Farmyard pox
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Farmyard pox is a group of closely related parapoxviruses
of sheep and cattle that cause similar diseases in humans. Conditions included in this group are:
Parapoxvirus
Parapoxviruses belong to the Poxviridae family. Like all members of that family, they are oval, relatively large, double-stranded DNA viruses. Parapoxviruses have a unique spiral coat that distinguishes them from other poxviruses. Parapoxviruses infect vertebrates.Not all parapoxviruses are...
of sheep and cattle that cause similar diseases in humans. Conditions included in this group are:
- Milker's noduleMilker's noduleMilker's nodules are a cutaneous condition that is most commonly transmitted from the udders of infected cows.. Milker's nodule is caused by Paravaccinia virus. Disease in humans is nearly identical to orf....
- Bovine papular stomatitisBovine papular stomatitisBovine papular stomatitis is a disease caused by a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Parapoxvirus. It occurs worldwide in cattle. Symptoms include reddish, raised, sometimes ulcerative lesions on the lips, muzzle, and in the mouth. It usually occurs before the age of two years. ...
- PseudocowpoxPseudocowpoxPseudocowpox is a disease caused by Pseudocowpox virus, a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Parapoxvirus. Pseudocowpox is a worldwide disease of cattle. Symptoms include ring or horseshoe shaped scabs on the teats, which usually heal within six weeks. Lesions may also develop on the...
- OrfOrf (disease)Orf is an exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus and occurring primarily in sheep and goats. It is also known as contagious pustular dermatitis, infectious labial dermatitis, ecthyma contagiosum, and sheep pox, thistle disease and scabby mouth...
(Contagious pustular dermatosis, Ecthyma contagiosum, Infectious labial dermatitis, Sheep pox)