Crossword clues for vaccinia
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Vaccinia \Vac*cin"i*a\, n. [NL. See Vaccine.] (Med.) Cowpox; vaccina. See Cowpox.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context medicine English) An infection of cowpox 2 by extension, the virus which causes this infection
WordNet
n. 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 [syn: vaccina, variola vaccine, variola vaccinia, variola vaccina]
a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox [syn: cowpox]
Wikipedia
Vaccinia virus (VACV or VV) is a large, complex, enveloped virus belonging to the poxvirus family. It has a linear, double-stranded DNA genome approximately 190 kbp in length, and which encodes approximately 250 genes. The dimensions of the virion are roughly 360 × 270 × 250 nm, with a mass of approximately 5-10 fg.
Smallpox was the first disease to be widely prevented by vaccination due to pioneering work by the English physician and scientist Edward Jenner in the eighteenth century using cowpox virus. Vaccinia virus is the active constituent of the vaccine that eradicated smallpox, making it the first human disease to be eradicated. This endeavour was carried out by the World Health Organization under the Smallpox Eradication Program. Post eradication of smallpox, scientists study vaccinia virus to use as a tool for delivering genes into biological tissues ( gene therapy and genetic engineering) and because of concerns about smallpox being used as an agent for bioterrorism.
Usage examples of "vaccinia".
Space had been found for the transplanted material in a gene of vaccinia called thymidine kinase, and it multiplied along with its new host.
Eventually, the cowpox vaccine was replaced by one made with the vaccinia virus, which produced fewer side effects.
And we're going to treat you to a little vaccinia immune globulin, too, for good measure.