Poxviruses belong to the family Poxviridae, a group of large, double-stranded DNA viruses that infect humans and animals. The most famous member is Variola virus, which causes smallpox.
The mummy of Ramesses V (d. ~1157 BCE) shows skin lesions consistent with smallpox.
Pox Virus - Molluscum Contagiosum
Henderson–Patterson bodies are characteristic inclusion bodies seen in infection with the Molluscum contagiosum virus, a member of the Poxviridae.
- F. G. Henderson
- R. W. Patterson














