Alaskapox

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Etymology

Discovered in July 2015, by a woman visited a clinic in Fairbanks, Alaska, with lesions.

Noun

Alaskapox (uncountable)

  1. (virology, neologism) A species of the Orthopoxvirus genus first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States.
    • 2024 February 14, Joe Hernandez, “A man died from Alaskapox last month. Here's what we know about the virus”, in NPR‎:
      Alaskapox is a type of orthopoxvirus that infects mammals, including humans, and causes skin lesions.
    • 2024 February 15, Sara Moniuszko, “What is Alaskapox? Symptoms to know after death brings attention to virus”, in CBS News‎:
      "Several Alaskapox patients initially thought they had a spider or insect bite," the health department notes.
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