molluscum contagiosum
viral infection of the skin
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Summary
molluscum contagiosum is an infectious disease[1]. It draws 8,083 Wikipedia views per month (infectious disease category, ranking #28 of 279).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3], symptom or sign[4]
- Subclass of: viral infectious disease[5], viral skin disease[6], Poxviridae infectious disease[7], disease[8]
- Commons category: Molluscum contagiosum[9]
- ICPC 2 ID: S95[10]
- Has cause: Molluscum contagiosum virus[11]
- Medical examination: physical examination[12], optical microscope[13], biopsy[14]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- ICD-9-CM: 078.0[17]
- Different from: Mollusca[18]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[19], dermatology[20]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: cantharidin[21], berdazimer sodium[22]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_8867[23], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:8867[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[25]
Why It Matters
molluscum contagiosum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]