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Noun

1. 1
   A disease caused by virus Borealpox virus, of the genus Orthopoxvirus, first documented in 2015 in Alaska, United States. neologism, uncountable

   "Alaskapox is a type of orthopoxvirus that infects mammals, including humans, and causes skin lesions."

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"Alaskapox is a type of orthopoxvirus that infects mammals, including humans, and causes skin lesions."

Etymology

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

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