Group Group I (dsDNA) Family Poxviridae Genus Orthopoxvirus Higher classification Orthopoxvirus | Order Unassigned Subfamily Chordopoxvirinae Scientific name Ectromelia virus Rank Species | |
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Similar Orthopoxvirus, Poxvirus, Monkeypox virus, Vaccinia virus, Camelpox | ||
Medical vocabulary what does ectromelia virus mean
Ectromelia virus (ECTV) is a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Orthopoxvirus that causes mousepox, a disease of mice. It has only been seen in mouse colonies kept for research purposes. Mousepox causes skin lesions and generalized disease, which can be fatal. It is the only poxvirus to cause disease naturally in mice.
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