Orthopoxvirus in skin by electron microscopy

Indications

• evaluation of skin infection with Orthopoxvirus

Laboratory

• electron microscopic image of monkeypox virions, obtained from a skin specimen associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak, is shown
  • a high-resolution (5.2 MB) is also available on the page

More general terms

• infectious agent by electron microscopy
• microscopic observation in tissue by electron microscopy

Additional terms

• electron microscopy (EM)
• orthopoxvirus