Orf virus

"Orf virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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The type species of PARAPOXVIRUS which causes a skin infection in natural hosts, usually young sheep. Humans may contract local skin lesions by contact. The virus apparently persists in soil.

Descriptor ID

D009923

MeSH Number(s)

B04.280.650.160.670.600

B04.909.204.783.160.670.600

Concept/Terms

Orf virus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Orf virus".

Organisms [B]
Viruses [B04]
DNA Viruses [B04.280]
Poxviridae [B04.280.650]
Chordopoxvirinae [B04.280.650.160]
Parapoxvirus [B04.280.650.160.670]
Orf virus [B04.280.650.160.670.600]
Vertebrate Viruses [B04.909]
DNA Viruses [B04.909.204]
Poxviridae [B04.909.204.783]
Chordopoxvirinae [B04.909.204.783.160]
Parapoxvirus [B04.909.204.783.160.670]
Orf virus [B04.909.204.783.160.670.600]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Orf virus" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Orf virus" was a major or minor topic of these publication.

Bar chart showing 5 publications over 3 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Total
2017	1	1
2018	1	1
2021	3	3

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