"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,
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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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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Variola virus" by people in Profiles.
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Cross-Neutralizing and Protective Human Antibody Specificities to Poxvirus Infections. Cell. 2016 Oct 20; 167(3):684-694.e9.
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Variola and monkeypox viruses utilize conserved mechanisms of virion motility and release that depend on abl and SRC family tyrosine kinases. J Virol. 2011 Jan; 85(1):21-31.
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Reducing the dose of smallpox vaccine reduces vaccine-associated morbidity without reducing vaccination success rates or immune responses. J Infect Dis. 2007 Mar 15; 195(6):826-32.
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Vaccination success rate and reaction profile with diluted and undiluted smallpox vaccine: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2004 Sep 08; 292(10):1205-12.
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Clinical responses to undiluted and diluted smallpox vaccine. N Engl J Med. 2002 Apr 25; 346(17):1265-74.