Category:Poxviruses
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Poxviridae is a family of viruses. Human, vertebrates, and arthropods serve as natural hosts. There are currently 69 species in this family, divided among 28 genera. Diseases associated with this family include smallpox.[1][2]
Four genera of poxviruses may infect humans: orthopoxvirus, parapoxvirus, yatapoxvirus, molluscipoxvirus.
- ↑ "Viral Zone". ExPASy. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ↑ ICTV. "Virus Taxonomy: 2014 Release". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
