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cowpox virus |
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cowpox virus [′kau̇‚päks ‚vī·rəs] (virology) The causative agent of cowpox in cattle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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DNA virus isolates from tissue culture samples used to test GreeneChip performance Virus Genus Sealpoxvirus 1 * Parapoxvirus Pseudocowpox virus ([dagger]) Parapoxvirus Orf virus ([dagger]) Parapoxvirus Cowpox virus ([dagger]) Orthopoxvirus Human herpesvirus ([dagger]) * Simplexvirus Gallid herpesvirus 1 ([dagger]) Iltovirus Human adenovirus E (HAdV-4) ([double dagger]) Mastadenovirus Human adenovirus C (HAdV-5) ([double dagger]) Mastadenovirus * University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. The new vaccine, called MVA85A by researchers, consists of weakened cowpox virus that has been genetically engineered to make a protein normally found on the surface of M. Gradually, the idea of inoculation took hold, but immunization against smallpox did not become generally accepted until the milder vaccination using cowpox virus was identified by Edward Jenner in the 1860s. |
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