The molluscum contagiosum (MC) virus (MCV) is a dermatotropic poxvirus, and the causative agent of MC. Unlike smallpox and human monkeypox diseases, MC is nonlethal, common and worldwide.

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral skin infection caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) and is highly infectious. MCV belongs to the family of poxviruses, which infect human skin cells.

Future Virology. 2013;8(6):561-573. Apoptosis is an effective mechanism to destroy virus-infected cells. Central to this process is the interaction of FADD and procaspase-8. [58] During TNFR-1 ...