Variola virus

"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, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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
MeSH Number(s)	B04.280.650.160.650.930 B04.909.204.783.160.650.930
Concept/Terms	Variola virus Variola virus Variola viruses Smallpox Virus Smallpox Viruses Poxvirus variolae

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Variola virus".

Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
DNA Viruses [B04.280]
Poxviridae [B04.280.650]
Chordopoxvirinae [B04.280.650.160]
Orthopoxvirus [B04.280.650.160.650]
Variola virus [B04.280.650.160.650.930]
Vertebrate Viruses [B04.909]
DNA Viruses [B04.909.204]
Poxviridae [B04.909.204.783]
Chordopoxvirinae [B04.909.204.783.160]
Orthopoxvirus [B04.909.204.783.160.650]
Variola virus [B04.909.204.783.160.650.930]

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