Diseases

Cowpox

A mild, eruptive skin disease of milk cows caused by COWPOX VIRUS, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur while milking an infected animal.

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Abstract

A mild, eruptive skin disease of milk cows caused by COWPOX VIRUS, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur while milking an infected animal.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Cow Pox
  • Pox, Cow

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36 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

caused by a poxvirus; in man or animal; in animal use /vet and check tag ANIMALS

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History Note

91(90); was see under POXVIRUS INFECTIONS 1990; was see VACCINIA 1974-89

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Previous Indexing

  • Vaccinia (1966-1989)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cowpox. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015605. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015605
  2. Cowpox. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowpox
  3. Cowpox. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1066011