a virus used as a vaccine against smallpox Vaccinia is used as a live virus vector is some candidate anti-HIV vaccines
A cowpox virus, formerly used in human smallpox vaccines Employed as a vector in HIV vaccine research to transport HIV genes into the body See also Vaccination; Vector
a local infection induced in humans by innoculation with the virus causing cowpox in order to confer resistance to smallpox; normally lasts three weeks and leaves a pitted scar
a cowpox virus, formerly used in human smallpox vaccines Employed as a vector in HIV vaccines to transport HIV genes into the body
a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox
a severe or even fatal form of vaccinia that occurs mainly in persons with an immunological deficiency; characterized by progressive enlargement of the initial lesion