a local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
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vaccinia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | vaccina, variola vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia |
| Type of | infection |
| Has types | progressive vaccinia, vaccinia gangrenosa |
vaccinia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cowpox |
| Type of | animal disease, pox |
Examples of vaccinia
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The origin of vaccinia virus and how it came to be in the vaccine are not known.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Thus, this phenomenon discovered with vaccinia may be a common feature a viruses.
From the sciencedaily.com
Still image of a video showing vaccinia virus infection spreading across cells.
From the sciencedaily.com
The vaccinia virus is similar to the smallpox virus, but does not cause smallpox.
From the sciencedaily.com
The modified vaccinia virus, known as JX-594, did not cure the cancer, however.
From the huffingtonpost.com
Vaccinia is a poxvirus and is the vaccine that was used to eradicate smallpox.
From the sciencedaily.com
Vaccinia was used in the vaccine that rid the world of smallpox some 35 years ago.
From the newscientist.com
In fact, what Jenner used was not cowpox but vaccinia, a close viral relation.
From the economist.com
That could include vaccinia, a related but harmless virus used in vaccine research.
From the newscientist.com
- A local infection induced in humans by inoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
- Cowpox: a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
- Vaccinia virus (VACV or VV) is a large, complex, enveloped virus belonging to the poxvirus family. It has a linear, double-stranded DNA genome approximately 190 kbp in length, and which encodes for approximately 250 genes. ...
- A virus used as a vaccine against smallpox. Vaccinia is used as a live virus vector is some candidate anti-HIV vaccines.
- The cowpox virus used to vaccinate against smallpox and, experimentally, as a carrier of genes for antigenic determinants cloned from other disease organisms.
