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  2. Chickenpox - Wikipedia

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    Chickenpox, also known as varicella (/ ˌ v ɛ r ə ˈ s ɛ l ə / VER-ə-SEL-ə), is a highly contagious disease caused by varicella zoster virus (VZV), a member of the herpesvirus family. [ 3 ] [ 7 ] [ 5 ] The disease results in a characteristic skin rash that forms small, itchy blisters , which eventually scab over. [ 1 ]

  3. Virus classification - Wikipedia

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    Virus classification is the process of naming ... viral structures are often difficult to determine under the microscope. ... Viruses that cause chickenpox and ...

  4. Poxviridae - Wikipedia

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    The vaccinia virus is an effective tool for foreign protein expression, as it elicits a strong host immune-response. The vaccinia virus enters cells primarily by cell fusion, although currently the receptor responsible is unknown. [citation needed] Vaccinia contains three classes of genes: early, intermediate and late.

  5. Molluscum contagiosum virus - Wikipedia

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    Molluscum contagiosum virus only infects human epidermal cells. It is not spread throughout the body, which explains why the virus cannot be transmitted through coughing or sneezing. [12] People have attempted to grow the virus in cell culture to study its molecular properties, but have been largely unsuccessful due to it only infecting ...

  6. Smallpox - Wikipedia

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    Smallpox was an infectious disease caused by variola virus (often called smallpox virus), which belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. [7] [11] The last naturally occurring case was diagnosed in October 1977, and the World Health Organization (WHO) certified the global eradication of the disease in 1980, [10] making smallpox the only human disease to have been eradicated to date.

  7. Pox - Wikipedia

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    Buffalopox, a disease of buffaloes; Camelpox, a disease of camels; Canarypox, a disease of wild and captive birds; Chickenpox, a highly contagious illness caused by a primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV) Cowpox, a rodent disease that can infect cattle, and is also transmissible to humans; used for vaccination against smallpox

  8. Orthopoxvirus - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The most widely known member of the genus is Variola virus, which causes smallpox. It was eradicated globally by 1977, through the use of Vaccinia virus as a vaccine. The most recently described species is the Borealpox virus, first isolated in 2015. [3]

  9. Tzanck test - Wikipedia

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    It is sometimes also called the chickenpox skin test and the herpes skin test. It is a simple, low-cost, and rapid office based test. [1] Tzanck cells (acantholytic cells) are found in: Herpes simplex [2] Varicella and herpes zoster; Pemphigus vulgaris; Cytomegalovirus; Arnault Tzanck did the first cytological examinations in order to diagnose ...