vaccinia
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- noun
- /væˈsɪniə/
- Specialized
:
vacunación
- Some studies suggest an association between these outbreaks of bovine vaccinia and the VACV strains used during the World Health Organization smallpox eradication campaign (3).
- vaccinia virus
- bovine vaccinia
- outbreak of bovine vaccinia
Examples
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Four days after vaccinia virus infection, viral particles could not be detected in six of eight ACE 10/10 mice compared with only one of eight WT mice.
Academic text (2018) -
During outbreaks of bovine vaccinia, hospitalization of humans, especially for several days, is unusual.
Academic text (2012) -
Crusts were successfully used for variolation in many areas before vaccination with vaccinia virus.
Academic text (2014) -
In 2011, the vaccinia virus caused an outbreak of bovine vaccinia, affecting dairy cattle and dairy workers in Brazil.
Academic text (2012) -
In 2011, the vaccinia virus caused an outbreak of bovine vaccinia, affecting dairy cattle and dairy workers in Brazil.
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By contrast, an equivalent experiment performed with unmodified vaccinia virus (a strain that does not express the polyoma epitope) showed no difference between the two groups.
Academic text (2018) -
Smallpox vaccine (vaccinia virus) is transmissible through direct contact with the skin of the vaccinated area and could be a risk for transmission to immunocompromised patients.
Academic text (2017) -
Today, the smallpox vaccine consists of an intradermal inoculation with vaccinia virus, and the premise and method of this vaccination have not changed since the time of Jenner (7).
Academic text (2014) -
Successful eradication was accomplished by vaccinating populations and contacts of ill persons with live vaccinia virus, a closely related orthopoxvirus that confers immunity to variola virus.
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The vaccinia virus is essential in the development of the smallpox vaccine.
Synonyms
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A mild disease of cows that makes sores on the udders and can spread to people
Compounds
- Specialized
A serious skin infection after smallpox vaccination that grows steadily and can be fatal in people with weak immune systems
- Specialized
A severe infection after vaccination that makes skin at the site die in people with weak immune systems
- Specialized
A local infection caused by cowpox that protects against smallpox and leaves a small pitted scar
Surface Forms
Morphology
vaccinia = vaccine (semi-transparent) = vaccin + ia
Formally related to the more familiar word 'vaccine' via the combining form 'vaccin' and the Latin noun-forming suffix '-ia', but the specific technical meaning 'cowpox virus / virus used in vaccination' is specialized and not fully predictable for average learners.
Etymology
Vaccinia comes from the Latin root vacca meaning 'cow'. It was the name for the cowpox virus used to make the first vaccines, so vaccinia refers to that cow-related virus and the mild disease it caused.