Cow pox

cow·pox (kou

)

A mild contagious skin disease of cattle, usually affecting the udder, that is caused by a virus and characterized by the eruption of a pustular rash. When the virus is transmitted to humans, as by vaccination, it can confer immunity to smallpox. Also called vaccinia.

cowpox [ˈkaʊˌpɒks]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a contagious viral disease of cows characterized by vesicles on the skin, esp on the teats and udder. Inoculation of humans with this virus provides temporary immunity to smallpox. It can be transmitted to other species, esp cats

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Noun

cowpox - a viral disease of cattle causing a mild skin disease affecting the udder; formerly used to inoculate humans against smallpox

vaccinia

pox - a contagious disease characterized by purulent skin eruptions that may leave pock marks

animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings

Translations

cowpox [ˈkaʊpɒks] N → vacuna f

cowpox [ˈkaʊˌpɒks] n → vaiolo bovino

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Hailed as historic legislation by Colorado public health leaders, the new law recognizes that public health has evolved over time to deal with more than just the diseases that century ago, such as cow pox and cholera.

Colorado welcomes historic public health reform: new legislation ... by Johnson, Teddi Dineley / The Nation's Health

Some of the diseases are almost unheard of today, including tuberculosis, foot and mouth disease, cow pox and Texas fever.

Veterinary medicine in the 1800s by Belanger, J.D. / Countryside & Small Stock Journal

Prof Begon says more work is needed to understand hidden diseases such as the bubonic plague, cow pox or certain kinds of TB, which are endemic in the rodent population.

The plaguebusters; Rats under microscope by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)

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