Etymology

Alaskapox

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Today it means: A disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States. Full definition →

First used 2015
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The story

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 2015 A disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States.

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