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Abstract
An infectious dermatitis of sheep and goats, affecting primarily the muzzle and lips. It is caused by a poxvirus and may be transmitted to man.
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- Contagious Pustular Dermatitis
- Dermatitis, Contagious Pustular
- Ecthyma, Contagious
- Orf Virus Infection
- Contagious Pustular Dermatitides
- Dermatitides, Contagious Pustular
- Infection, Orf Virus
- Infections, Orf Virus
- Orf Virus Infections
- Pustular Dermatitides, Contagious
- Pustular Dermatitis, Contagious
- Virus Infection, Orf
- Virus Infections, Orf
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.
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Indexing Annotation
caused by a poxvirus; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; don't forget also SHEEP (NIM) but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES
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History Note
70; was ECTHYMA CONTAGIOSUM see under POXVIRUS INFECTIONS 1963-69
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Previous Indexing
- Ecthyma (1966-1969)
- Poxvirus Infections (1966-1969)
- Sheep Diseases (1966-1969)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Contagious Ecthyma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004474. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004474
- Contagious Ecthyma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orf_(disease)
- Contagious Ecthyma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q681970