Pseudocowpox

Pseudocowpox virus
Virus classification
Group: Group I (dsDNA)
Family: Poxviridae
Genus: Parapoxvirus
Species: Pseudocowpox virus
Pseudocowpox
Specialty Infectious disease Edit this on Wikidata

Pseudocowpox is a disease caused by Pseudocowpox virus, (also known as "Paravaccinia") a virus of the family Poxviridae and the genus Parapoxvirus.[1]:393 Pseudocowpox is a worldwide disease of cattle. Symptoms include ring or horseshoe shaped scabs on the teats, which usually heal within six weeks.[2] Lesions may also develop on the muzzles and in the mouths of nursing calves. Spread is by fomites, including hands, calves' mouths, and milking machines.

Lesions may also appear on the hands of milkers, a clinical presentation known as Milker's Nodule. This disease in humans is nearly identical to orf.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ James, William D.; Berger, Timothy G.; et al. (2006). Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology. Saunders Elsevier. ISBN 0-7216-2921-0.
  2. ↑ Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press, Inc. ISBN 0-12-253056-X.
  3. ↑ Carter, G.R.; Wise, D.J. (2006). "Poxviridae". A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology. Retrieved 2006-06-13.
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