Diseases caused by poxvirus - orf and milker's nodules: a review

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2005-06

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Barraviera, S.r.c.s. [UNESP]

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Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos

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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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orf, milker's nodules, Poxvirus

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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases. Botucatu, SP, Brazil: Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Peçonhentos, v. 11, n. 2, p. 102-108, 2005.