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

Autor: S.R.C.S. Barraviera
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 102-108 (2005)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-9199
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-91992005000200002
Popis: 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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