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Id	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018155 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018155
Preferred Name	Orthopoxvirus
Definitions	A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising many species infecting mammals. Viruses of this genus cause generalized infections and a rash in some hosts. The type species is VACCINIA VIRUS.
Synonyms	virus, Camelpox virus, Raccoonpox Raccoonpox viruses Raccoonpox virus Skunkpox virus Volepox viruses Horsepox viruses virus, Taterapox virus, Volepox virus, Horsepox Orthopoxviruses Volepox virus Camelpox virus Horsepox virus Camelpox viruses Taterapox virus Skunkpox viruses Taterapox viruses virus, Skunkpox See more See less
Type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class

definition	A genus of the family POXVIRIDAE, subfamily CHORDOPOXVIRINAE, comprising many species infecting mammals. Viruses of this genus cause generalized infections and a rash in some hosts. The type species is VACCINIA VIRUS.
altLabel	virus, Camelpox virus, Raccoonpox Raccoonpox viruses Raccoonpox virus Skunkpox virus Volepox viruses Horsepox viruses virus, Taterapox virus, Volepox virus, Horsepox Orthopoxviruses Volepox virus Camelpox virus Horsepox virus Camelpox viruses Taterapox virus Skunkpox viruses Taterapox viruses virus, Skunkpox See more See less
prefLabel	Orthopoxvirus
Machine permutation	94
HN	94
type	http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
tui	T005
TERMUI	T054326 T000910467 T000910462 T000910464 T000910465 T000910463 T663826 See more See less
TH	NLM (1994) NLM (2007) NLM (2018)
MMR	20200813
notation	D018155
Semantic type UMLS property	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/STY/T005
RR	txid28874 txid397342 txid160796 txid28873 txid10256 txid28871 See more See less
Inverse of AQ	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000472 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000302 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000235 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201 http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528 See more See less
DX	19940101
cui	C0599178 C4316916 C0319261 C0319263 C0206580 C0319311 C1194375 See more See less
DC	1
MN	B04.280.650.160.650
AN	infection: coordinate IM with POXVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM)
AQL	CH CL DE EN GD GE IM IP ME PH PY RE UL
Inverse of RB	txid28874 txid397342 txid160796 txid28873 txid10242 txid10256 txid28871 See more See less
MDA	19990101
subClassOf	http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D018147

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