Diseases caused by poxvirus - orf and milker's nodules: a review
Sheep and cattle parapoxviruses cause in human beings diseases of very similar aspect, named orf and milker's nodules, respectively. These infections are generically called farmyard pox. In the present article, we show the epidemiological, clinical, and histopathological aspects, as well as the...
Published in: | Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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2005
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992005000200002 https://doaj.org/article/2e4e7ddb468b40059a9508dd4f9bd582 |
Summary: | Sheep and cattle parapoxviruses cause in human beings diseases of very similar aspect, named orf and milker's nodules, respectively. These infections are generically called farmyard pox. In the present article, we show the epidemiological, clinical, and histopathological aspects, as well as the treatment of these two viral diseases that are very similar, being differentiated only by their epidemiological aspects. |
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