A teenager shows up at a clinic with lesions on his face. The sores are raised, light- colored bumps with a waxy texture. A few similar lesions are present on the torso as well. With which of the following viruses might he be infected?

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The description of the lesions as raised, light-colored bumps with a waxy texture is characteristic of molluscum contagiosum, a viral infection caused by a poxvirus.

A Teenager Shows Up at a Clinic with Lesions on His