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Basic synonyms

• Bovine Smallpox
• Vaccinia
• Vaccinia Necrosum Progressive Vaccinia
• Catpox
• Human Cowpox Infection

Disorder Communities

• None

General Discussion
Cowpox is a viral disease that usually influences the udders as well as teats of cows. On rare events, it may be transferred to people as well as produce an unique red skin rash and unusually bigger lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy). Cowpox is caused by the vaccinia virus as well as has been recognized to cause systemic reactions (generalized vaccinia) in some individuals that have been just recently immunized versus cowpox.

Cowpox creates resistance to smallpox and, starting in the 19th century, the infection for cowpox was made use of to develop the vaccines used versus smallpox. Due to the prevalent vaccination, smallpox was erased worldwide but has currently come under research once more due to problem that it could be made use of as a broker of organic terrorism.