"Variola virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS causing infections in humans. No infections have been reported since 1977 and the virus is now believed to be virtually extinct.
| Descriptor ID |
D012901
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.650.160.650.930
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| Concept/Terms |
Variola virus- Variola virus
- Variola viruses
- Smallpox Virus
- Smallpox Viruses
- Poxvirus variolae
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Variola virus" by people in Profiles.
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Sars-Cov-2 virus and vaccination; biological and statistical framework. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2021 09; 20(9):1059-1063.
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Pregnancy and pandemics: Interaction of viral surface proteins and placenta cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2021 11 01; 1867(11):166218.
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Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of a Potential Smallpox Therapeutic, Brincidofovir, in a Lethal Monkeypox Virus Animal Model. mSphere. 2021 02 03; 6(1).
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Bayesian Phylogeography and Pathogenic Characterization of Smallpox Based on HA, ATI, and CrmB Genes. Mol Biol Evol. 2018 11 01; 35(11):2607-2617.
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Beyond the myths: Novel findings for old paradigms in the history of the smallpox vaccine. PLoS Pathog. 2018 07; 14(7):e1007082.
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Equination (inoculation of horsepox): An early alternative to vaccination (inoculation of cowpox) and the potential role of horsepox virus in the origin of the smallpox vaccine. Vaccine. 2017 12 19; 35(52):7222-7230.
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Comment: Characterization of Two Historic Smallpox Specimens from a Czech Museum. Viruses. 2017 09 28; 9(10).
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Labmade smallpox is possible, study shows. Science. 2017 Jul 14; 357(6347):115-116.
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Classification of Cowpox Viruses into Several Distinct Clades and Identification of a Novel Lineage. Viruses. 2017 06 10; 9(6).
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A New Document on Smallpox Vaccination. J Acupunct Meridian Stud. 2016 Dec; 9(6):287-289.