vaccinia

Noun

Meaning

Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

black death hepatitis madness leprosy influenza diphtheria dysentery measles inoculation lockjaw malaria cholera anthrax flu immunization
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Hypernyms

infection pox animal disease

Hyponyms

progressive vaccinia

Phrases with the word

variola vaccinia vaccinia gangrenosa

Examples

At some point, the virus in use was no longer cowpox, but vaccinia. Source: Internet

Scientists have not determined exactly when the change or mutation occurred, but the effects of vaccinia and cowpox virus as vaccine are nearly the same. citation Cowpox lesions on patient’s forearm on day 7 after onset of illness. Source: Internet

Other orthopox viruses remain prevalent in certain communities and continue to infect humans, such as the cowpox virus (CPXV) in Europe, vaccinia in Brazil, and monkeypox virus in Central and West Africa. Source: Internet

The hemagglutinin gene of the isolate clustered with a Russian cowpox virus strain, and more distantly, with other cowpox and vaccinia virus strains. Source: Internet

The virus, part of the orthopoxvirus family, is closely related to the vaccinia virus. Source: Internet

Though the vaccine now uses vaccinia virus, the poxviruses are similar enough that the body becomes immune to both cow- and smallpox. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

vaccine-shop vaccinee vacciner vaccinia gangrenosa vacciniaceous vaccinial