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.

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.

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 ...