Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections

Infectious Agent

Smallpox is caused by variola virus, genus Orthopoxvirus . Other members of this genus that can infect humans are vaccinia virus, monkeypox virus, and cowpox virus. In 1980, the World Health Organization officially declared the worldwide eradication of smallpox.

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