00.058. Poxviridae

01.058.1.01.011. Variola virus

School of Veterinary Medicine
University of California Davis
Davis, USA.

"Smallpox virus, growing in the cytoplasm of an infected cell. Thin section of infected chick embryo cell. Mature virions are brick-shaped, but here immature forms are also visible. Smallpox virus was globally eradicated in 1977 by an international vaccination campaign, one of the greatest achievements in history. Magnification approximately x25,000."

Original source of micrograph.

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Virus Species	Virus Genus	Virus Family	Host
Variola virus	Orthopoxvirus	Poxviridae	cattle