies of VACCINIA VIRUS.
Source: MeSH 2007

Vaccinia virus: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Vaccinia virus:

• Vaccinia
• Virus
• Virus disease
• Poxvirus
• Orthopoxvirus
• Immunization
• Variola
• Smallpox

Terms associated with Vaccinia virus:

Terms Similar to Vaccinia virus:

• Buffalopox virus
• Poxvirus officinale
• Rabbitpox virus

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Vaccinia virus

• Orthopoxvirus

Source - MeSH 2007

• Poxviridae
• recombinant virus

Source - CRISP

The term Vaccinia virus can be used for:

• recombinant vaccinia virus

Source: CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Vaccinia virus:

• smallpox vaccine
• transfection /expression vector
• vector vaccine

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Vaccinia virus

The following list attempts to classify Vaccinia virus into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Viruses
  • DNA Viruses
    • Poxviridae
      • Chordopoxvirinae
        • Orthopoxvirus
          • Vaccinia virus

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Viruses
  • Vertebrate Viruses
    • DNA Viruses
      • Poxviridae
        • Chordopoxvirinae
          • Orthopoxvirus
            • Vaccinia virus

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