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Smallpox viruses are the largest known viruses, with linear double-stranded DNA, that infect mammals and birds (Chordopoxviridae) and also insects (Entemopoxviridae). Their scientific history is one of the oldest, which can be explained by the smallpox epidemics and attempts to "vaccinate" them.
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The smallpox viruses are divided into Chordapoxviridae and Entemopoxviridae (pox of beetles and butterflies), with only the former having significance for humans. The following genus belongs to the subfamily of Chordapoxviridae with the associated diseases:
- orthopox virus:
- Varioloavirus ( smallpox, real)
- Vaccinia virus (vaccination reactions no longer occurring today, see below Vaccinia). see below Eccema vaccinatum)
- Cowpox virus ( cowpox in humans )
- cat pox virus ( cat pox in humans )
- Monkey Pox Virus
- Camel Pox Virus
- "Hors pox virus"
- parapoxvirus:
- Avipox viruses (of no relevance to humans)
- Capripox virus (of no relevance to humans)
- leporipoxvirus:
- Myxoma virus (no known human diseases)
- Fibromatosis virus of rabbits, hares, squirrels
- Molluscipoxvirus: Molluscum contagiosum.
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