Talk:Molluscum contagiosum virus

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Overall the page looks well-researched and the information was presented well and concisely. There are just a few things that could be added to it. For instance, label your figures (figure 1, figure 2, etc.) and also, on each picture, be sure to credit the source of it. Additionally, a conclusion section at the end of the page would be useful.


Aside from that, there are a few grammatical things you could clean up:

In overview: “The first description of this virus were made in 1814.”

In Infection: “Using a dermascope, however, a dermascope can aid in diagnosis by highlighting vessels and lesional orifices that are characteristic of the pustules.”

In Characterization and Classification: “One of the primary characteristics that distinguishes molluscum contagiosum from other poxviruses is that is only replicates in the human epidermis. While the smallpox virus also has this characteristic, though it has been eradicated.”

In Molluscum contagiosum virus and HIV: “Molluscum contagiosum infection is an opportunistic, meaning…”

-Chris Link