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Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Id http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C112357
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Preferred Name

Molluscum Contagiosum Virus

Definitions
A species of enveloped and brick-shaped viruses in the Poxviridae family and Molluscipoxvirus genus. The genome is composed of non-segmented, linear double-stranded DNA. Molluscum contagiosum viruses are found in humans and can cause the disease Molluscum contagiosum. Molluscum contagiosum viruses are transmitted via direct person-to-person contact and contact with infected fomites.
Synonyms
Molluscum Contagiosum Virus
MOLLUSCUM CONTAGIOSUM VIRUS
MCV
MOCV
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