Topic summary
Poxvirus
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Poxviridae.
Four genera of poxviruses can infect humans: Orthopoxvirus, Parapoxvirus, Yatapoxvirus, Molluscipoxvirus. Only 2 are species-specific to humans: variola virus (VARV), and Molluscum contagiosum (MCV). The most common are the vaccinia virus (seen on the Indian subcontinent) and molluscum contagiosum virus, but Mpox infections are rising (seen in the West, and central African rainforest countries).