Organisms

Orf virus

The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil.

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Abstract

The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Contagious Ecthyma Virus of Sheep
  • Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus of Sheep
  • Contagious ecthyma virus
  • Contagious pustular dermatitis virus
  • Ecthyma contagiosum Virus
  • Sheep Contagious Ecthyma Virus
  • Sheep Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus
  • Contagious ecthyma viruses
  • Ecthyma contagiosum Viruses
  • Orf viruses
  • Virus, Ecthyma contagiosum
  • Viruses, Ecthyma contagiosum
  • ecthyma viruses, Contagious
  • virus, Contagious ecthyma
  • viruses, Contagious ecthyma
  • viruses, Orf

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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 = ECTHYMA, CONTAGIOUS but see note there

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History Note

91(75); was see under POXVIRIDAE 1981-90; was see under POXVIRUSES 1975-80

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  1. B04w.280w.650w.160w.670w.600

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Orf virus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009923. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009923
  2. Orf virus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2029700