ICD-11 definition : A poxvirus which was formerly used to protect against smallpox. Its use as a vaccine
can be complicated by a generalized rash secondary to viraemia, accidental infection
of other sites or other individuals, progressive infection at the site of vaccination
or, rarely, encephalomyelitis and myopericarditis.;
A poxvirus which was formerly used to protect against smallpox. Its use as a vaccine
can be complicated by a generalized rash secondary to viraemia, accidental infection
of other sites or other individuals, progressive infection at the site of vaccination
or, rarely, encephalomyelitis and myopericarditis.