Cowpox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cowpox is a disease of the skin that is caused by a virus known as the Cowpox virus . The pox is related to the vaccinia virus, and got its name from dairymaids touching the udders of infecte...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowpox
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Cowpox virus can be transmitted to humans, and so this disease is a zoonosis. Proper hygienic precautions such as washing hands thoroughly should be taken after contact with animals which could be carrying the disease, especially children and people with impaired immune function.
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www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/cowpox.htm
www.provet.co.uk/health/diseases/cowpox.htm
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Overview: More than 200 years ago, in one of the first demonstrations of vaccination, Edward Jenner inoculated a young English boy with cowpox material from a dairymaid and showed that the boy became resistant to smallpox. ... Cowpox is caused by the cowpox or catpox virus, a member of the orthopoxvirus family,
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/1131886-overview
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We isolated Cowpox virus (CPXV) from the ulcerative eyelid lesions of a 14-year-old girl, who had cared for a clinically ill wild rat that later died. CPXV isolated from the rat (Rattus norvegicus) showed complete homology with the girl's virus.
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/446424
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Host restriction of vaccinia virus has been previously described in CHO and RK13 cells in which a cowpox virus CP77 gene rescues vaccinia virus growth at the viral protein translation level. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15476887
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Cowpox is a contagious viral disease of cows and is a mild form of smallpox. It has been around for hundreds of years. There are many hosts of the disease including voles and woodmice even spreading to cats. The last recorded case of a cow with cowpox in the UK was in 1978. There are about 1-4 cases in man per year.
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www.zephyrus.co.uk/cowpox.html
www.zephyrus.co.uk/cowpox.html
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Important It is possible that the main title of the report Cowpox is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to find the alternate name(s) and disorder subdivision(s) covered by this report. ... ... Human Cowpox Infection...
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www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/cowpox
www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/cowpox
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Summary of investigations for cowpox virus, by source, household, and individual (human or rat), Munich, Germany, 2009* Diagnostic methods Pet origins, households, and cases Pet shop Household 1 Human case 1 Human case 2 Rat 1 Household 2 Human case 3 Human case 4 Human case 5 Rat 2 and 3 Virus isolation Clinical...
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www.cdc.gov/eid/content/15/5/pdfs/09-0159.pdf
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