yabapox

yabapox
yab·a·pox (yabґə-poks″) [Yaba, Nigeria, where the disease was first recognized in a rhesus monkey colony] a viral disease caused by the Yaba monkey tumor virus that causes subcutaneous tumorlike growths in rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys; accidental human infection has occurred, characterized by localized skin nodules that resolve spontaneously.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • Yaba monkey tumor virus — a virus of the genus Yatapoxvirus that causes yabapox …   Medical dictionary

  • Yatapoxvirus — Yat·a·pox·vi·rus (yatґə poks vi″rəs) [yabapox + tanapox + virus] a genus of viruses of the subfamily Chordopoxvirinae (family Poxviridae) comprising tanapox virus and Yaba monkey tumor virus …   Medical dictionary

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