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Virology Journal, 2010 Background The lung would be the first organ targeted in case of the use of Variola virus (the causative agent of smallpox) as a bioweapon. Pulmonary surfactant composed of lipids (90%) and proteins (10%) is considered the major physiological barrier ...
Perino Julien +3 more
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Antiviral Activity of Extracts from Basidiomycetes for Orthopoxviruses
Проблемы особо опасных инфекций, 2012 Carried out was evaluation of the effect of water extracts from basidiomycetes in Vero cell culture on variola virus, and vaccinia virus. Antiviral effect demonstrated Inonotus obliquus (Chaga), befungin and melanin from chaga,
T. V. Teplyakova +8 more
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Variola minor in coalfield areas of England and Wales, 1921–34: geographical determinants of a national smallpox epidemic that spread out of effective control [PDF]
, 2017 This paper uses techniques of binary logistic regression to identify the spatial determinants of the last national epidemic of smallpox to spread in England and Wales, the variola minor epidemic of 1921–34.
Cliffe, Andrew +2 more
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Potential Viroporin Candidates From Pathogenic Viruses Using Bacteria-Based Bioassays
Viruses, 2019 Viroporins are a family of small hydrophobic proteins found in many enveloped viruses that are capable of ion transport. Building upon the ability to inhibit influenza by blocking its archetypical M2 H+ channel, as a family, viroporins may represent a ...
Prabhat Pratap Singh Tomar +3 more
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Immunological Memory after Exposure to Variola Virus, Monkeypox Virus, and Vaccinia Virus [PDF]
The Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2007 We compared cellular and humoral immunity to vaccinia virus (VV) in individuals exposed to 3 different orthopoxviruses: 154 individuals previously vaccinated with VV, 7 individuals with a history of monkeypox virus infection, and 8 individuals with a history of variola virus infection.
Sumathi Sivapalasingam +8 more
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Monkeypox Pathogenesis, Transmission, Preventive Measures and Treatment Modalities [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Monkeypox is a disease transmitted through animals but can also spread from human to human. The causative agent is monkeypox virus which is a ds-DNA virus. Monkeypox virus belongs to the orthopox genus of the poxviridae family.
Vaishnavi Uttam Goradwar, Anil Agrawal
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Smallpox—eradicated, but a growing terror threat [PDF]
, 2002 Smallpox is a disease that followed humanity for thousands of years up until 30 years ago. It was possible to eradicate, because an effective live vaccine from crossreacting vaccinia could be developed. Twenty years have passed since vaccinations stopped
Elgh, F., Tegnell, A., Wahren, B.
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Virology Journal, 2012 Background The Orthopoxvirus genus contains numerous virus species that are capable of causing disease in humans, including variola virus (the etiological agent of smallpox), monkeypox virus, cowpox virus, and vaccinia virus (the prototypical member of ...
Johnston Sara C +5 more
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Terminal Region Sequence Variations in Variola Virus DNA
Virology, 1996 Genome DNA terminal region sequences were determined for a Brazilian alastrim variola minor virus strain Garcia-1966 that was associated with an 0.8% case-fatality rate and African smallpox strains Congo-1970 and Somalia-1977 associated with variola major (9.6%) and minor (0.4%) mortality rates, respectively.
Robert F. Massung +9 more
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, 2016 Abordamos el presente trabajo con el objetivo de realizar una revisión bibliográfica que nos permita elaborar un análisis del empleo de armas biológicas tanto en el pasado, es decir, una documentación de la utilización de éstas a lo largo de la historia,
Bruhn Cuevas, Rosa María
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