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cowpox -
A pustular, eruptive skin disease of cattle caused by an Orthopoxvirus, with lesions occurring principally on the udder and teats. Human infection may occur from touching cows, and gives immunity to smallpox.
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Cowpox is a skin disease caused by a virus known as the Cowpox virus. The pox is related to the vaccinia virus, and got its name from the distribution of the disease when dairymaids touched the udders of infected cows. The ailment manifests itself in the form of red blisters and is transmitted by touch from infected animals to humans.
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cowpox A mild, contagious skin disease of cattle, usually affecting the udder, that is caused by a virus. When the virus is transmitted to humans, as by vaccination, it can confer immunity to smallpox.
