Papillomavirinae
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The papillomaviruses are a group of small DNA viruses which induce warts (or papillomas) in a variety of higher vertebrates, including humans.
History
The first papillomavirus was described in 1933 when Richard Shope[1] recognized the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) as the etiologic agent responsible for cutaneous papillomatosis in the cottontail rabbit.
References
- ↑ Shope RE, Hurst EW. infectious papillomatosis of rabbits; with a note on the histopathology. J Exp Med 1933;58:607-624.