Vaccinia: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

vaccinia, vaccinia virus, smallpox, variola, cowpox, poxviruses, Poxviridae, vaccinia necrosum, eczema vaccinatum, vaccinia immune globulin, VIG, orthopoxvirus

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