"Orf virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil.
| Descriptor ID |
D009923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.280.650.160.670.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Orf virus- Orf virus
- Orf viruses
- viruses, Orf
- Contagious Ecthyma Virus of Sheep
- Sheep Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus
- Contagious pustular dermatitis virus
- Ecthyma contagiosum Virus
- Ecthyma contagiosum Viruses
- Virus, Ecthyma contagiosum
- Viruses, Ecthyma contagiosum
- Contagious ecthyma virus
- Contagious ecthyma viruses
- ecthyma viruses, Contagious
- virus, Contagious ecthyma
- viruses, Contagious ecthyma
- Sheep Contagious Ecthyma Virus
- Contagious Pustular Dermatitis Virus of Sheep
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