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Camelpox: A severe disease of camels in northern Africa and southwestern Asia caused by the camelpox virus. This virus has rarely, if ever, caused disease in people. However, the sequence of the camelpox virus genome is most closely related to that of the variola virus, the cause of smallpox. This has led to speculation that the two viruses (camelpox and smallpox) may have evolved from a common ancestor after the advent of intensive agriculture some 7,000 years ago. See also: Orthopox; Smallpox.
Camelpox and smallpox viruses called very close relatives. May 6, 2002 (CIDRAP News) – The camelpox and smallpox viruses are more closely related to each other than to ...
A disease of particularly young camels caused by camelpox virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus . The lesions are typical of pox lesions and occur on the hairless parts of ...
Noun 1. camelpox - a viral disease of camels closely related to smallpox; "with a little genetic engineering camelpox could be used as a bioweapon" animal disease - a ...
Camelpox: A severe disease of camels in northern Africa and southwestern Asia caused by the camelpox virus. This virus has rarely, if ever, caused disease in people.
camelpox a disease of particularly young camels caused by camelpox virus in the genus Orthopoxvirus . The lesions are typical of pox lesions and occur on the hairless ...