Poxviridae disease

Overview

Poxviruses (members of the family Poxviridae) are viruses that can, as a family, infect both vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Four genera of poxviruses may infect humans: orthopox, parapox, yatapox, molluscipox. Orthopox: variola virus, vaccinia virus, cowpox virus, monkeypox virus, smallpox (eradicated); Parapox: orf virus, pseudocowpox, bovine papular stomatitis virus; Yatapox: tanapox virus, yaba monkey tumor virus; Molluscipox: molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). The most common are vaccinia (seen on Indian subcontinent) and molluscum contagiousum, but monkeypox infections are rising (seen in west and central African rainforest countries).

Symptoms

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Poxviridae disease includes the 10 symptoms listed below: * Skin eruptions * Skin spots * Fever * Swollen lymph glands * Rash * Muscle pain * Malaise * Headache * Body aches * Vomiting Note that Poxviridae disease symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Poxviridae disease signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

Diagnosis

The signs and symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Poxviridae disease. This medical information about signs and symptoms for Poxviridae disease has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Poxviridae disease signs or Poxviridae disease symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Poxviridae disease may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Poxviridae disease symptoms.