poxvirus
noun
poxviruses
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pluralof poxvirus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The team is now refining versions of the antigen and antibodies that could be more effective, less expensive and easier to manufacture compared with current options that rely on weakened poxviruses.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 12, 2025
Scientists have also found areas of deletions or rearrangements in some monkeypox genomes; these are common in poxviruses and haven’t yet been linked to a change in function.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 13, 2022
But poxviruses can evolve in other, more drastic ways than single nucleotide changes.
From Science Magazine ● Sep. 15, 2022
For now, only designated U.S. military personnel and laboratory researchers who work with certain poxviruses may receive this vaccine.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
Some experts have cautioned for years that the eradication of smallpox in 1980 left the world vulnerable to the broader family of poxviruses and raised the odds of monkeypox evolving into a successful human pathogen.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
