What is Poxviridae?
{{Taxobox | name = Poxviruses | virus_group = i | ordo = ''Unassigned'' | familia = '''''Poxviridae''''' | subdivision_ranks = Genera | subdivision = Subfamily ''[[Chordopoxvirinae]]''<br> *''[[Avipoxvirus]]'' *''[[Capripoxvirus]]'' *''[[Cervidpoxvirus]]'' *''[[Leporipoxvirus]]'' *''[[Molluscipoxvirus]]'' *''[[Orthopoxvirus]]'' *''[[Parapoxvirus]]'' *''[[Suipoxvirus]]'' *''Unassigned'' *''[[Yatapoxvirus]]'' *Subfamily ''[[Entomopoxvirinae]]'' **''[[Alphaentomopoxvirus]]'' **''[[Betaentomopoxvirus]]'' **''[[Gammaentomopoxvirus]]'' **''Unassigned'' }} '''Poxviridae''' are family of large complex [[DNA virus]]es, including the [[vaccinia]] and [[variola virus]]es, that are pathogenic to [[human]]s and [[animal]]s and have an affinity for skin tissue. [[Smallpox]] is in the family Poxviridae. Four genera of poxviruses may infect humans: orthopox, parapox, yatapox, molluscipox. '''Orthopox''': variola virus, vaccinia virus, [[cowpox]] virus, [[monkeypox]] virus, smallpox (eradicated); '''Parapox''': orf virus, pseudocowpox, bovine papular stomatitis virus; '''Yatapox''': tanapox virus, yaba monkey tumor virus; '''Molluscipox''': molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV). {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Viruses]]