Vaccinia virus particle,coloured transmission micrograph (TEM). Each particle is composed of a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) genome surrounded by a protein coat and lipid envelope. Vaccinia causes cowpox,a disease of cattle and humans that causes skin lesions. This variant (MVA) is a vaccine strain,used to vaccinate against smallpox,a related but more deadly human disease. MVA (Modified Vaccinia Ankara) is an attenuated vaccine,that is it is a live virus that has been altered to be less virulent | |
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