- paravaccinia virus
- pseudocowpox v.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
paravaccinia virus
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paravaccinia — Former name for Pseudocowpox virus. SYN: milkers nodules, under nodule. * * * para·vac·cin·ia vak sin ē ə n MILKER S NODULES * * * para·vac·cin·ia (par″ə vak sinґe ə) [para + vaccinia] 1. a viral infection of cattle caused by a… … Medical dictionary
pseudocowpox virus — a virus of the genus Parapoxvirus that produces paravaccinia (pseudocowpox) on the udders and teats of milk cows and the oral mucosa of suckling calves and milker s nodules in humans. Called also milker s node v. and paravaccinia v … Medical dictionary
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Milker's nodule — Milker s nodules are a cutaneous condition that is most commonly transmitted from the udders of infected cows.[1]:393[2]. Milker s nodule is caused by Paravaccinia virus. Disease in humans is nearly identical to orf. See also Farmyard pox List of … Wikipedia
milker's nodules — milk·er s nodules mil kərz n pl but sing in constr a mild virus infection characterized by reddish blue nodules on the hands, arms, face, or neck acquired by direct contact with the udders of cows infected with a poxvirus (species Pseudocowpox… … Medical dictionary
vaccinia — An infection, primarily local and limited to the site of inoculation, induced in humans by inoculation with the v. virus, type species in the genus Orthopoxvirus (family Poxviridae) in … Medical dictionary
Parapoxvirus — The genus of viruses (family Poxviridae) that includes the contagious ecthyma of sheep, bovine papular stomatitis, and paravaccinia viruses. They possess the nucleoprotein antigen common to all viruses included in the … Medical dictionary
cowpox — cow·pox kau̇ .päks n a mild eruptive disease of the cow that is caused by a poxvirus of the genus Orthopoxvirus (species Cowpox virus) and that when communicated to humans protects against smallpox called also variola vaccinia * * * n. a virus… … Medical dictionary
