vaccinia virus
1Vaccinia virus —   Vaccinia virus …
2vaccinia virus — a virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus that does not occur in nature, being propagated only in the laboratory. It is used to prepare vaccine against smallpox and is also used as in research as a vector for antigens of other microorganisms. The… …
3vaccinia virus — noun see vaccinia …
4Virus classification — is the process of naming viruses and placing them into a taxonomic system. Similar to the classification systems used for cellular organisms, virus classification is the subject of ongoing debate and proposals. This is mainly due to the pseudo… …
5Vaccinia — Taxobox | color=violet name = Vaccinia virus image caption = A TEM micrograph of Vaccinia virus virions. virus group = i familia = Poxviridae genus = Orthopoxvirus species = Vaccinia virus DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Vaccinia ICD10 = B08.0… …
6Virus — This article is about the biological agent. For other uses, see Virus (disambiguation). For a generally accessible and less technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to viruses. Viruses …
7vaccinia — An infection, primarily local and limited to the site of inoculation, induced in humans by inoculation with the v. virus, type species in the genus Orthopoxvirus (family Poxviridae) in …
8vaccinia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from vaccinus Date: 1803 1. a poxvirus (species Vaccinia virus of the genus Orthopoxvirus) that differs from but is closely related to the viruses causing smallpox and cowpox and that includes a strain of uncertain… …
9vaccinia CEA vaccine — A vaccine made by putting the gene for carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) into the vaccinia virus. The vaccinia virus is related to the virus used to make the smallpox vaccine. CEA is a tumor marker. The vaccinia CEA vaccine may help the immune… …
10vaccinia-TRICOM vaccine — A cancer vaccine made with a form of a vaccinia virus that does not cause disease in humans. It is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer. The virus is changed in the laboratory to make human proteins that may help immune cells in …
