Variola is a type of which pox virus?
ANSWER: (B) Orthopox virusREF: Jawetz 24th ed chapter 34 table 34-2 POXVIRUSES CAUSING DISEASE IN HUMANSGenusVirusPrimary hostDiseaseOrthopoxvirusVariolaHumansSmallpox (now eliminated) VacciniaHumansLocalized lesion; used for smallpox vaccination BuffalopoxWater buffaloHuman infections rare; localized lesion MonkeypoxRodents, monkeyHuman infections rare; generalized disease CowpoxCowHuman infections rare; localized ulcerating lesionParapoxvirusOrfSheepHuman infections rare; localized lesionPseudocowpoxCowsBovine papular stomatitisCowsM olluscipoxvirusMolluscumcontagiosumHumansMany benign skin nodulesYatapoxvirusTanapoxMonkeysHuman infections rare; localized lesion YabapoxMonkeysHuman infections very rare and accidental; localized skin tumors
Parapoxvirus
Orthopoxvirus
Yatapox virus
Molluscipox virus
Virology