1Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Kufa, Iraq
Molluscum contagiosum virus causes awidely spread infection worldwide. Which can affect imunocompetent as well as immunocompromised individuals. Corresponding native studies are still rare. Current study targeted the screening of the mcv infections among patients visited Al-Sadr Teaching Hospital in Al Najaf Province. During the study period a total of 619 patients were clinically diagnosed with the virus from 3699 ptients who visited the dermatology clinic, Furthermore histological study was carried out to investigate the age effect on developing the infection. patients with MCV comprisd 349 males, and 270 females. According to age patients were divided into six age groups, the 0–5 years age group occupied the first order with 173 patients. Regarding the month of the study, April was the first recording 110 patients. Regarding the histological study the higher the age was the more the inclusion bodies to be noticed. Molluscum contagiosum virus can infect various age groups of both genders. Different samples taken from different ages showed common features of MCV cytopathic effects but with different density of their numbers in each sample.
Molluscum Contagiosum, Inclusions bodies, Skin infection, Iraq
