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Farmyard pox

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Farmyard pox
Orf - a type of farmyard pox (thumb with two denuded orf lesions, following a bite by a sheep)
SpecialtyInfectious diseases
TypesBovine papular stomatitis, orf, milker's nodule[1]

Farmyard pox is a group of closely related Parapoxviruses of sheep and cattle that can cause bovine papular stomatitis, orf and milker's nodule in humans.[1]

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  1. ^ a b James, William D.; Elston, Dirk; Treat, James R.; Rosenbach, Misha A.; Neuhaus, Isaac (2020). "19. Viral diseases". Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology (13th ed.). Edinburgh: Elsevier. p. 389. ISBN 978-0-323-54753-6.