Organisms

Monkeypox virus

A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS that is the etiological agent of MPOX, MONKEYPOX.

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Abstract

A species of ORTHOPOXVIRUS that is the etiological agent of MPOX, MONKEYPOX.

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Synonyms

13 entry terms
  • MPXV Virus
  • Monkey Pox Virus
  • Monkeypoxvirus
  • Mpox Virus
  • MPXV Viruses
  • Monkey Pox Viruses
  • Monkeypox viruses
  • Monkeypoxviruses
  • Mpox Viruses
  • Virus, MPXV
  • Virus, Mpox
  • Viruses, MPXV
  • Viruses, Mpox

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure.

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Indexing Annotation

infection = Mpox, Monkeypox

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History Note

97; was MONKEYPOXVIRUS 1994-96; was MONKEY POX VIRUS 1975-93 (see under POXVIRIDAE 1981-90, see under POXVIRUSES 1975-80)

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  1. B04w.280w.650w.160w.650w.500w

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NLM Classification

QW 165.5.P6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Monkeypox virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008993. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008993
  2. Monkeypox virus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkeypox_virus
  3. Monkeypox virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6900886