vacciniarelated

Vaccinia-related refers to any condition, disease, or phenomenon that is associated with the vaccinia virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Vaccinia is a large, double-stranded DNA virus that belongs to the Poxviridae family. It is closely related to variola virus, which causes smallpox, and is used in the smallpox vaccine. Vaccinia-related topics can include the history of smallpox and vaccination, the biology of the vaccinia virus, the development and use of the smallpox vaccine, and the potential for vaccinia to cause disease in humans, such as post-vaccinal encephalitis. Vaccinia can also be used as a vector for gene therapy and as a model organism for studying viral biology. Vaccinia-related research and applications continue to be an active area of study in the fields of virology, immunology, and medicine.