Molluscum contagiosum is a highly contagious poxvirus infection of the mucous membranes and skin that usually affects school-aged children. The infection is transmitted by close physical contact, fomites, and autoinoculation. It is a benign and self-limiting disease, with the majority of lesions spontaneously resolve within 2-4 years without active treatment.
Category
Viral infectious disease
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
01 Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
Viral infections characterised by skin or mucous membrane lesions
Infections due to poxvirus
1E76 Molluscum contagiosum
H01052 Molluscum contagiosum
Genome-based classification of infectious diseases [BR:br08401]
Viral infections
Infections caused by dsDNA viruses
H01052 Molluscum contagiosum
